There was good news on Wednesday for both elite and social runners at the launch of the 2025 Comrades Marathon.
Runners completing the Comrades Marathon ‘down’ run at Moses Mabhida Stadium in 2022. Picture: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
According to acting race director Alain Dalais, the total purse will be more than R7.6 million, including R874,000 for the men’s and women’s winners, as well as a R550,000 bonus for the winners if they break the ‘down’ run records held by Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn . South African entrants will pay R1,200, participants from other African countries will be charged R2,000 and runners from outside Africa will need to fork out R4,500.In addition, the Comrades relief fund will assist 1,500 entrants who are “financially challenged” by offering up to 50% off the race fee, while individuals who have run the race 25 times will be allowed to enter for free.
A substitution window period, which allows entrants to pass on their race numbers if they cannot participate, will open in March and close in April.
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