The 97th Comrades Marathon will be the 49th up run on Sunday, 9 June, starting at the Durban City Hall and ending at the HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg.
The race that will start at 05:30am and finishes 12 hours later, will cover a distance of 85.91 kilometres. Just like the previous years every second of the race will be broadcast on SuperSport with three channels for fans to enjoy.
BROADCAST DETAILS
Sunday, 9 June
Main Feed
5am-6pm | GOtv Select 1 & 2, Maximo 360, Variety 3 & 4
5am-12pm | SuperSport Liyu
Women’s Race
5am-12:35pm | Variety 3 & SuperSport GOtv Select 1
Finish Line
12:35pm-5:35pm | SuperSport GOtv Select 1 & SuperSport Variety 3
THE ROAD AHEAD
A total of of 20 600 runners from different countries across the globe will descend to Pietermaritzburg to participate in the 97th edition of Africa’s richest and the world-famous Comrades Marathon, an ‘Up Run’.
Besides South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Russia, the UK, Zimbabwe, United States, Canada are well represented.
The Durban City Hall will host the start of the race which will conclude 12 hours later at HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg.
START PROFILE
ROUTE
FINISH PROFILE
END OF THE LINE
Comrades Marathon Association board has approved the adjustment to the final cut-off at the 79.1km mark at Mkondeni from 11h10 to 11h20, giving the backmarker runners an added advantage to finish this year’s 49th Comrades Up Run.
|
CUT - OFF |
DISTANCE IN |
TO GO |
CLOCK TIME |
DAY TIME |
|
Winston Park (Caltex Garage) |
29,6 |
56,4 |
4:45:00 |
10:15 |
|
Drummond (Halfway) |
42,6 |
43,3 |
6:20:00 |
11:50 |
|
Cato Ridge (N3 subway) |
56,6 |
29,3 |
8:10:00 |
13:40 |
|
Umlaas Road |
67,5 |
18,4 |
9:40:00 |
15:10 |
|
Mkondeni (Top of Polly Shortts) |
79,1 |
6,8 |
11:20:00 |
16:40 |
|
Finish Line |
85,91km |
|
12:00:00 |
17:30 |