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2016 Comrades Entries Open 1 September
31 August 2015 — Entries for the 2016 Comrades Marathon, the 91st edition of the world’s biggest and oldest ultra-marathon, will open tomorrow, Tuesday 1 September 2015.… read more
September Race Calendar
27 August 2015 — South African runners are blessed with a terrific race calendar, with so many great races to do, so check out these events for the coming month, including road… read more
Comrades Gives R4.6 Million to Charities
27 August 2015 — The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) officially handed over more than R4.66 million to its six official charities on Wednesday 26 August. These funds were ra… read more
Pledge to #RunClean
27 August 2015 — We’re calling on all runners to join our #RunClean campaign, because we feel very strongly about the litter problem in road running. It’s time to cl… read more
No Fear for Obstacle First-timers
25 August 2015 — It can be daunting to prepare yourself physically and mentally for your first obstacle race, especially if you don’t know what to expect, but this simple… read more
Addicted in SA
25 August 2015 — It began with “Luisa, we have great news for you,” the mail that informed me about my gap year placement in South Africa. So in August 2014 I came t… read more
Hints for Shinsplints
25 August 2015 — One of the most common overuse running injuries is shinsplints, a burning pain that results when small tears occur in the muscles around your shin bone (tibia).… read more
Comrades 2016: It Will Humble You
13 August 2015 — The 2016 Comrades Marathon campaign was launched by the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) in Johannesburg on Thursday 13 August, with the proudly South Africa… read more
Backwards for the Bees
7 August 2015 — Running the Comrades forwards is hard enough as it is for most runners, so just imagine how much harder it must be to run it backwards! But that is what Farai S… read more
Winter Alternatives
6 August 2015 — Winters are not for sissies. They’re dark and cold, and can be downright miserable. But that doesn’t mean you have to take months off from training… read more