The majority of the runners (17) are from the Tzaneen Marathon Club and one from Lé Club.

Each one of these athletes had to run a standard marathon (42,2km) in a time faster than 04:50 minutes to qualify for the race.

Comrades is 87km long, from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.

The organisers are expecting almost 20 000 people lining up in Durban on Sunday morning, 9 June. Bushvalley Chickens sponsored the members of the Tzaneen Marathon Club with bags to assists them with their effort.

The club would like to thank Mr Preece and Bushvalley Chickens for the sponsorship