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Race date set for Comrades Marathon 2023

The next date of the oldest ultramarathon was approved by the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA).

Next year’s Comrades Marathon has officially been set for Sunday June 11.

The official next date was announced via a press statement by the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) released today, November 1.

The statement said KwaZulu-Natal Athletics has approved the race date for the 96th running of the world’s biggest, oldest and most famous ultramarathon.

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“Next year’s Comrades Marathon will be the 48th down run, starting in Pietermaritzburg and finishing 12 hours later in Durban,” said CMA race director, Rowyn James.

Details of the entry process, qualifying criteria and other race information will be confirmed at the official media launch, the date of which will be announced in due course.

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