Over 6000 entries for Race The Comrades Legends – enter here

Organisers hope the event with create a sense of camaraderie for athletes within their social space, adding value to running clubs and the running scene, and help raise funds charity.

With entries having opened a week ago, amid the worldwide Covid-19 lockdown, the entry tally is steadily rising with runners from around the world having entered the ‘Race The Comrades Legends’ on Sunday, 14 June.

More than 6000 entries have been taken up, which includes 5261 from South Africa, 329 from Brazil, 100 from the United Kingdom, 65 from the USA, 54 from Australia, 31 from Germany, 18 from Canada, 18 from India, 17 from Zimbabwe, and 13 from Russia. All that runners need to do is go to the Comrades website, register for ‘Race The Comrades Legends’, and select their distance of 5km, 10km, 21km, 45km or 90km.

Runners will also have the option of purchasing a commemorative mrpsport ‘Race The Comrades Legends’ T-shirt as well as a choice of donating to an official Comrades Amabeadibeadi Charity, with about R60 000 contributed to the charitable coffers by generous runners so far.

The cost is R150 for South African runners and $25 for foreign athletes. Entry is free of charge to all South African runners who have entered the 2020 Comrades Marathon. Once registration is complete, runners will receive all vital race information and rules.

Enter Race The Comrades Legends by clicking here.

*Entries close June, 14

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Media Release: All Surviving CMA Chairs in ‘Race The Comrades Legends’.

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