Comrades entries rising fast
The three-month long entry process for the 89th edition of South Africa's most famous road-running race opened on 1 September and will close at the end of November 2013
WITH less than a month left in its 2014 entry process, the Comrades Marathon has already amassed nearly 14 000 entries. International participants from as far afield as Egypt, China, Canada and India, as well as a host of European countries, will represent more than 60 nations in The Ultimate Human Race, come Sunday, 1 June 2014.
The three-month long entry process for the 89th edition of South Africa’s most famous road-running race opened on 1 September and will close at the end of November 2013 or as soon as the entry cap of 18 000 has been reached. The entry barometer currently stands at 13 900 and is steadily rising. Entry is open to all athletes, be they novices or veteran Comrades Marathon runners.
CMA race director, Johan Van Staden, said the attraction of the Comrades Marathon to ultra-runners across South Africa and all parts of the world has meant that local entries are being taken up very quickly. “At the rate at which entries are coming in, we anticipate that the cap of 18 000 will be reached well before 30 November. No extensions will be granted,” he said.
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