The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has announced that South African entries into next year’s 95^th Comrades Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, 14 June 2020, are officially closed.

This, after the South African-specific entry cap of 25,000 was reached barely three days after the entry process opened.

“We have seen an unprecedented demand for entry into the Comrades Marathon. The rapid uptake of entries by our South African athletes has been phenomenal,” said CMA Race Director, Rowyn James.

James has advised runners that no further online or walk-in entries from local athletes will be accepted, stating that the Comrades Marathon bank account has been temporarily frozen so as not to accept any further bank deposits or EFT’s.

“We do regret that we cannot accept any further entries. As custodians of The Ultimate Human Race, we are obliged to protect the integrity of the event and the safety of our athletes,” James concluded.

The number of foreign athletes participating in #Comrades2020 will also receive a boost, as the 2,500-entry cap specific to all foreign athletes nears its peak, with the only entries still available being those that have been allocated to Comrades Tour Operators.

The 2020 Comrades marathon will be a Down Run. The race starts at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 05:30 and ends 12 hours later at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, covering a 90,2km distance. This will be the 47^th Down Run in Comrades history.

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