It's the world's biggest ultra-marathon, with this year's race taking place between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
The 2026 “up run’ of the Comrades takes runners from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Comrades Marathon
The 2026 edition of the Comrades Marathon takes place on Sunday 14 June, with runners set to run the 85.777km distance between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in no more than 12 hours.
This year’s race is the 99th with Sunday’s “up run” the 50th.
Just over 20,000 runners are expected to take on the Ultimate Human Race.
The race starts at 5am, with the first wave, including the elites, and they’re followed by the second wave at 5.15am, and then a third wave at 5.30am.
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