VANDERBIJLPARK. – The Comrades Ultra Marathon is not called the Ulitmate Human race for nothing.

Even the refreshment statistics of this race are mind-boggling. With less than 20 days to Comrades race day on Sunday, 9 June 2024, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed that there will be 48 well-stocked and strategically positioned refreshment stations along this year’s Up Run route, to provide for runners’ hydration and sustenance.

The refreshment stations are staffed by nearly 5000 volunteers from sponsoring companies and service organisations, many of which have been providing this service for more than a decade.

Along the 85.91km route from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, the 48 refreshment stations will stock the following:
Coke: 30,350 litres; Fanta / Crème Soda: 10,650 litres; Coke paper cups (175ml): 450,000; Thirsti water sachets: 2,2 million; Thirsti sports drink sachets: 600,000; Asemzansi Amahewu: 45,000; Bavaria 0.0% Beer: 22,000 x 150ml cans; Cooked baby potatoes: 2 tons; Bananas: 600 boxes; Oranges: 4.5 tons; Energy biscuits: 500 kg and
Salticrax: 500 kg.