How much does the winner of the Comrades Marathon get?
How much does the winner of the Comrades Marathon get?
R260 000
The new prizes for the 90km Comrades Marathon will see this year’s winners in both men and women pocket R260 000, while the number 10 finishers take home just R12 000. To make matters worse, CMA increased entry fees for the race between Pietermaritzburg and Durban by 100%.
What is special about Comrades Marathon?
The Comrades Marathon in South Africa is the World’s oldest, largest and, it can be argued, the greatest ultra marathon. At 56 miles with several large hills provides an incredible challenge for any runner and is an iconic race in the world of long distance endurance running.
Who has won the Comrades Marathon?
In 2015 Caroline Wostmann became the first South African woman to win Comrades in 17 years, followed by Charne Bosman in 2016 and Ann Ashworth in 2018. In 2017, American Camille Herron, led from start-to-finish to become only the 3rd American and first in 20 years to win.
What is the record for Comrades Marathon?
16 June 2000 – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – Vladimir Koton of Belarus on Friday won South Africa’s 87.6km Comrades marathon uphill run in a record time of five hours 25 minutes and 33 seconds. Koton, 41, shaved almost one minute off the 1998 uphill record of 5:26.25 set by Russian Dimitri Grishine.
How much does a Marathon winner get in South africa?
Race prize money
| Category | Marathon | |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 1st Place | R 5 000 |
| 2nd Place | R 3 000 | |
| 3rd Place | R 2 000 | |
| 40 – 49 | 1st Place | R 2 500 |
How much do you win for a marathon in South Africa?
There is prize money to be won for the top 10 male and female athletes. The winners of the Comrades Marathon 2020 will receive prize money of R525 000 each. There is also age category prize money on offer too. There is more information on the prize money allocation here.
Can you walk the Comrades marathon?
So it is absolutely possible. It is a lot harder to do than running the Comrades Marathon. Just because walking by nature is slower than running, so therefore you have to walk quite fast.
Why is it called Comrades Marathon?
The Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg started as a tribute to the South African soldiers who lost their lives during World War I.
How many km should you run before Comrades?
The aspirant Comrades runner aiming for times between 8hrs and 12 hours should complete three long runs, a 50km, 56km and 60km before the race.
Do marathons have prize money?
In the past 35 years over $20 million has been given out in prize winnings at the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon has the largest prize purse of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (Boston, Chicago, New York, London, Berlin, Tokyo) at $868,500.00.
What does Gerda Steyn do for a living?
Gerda Steyn (born 3 March 1990) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete.
