The 94th Comrades Marathon took place on 9 June 2019 with the theme “SIZONQOBA”: together we triumph. The 86.83 km ultramarathon, dubbed as the “ultimate human race” started at the Durban City Hall and finished at the Scottsville racecourse in Pietermaritzburg.
Interesting statistics
This year’s approximately 25 000 entries surpassed all previous years’ entries including the 2000 millennium year. The entries were filled within six days of the closing date in November 2019! On race day, approximately 21 625 runners were qualified to hit the road whilst the balance of the entries either did not qualify or withdrew for other reasons