Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce that the South African Institute of Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) has confirmed that all tested athletes who completed the 2026 Comrades Marathon have returned negative results for prohibited substances. This clears the way for more than R8-million in prize money and incentives to be paid out by the CMA, as well as for the issuing of gold medals to the top 10 men and women.

It was another big green weekend for Nedbank Running Club, with our club branches out in full force, flying the green flag with pride. The headline act was the Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10K, which drew a strong club turnout among the 10,000-strong field in Pretoria, with athletes filling out the top 25 finishers and claiming multiple age-category podiums reigning Comrades Marathon Up Run champion George Kusche among them, testing his speed on the road for the first time since his record-breaking win in June. Development squads celebrated double podiums in the Western Cape, half marathon and marathon runners chased personal bests from George to Durban to Uganda, and further afield the club had representation at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Here's the full round-up.

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) takes pleasure in announcing that entries for the 2027 edition of the Comrades Marathon will open on Tuesday 25 August 2026, and will take place in three stages. This follows the official launch of the 2027 race on Wednesday 19 August, where the official campaign for the centenary edition of the race, The Greatest Story Ever Run, and a special 100th edition race logo, were unveiled.

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) today officially launched the 2027 centenary edition of the iconic ultramarathon between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, taking place on Sunday, 13 June 2027. The launch was held at the Kings Park Rugby Stadium in Durban, with the Kings Park sport precinct announced as the finish venue for 2027, and the CMA also announced an increased entry cap of 28,000 for the 100th edition of the race.