Saturday, June 2, 2012

2012 Comrades Marathon Preview

2012 Comrades Marathon Preview

 The 89.3km (55.5 miles) Comrades Marathon is the largest ultra in the world by a significant margin with up to 24,000 people on the start line. It’s been fully live-televised nationally in South Africa for years and offers a massive prize purse – winning with a course record and sponsor bonuses grosses around US$110,000 with another US$20,000 for the first local (including the prize for the first from the province of KwaZulu-Natal and first South African). Even a third-place podium position from a foreigner running could earn around $20,000, significantly more than any North American ultra can offer.

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