Comrades Marathon
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The Comrades Marathon is an ultramarathon of approximately 88 kilometres which is run annually in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It is th
Runners in Kloof during the 2023 Comrades Marathon
A bust of Wally Hayward displayed in the Comrades House
Comrades Marathon House, the CMA's headquarters in Pietermaritzburg where race statistics and memorabilia are kept
A plaque in honour of Robert Mtshali, a finisher in 1935, though non-white athletes only competed officially since 1975. The Robert Mtshali medal was introduced in 2019.
Bruce Fordyce
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Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete who was also active in opposing apartheid. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a reco
Comrades Marathon
…becoming the first black runner to officially win a medal and Elizabeth Cavanaugh becoming the first official women's winner. Milestones included Bruce Fordyce’s nine titles and Frith van der Merwe’s remarkable women's course record in 1989. The 1980s also marked the emergence of black champions like Sam…
Bruce Fordyce at his 500th parkrun