Edenvale Marathon

13/06/2026

To YOU, the 2026 Comrades cohort, race day is imminent.

Congratulations on getting this far. Absolutely admirable.
You have overcome and you have achieved what many can only dream about!
You are motivated, driven, determined and committed.
You have made the sacrifices, you have done the work and what is required.
Race Day is now yours to own.

Run your own race, run as only you know how. Effort = results.

Go champion! Go and get your medal!

God speed.
Edenvale Marathon
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10/06/2026

📱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱! 📱

With just days to go until Sunday's 99th Comrades Marathon, it’s time to dial in your strategy. The Official Event Digimag is officially live and ready to read on any desktop or mobile device!

From critical logistical data to deeply inspiring human interest stories, we’ve gathered everything in one place to ensure your Up Run weekend goes off without a hitch.

🔍 Here is what you’ll find inside:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:Detailed route maps, plus start & finish venue layouts.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀: Where to park on race day and how to navigate spectator zones.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: The official pacesetters are revealed! Find your target bus.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼:A handy guide to make your registration smooth and seamless.

📖 Read the Digimag for FREE here: 👉 https://joom.ag/XxKd

Tag your running club, your seconds, and your supporters in the comments below so everyone is on the same page for Sunday! 👇

08/06/2026

04/06/2026

01/06/2026

The 2027 edition of The Edenvale Marathon - The true and honest test of your fitness!
No false sense of comfort.

Driven with Pride, Powered by Passion.

#2027

01/06/2026

14th overall ~ beyond proud 🟡⚪️⚫️

COMRADES 2026: TOP 20 QUALIFIERS
After the 2025 Cape Town Marathon cancellation, the most popular qualifier title was up for grabs. Elands (a downhill flyer from Waterval Boven to Ngodwana in Mpumalanga) easily takes the gap and is the only marathon to break 1000 entrants. Jacaranda, 11th in 2025, were the marathon that capitalised the most on the CTM cancellation and end up second this year while Durban International maintains third position.

As one would expect, downhill marathons dominate the list. Other than Elands, Kaapsehoop, Tony Viljoen Border Masters, Loskop and Cango all feature. Border Masters also provides by far the fastest average qualifier time of 3h49 with Durban International (3h56) and Cango (3h57) the only others to break 4 hours. Irene 48k (adjusted to a marathon equivalent time of 4h24) is the slowest qualifier. The overall average qualifying time for Comrades 2025 entrants is 4:05:52 (slightly slower than the 4:03:29 of 2025).

Four out of ten finishers at Elands use the race as their qualifier but almost half the Vaal Marathon field (45%) use that race as their qualifier (which is impressive especially considering it was a bad weather year). On the flipside, just 7% of the Two Oceans 56k finishers use it as their qualifier although the race does move up from 9th in 2025 to 4th in 2026.

Gauteng dominates the table with 8 events in the Top 20. The only other provinces represented are KwaZulu Natal (4), Mpumalanga (4), Western Cape (3) and Eastern Cape (1). Benoni Harrier’s Johnson Crane Marathon retains their ‘Battle of Benoni’ title over their Benoni Northerns neighbours.

25/05/2026

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