A look at the Comrades Marathon in numbers ahead of the annual ultra-distance race in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.
From the 'big five' hills to a record prize purse, the numbers attached to the race are significant.requires a team of staff, medical experts, traffic marshals and thousands of volunteers to put the race together, and it must be one of the biggest logistical challenges in South African sport.
With its focus on putting Runners First and in response to runner requests and ongoing efforts to ensure that participants have the best possible chance of finishing this year’s 97th running of The Ultimate Human Race, the Comrades Marathon…8 – Seeding batches at the start which will separate runners in fenced-off areas based on qualifying times they submitted
34 – Number of finishes by 60-year-old Kleintjie van Schalkwyk, who is in the entry list and in line to extend her women’s record for the most medals 600 – Boxes of bananas provided at refreshment stations on the course, along with 4.5 tons of oranges and two tons of potatoes 23,000 – Entry limit for the race, though runners must have achieved certain times in qualifying races in order to line up at the start
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