General rules and information
The Comrades Marathon is run under the auspices of KwaZulu-Natal Athletics and Athletics South Africa. The CMA, KZNA and ASA rules will govern this event.
Entry Fee
South African Entry Fee : Early Bird Entry is R300.00 - 1 September 2012 to 30 September 2012. Thereafter South African Entry Free is R320.00 - 1 October 2012 to 30 November 2012.
International Entry Fee : US$180.00.
Rest of Africa Entry Fee : R500.00.
Entry Fee is waived for holders of 25 or more Comrades medals.
Route & Distance
It is an “UP RUN” starting at the City Hall in Durban and finishing at The Cricket Oval in Pietermaritzburg. The race distance is approximately 86.9km. The distance is subject to change and will be confirmed in the final race instructions.
Closing Date
We urge all runners to take careful note of the entry process and cut-off date and request that you enter early to avoid disappointment.
No entries will be taken in 2013!
Qualifying
All qualifying races must comply with ASA rules and technical standards. If you do not supply qualifying details with your entry, you must submit your club, license number and qualifying details by no later than 6 May 2013. This can be done either by email or contacting the CMA office. These details will not be accepted at registration. Failure to meet the qualifying criteria will result in your entry being rejected. No seeding upgrades will be accepted after 6 May 2013 and particularly at registration. Therefore, please note that you will not be able to participate and your details will be removed from our database, which means that you will not receive a goodie bag or runners t-shirt.
Under no circumstances will refunds be made. If you fail to meet the qualifying criteria you will not be able to participate.
Rights reserved
Any irregularities in your entry form will result in a rejected entry form. Comrades Marathon Association reserves the right to accept or reject any entry, subject to the rules of IAAF, ASA and KZNA.
Restriction on Entry
The Comrades Marathon is restricted to club registered runners only. South African entrants must be current 2013 licensed members of a club affiliated to Athletics South Africa through their provinces. The domicile rule will be strictly enforced. No athlete may run for a club other than a club registered in the Province in which they domicile, unless they are registered on the current ASA National List. No wheelchairs nor any mechanical aids will be permitted. No runner may run with an animal under any circumstances.
Please do not duplicate your entry, as entry fees are not refundable under any circumstances.
No faxed entries will be accepted!
No late entries will be accepted.
Age Restriction
The minimum age requirement is that the athlete must be 20 years or older on the day of the race. (ASA Rule 11) Any runner using a South African qualifying event must be 20 years or older on the day of the qualifying race.
Electronic Timing / Championchip
It is compulsory to wear a ChampionChip for the duration of the race. Entrant who do not have their own ChampionChip must purchase or order and pay for a chip when submitting their entry form. Should you place an order with your entry form, please note that the chip will be in your race number pack and can ONLY be collected from the respective registration points. Chips ordered with the entry for will NOT be issued before these dates. Should you wish to use your chip for qualifying races before Comrades, we advise you to purchase a chip directly from ChampionChip. The chip must be registered in the runner's name and NOT belong to someone else. Wearing another athletes ChampionChip will lead to disqualification.
For more information please contact ChampionChip on +27(0)861100963 or visit their website www.championchip.co.za
NO CHIP - NO RESULTS !!
Start Seeding
All entrants must qualify by completing an officially recognised race according to the following table during the period 3 June 2012 to 6 May 2013. All entrants will be seeded according to their qualifying times. Entrants qualifying for batches A and B are required to submit proof of qualifying time. Previous Gold Medalists and 2012 Silver Medalists automatically qualify for seeding in Batch A.
All entrants who completed the 2012 Comrades Marathon may use this as their qualifying race and will be seeded according to their finish time.
|
Qualifying Race Distance |
|
Batch |
42.2 km |
48 - 50 km |
52 - 54 km |
56 km |
60 km |
64 km |
80 km |
89km |
100 km |
|
A |
3:00:00 |
3:40:00 |
3:55:00 |
4:05:00 |
4:30:00 |
5:00:00 |
6:20:00 |
7:30:00 |
8:15:00 |
|
B |
3:20:00 |
4:00:00 |
4:20:00 |
4:35:00 |
5:00:00 |
5:30:00 |
7:00:00 |
8:15:00 |
9:15:00 |
|
C |
3:40:00 |
4:25:00 |
4:45:00 |
5:00:00 |
5:30:00 |
6:00:00 |
7:40:00 |
9:00:00 |
10:15:00 |
|
D |
4:00:00 |
4:50:00 |
5:10:00 |
5:30:00 |
6:05:00 |
6:40:00 |
8:30:00 |
9:45:00 |
11:00:00 |
|
E |
Green Number Club |
|
F |
4:20:00 |
5:10:00 |
5:35:00 |
6:00:00 |
6:40:00 |
7:15:00 |
9:15:00 |
10:30:00 |
11:45:00 |
|
G |
4:40:00 |
5:35:00 |
6:05:00 |
6:30:00 |
7:10:00 |
7:50:00 |
10:00:00 |
11:15:00 |
12:30:00 |
|
H |
5:00:00 |
6:00:00 |
6:30:00 |
7:00:00 |
7:40:00 |
8:20:00 |
10:40:00 |
12:00:00 |
13:30:00 |
The Ironman seeding table is as follows:-
|
Batch |
Marathon Leg of Ironman |
|
A |
03:30:00 |
|
B |
03:50:00 |
|
C |
04:15:00 |
|
D |
04:40:00 |
|
E |
Green Number Club |
|
F |
05:00:00 |
|
G |
05:20:00 |
|
H |
Official Finisher over 5:20:00 |
Club & license information (for South African Athletes ONLY)
South African entrants must be current 2013 licenced members of a club affiliated to Athletics South Africa. The domicilium rule will be strictly enforced. No athlete may run for a club other than a club registered in the Province in which they are domiciled. Athletes will not be in possession of their 2013 licenses by the time of entry, however athletes will still have to comply with the rule that they must be licensed through an officially registered athletics club affiliated to Athletics South Africa in order to run the 2013 Comrades Marathon. You will be able to enter for Comrades 2013 before having received your 2013 license. You will however have to submit your club name and license number to the CMA by 6 May 2013. Failure to submit these details will result in your entry being rejected. Please note that the CMA will verify your license details with your club.
Cut-Off Points
The race is run from "gun to gun". The cut-off times for these points will be confirmed in the Final Race Instructions. CMA reserves the right to alter these positions. Runners will be required to board a rescue bus and be transported to the finish venue should they not have reached the cut-off points within the specified time.
Acknowledgement of entry
You will receive confirmation of entry from CMA, in the form of an email confirmation should supply a valid email address with your entry. It is your personal responsibility to check this card, to confirm that your details have been accurately captured. You must produce this confirmation together with your ChampionChip in order to collect your race number.
Number collection
You must collect your race number and runner's Goodie Bag from the venue you have indicated on your entry form.
These items will not be posted to you.
It is important to note the following when collecting your race number package:
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All runners MUST produce their ChampionChip when collecting their race number.
-
All runners MUST provide proof of identity in order to collect their race number. ID books, Passport or Driver's Licence.
-
NO race numbers will be issued on race day.
Registration venue
|
Durban |
Pietermaritzburg |
|
Bonitas Comrades Expo |
Comrades Marathon House |
|
Durban Exhibition Centre |
18 Connaught Road, Scottsville |
|
Walnut Road, Durban |
Pietermaritzburg |
Dates and Times
Thursday, 30 May 2013 : 09h00 - 19h00
Friday, 31 May 2013 : 09h00 - 19h00
Saturday, 1 June 2013 : 09h00 - 17h00
Running kit, sponsorship & advertising
Runners must wear club colours officially registered with their provincial bodies or unbranded running kit. (ASA Rule 13.1) In the event of Team competition, athletes must wear their club colours as officially registered with their provincial bodies. The two Nedbank Comrades Marathon 2013 race numbers must be worn on the front and back of your upper body garment throughout the race. Athletes are reminded to wear their race number on the front and back of their upper body garment and NOT on their running shorts as this will result in disqualification. The Nedbank sponsored peak, which you will receive in your runner’s goodie bag, is the preferred headgear permitted on race day. Runners must familiarize themselves with and abide by the advertising rules as per the IAAF and ASA Rulebooks. (IAAF Rule 143 and ASA Rule 13.1 and advertising regulations). These provisions apply for the duration of the race including warming up, all race ceremonies and official press conference. Under no circumstances may a runner display a political slogan. [IAAF Rule 2(a)].
Seconding
The no mobile seconding rule will be very strictly enforced. No seconds may drive, cycle or run alongside any athlete on the route. The stand and hand rule, whereby a runner's seconds may stand at any point on the route and hand refreshments to their athlete while the second remains stationary, will apply. No seconds may travel on the route. Any transgressions will lead to disqualification.
Running with children
Any athlete who runs with a child / children either being carried or running alongside them within the running arena may be disqualified.
General awards
Medals will be awarded to all official finishers who complete the full distance within the 12-hour cut-off.
|
Medals |
Men & women |
|
GOLD |
Positions 1 - 10 |
|
WALLY HAYWARD |
Position 11 to sub 6hrs 00min |
|
SILVER |
6hrs 00min to sub 7hrs 30min |
|
BILL ROWAN |
7hrs 30 min to sub 9hrs 00min |
|
BRONZE |
9hrs 00 min to sub 11hrs 00min |
|
VIC CLAPHAM |
11hrs 00 min to sub 12hrs 00min |
Best time
The best times previously recorded are:
05:24:47 by Leonid Shvetsov in 2008
06:09:24 by Elena Nurgalieva in 2006
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