1.1. National Athletes as contemplated by Rules 6.1.3, 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of the ASA Rules & Regulations, save that the relevant time period shall be 3 years;
Or
1.2. Elite Athletes as contemplated by Rules 7.2.1 (save that the relevant time period shall be 3 years), 7.2.2, 7.2.3 and 7.2.4 of the ASA Rules & Regulations;
Or
1.3. International (i.e. foreign / non-South African) athletes who have won an individual gold medal (Top 10) at the Comrades Marathon in the past 3 years.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, all participants in the 2025 Comrades Marathon will be required to submit a qualifying time achieved between 10 June 2024 and 5 May 2025.
3. In accordance with Rule 7.2.5 of the ASA Rules & Regulations, the following time standards will be applied to athletes who do not fall within one of the categories identified in paragraph 3 above.
| Distance | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 42.2km | 02:29:59 | 02:59:59 |
| 48km | 02:52:59 | 03:27:59 |
| 50km | 02:59:59 | 03:39:59 |
| 52-54km | 03:08:59 | 03:51:59 |
| 56km | 03:24:59 | 04:11:59 |
| 50miles | 05:21:59 | 06:19:59 |
| 100km | 07:04:59 | 08:14:59 |
1. Participants who have won an age category prize in the past 3 years in the following age categories:
2. Participants who have narrowly missed the Elite Category Seeding Criteria.
3. Oldest, Youngest and top seeded novice participants.
4. The following time standards will be applied to athletes who do not fall within one of the categories identified above.
| Category | 42.2km | 48 -50km | 52-54km | 56km | 60km | 64km | 68km | 80km | 90km | 100km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 to 59 Female | 03:13:59 | 04:03:00 | 04:26:00 | 04:36:00 | 04:57:00 | 05:19:00 | 05:41:00 | 06:48:00 | 07:47:00 | 08:46:00 |
| 50 to 59 Male | 02:41:59 | 03:18:00 | 03:41:00 | 03:49:00 | 04:06:00 | 04:24:00 | 04:43:00 | 05:39:00 | 06:27:00 | 07:16:00 |
| 60 to 69 Female | 03:53:59 | 04:46:00 | 05:20:00 | 05:32:00 | 05:58:00 | 06:24:00 | 06:51:00 | 08:14:00 | 09:25:00 | 10:38:00 |
| 60 to 69 Male | 03:01:00 | 03:41:00 | 04:07:00 | 04:16:00 | 04:36:00 | 04:56:00 | 05:17:00 | 06:21:00 | 07:17:00 | 08:13:00 |
| 70+ Female | 04:38:00 | 05:40:00 | 06:20:00 | 06:34:00 | 07:05:00 | 07:36:00 | 08:08:00 | 09:47:00 | 11:12:00 | 12:39:00 |
| 70+ Male | 03:50:00 | 04:42:00 | 05:16:00 | 05:27:00 | 05:52:00 | 06:19:00 | 06:46:00 | 08:08:00 | 09:19:00 | 10:32:00 |
