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| Race | ||
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| Date: | 01.06.1973 |
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| Event: | 48th Comrades Marathon - Down Run | |
| Start in (Country): | Pietermaritzburg (RSA) | |
| Length/Duration: | 88km | |
| Ranking eligible: | No | More ultra races in Pietermaritzburg |
| IAU-Label: | No label | |
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| Course | ||
| Race type: | road race | |
| Elevation gain/loss: | +1750Hm/-2400Hm | |
| Course description: | Down Run: Pietermaritzburg-Durban mit fünf größeren Anstiegen (Big Five: Polly Shortts, Inchanga, Botha's Hill, Fields Hill and Cowie's Hill) | |
| Time Limit: | 11h | |
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| Web page: | http://www.comrades.com | |
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| EventID: | 59797 | |
| Results Splits | list of winners (M/F) | |
| 08.06.2025 90km (14652 M, 3560 F) |
Tete Morena Dijana 05:25:28 h | Gerda Steyn 05:51:19 h |
| 09.06.2024 87km (14008 M, 3296 F) |
Piet Wiersma 05:25:00 h | Gerda Steyn 05:49:46 h |
| 11.06.2023 87km (11945 M, 2953 F) |
Tete Morena Dijana 05:13:58 h | Gerda Steyn 05:44:54 h |
| 28.08.2022 90km (9331 M, 2382 F) |
Tete Morena Dijana 05:30:35 h | Aleksandra Morozova 06:17:48 h |
| 09.06.2019 87km (13392 M, 3056 F) |
Edward Omphemetse Mothibi 05:31:33 h | Gerda Steyn 05:58:53 h |
| 10.06.2018 90km (13112 M, 3372 F) |
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:26:34 h | Ann Ashworth 06:10:03 h |
| 04.06.2017 87km (11149 M, 2702 F) |
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:35:31 h | Jacquelyn Camille Herron 06:27:32 h |
| 29.05.2016 89km (11590 M, 3013 F) |
David Ramaele Gatebe 05:18:17 h | Charne Bosman Rademeyer 06:25:53 h |
| 31.05.2015 87km (10439 M, 2569 F) |
Gift Kabelo Kelehe 05:38:33 h | Caroline Wostmann 06:12:17 h |
| 01.06.2014 89km (9560 M, 2431 F) |
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:28:31 h | Eleanor Greenwood 06:18:13 h |
| 02.06.2013 87km (8226 M, 1960 F) |
Claude Moshiywa 05:32:09 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:27:09 h |
| 03.06.2012 89km (9557 M, 2339 F) |
Modibe Ludwick Mamabolo 05:31:03 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:07:12 h |
| 29.05.2011 87km (8895 M, 2185 F) |
Stephen Muzhingi 05:32:46 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:24:11 h |
| 30.05.2010 89km (11209 M, 3130 F) |
Stephen Muzhingi 05:29:01 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:13:04 h |
| 24.05.2009 89km (8260 M, 1743 F) |
Stephen Muzhingi 05:23:27 h | Olesia Nurgalieva 06:12:12 h |
| 15.06.2008 87km (7218 M, 1413 F) |
Leonid Shvetsov 05:24:47 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:14:37 h |
| 17.06.2007 89km (8285 M, 1767 F) |
Leonid Shvetsov 05:20:41 h | Olesia Nurgalieva 06:10:03 h |
| 16.06.2006 87km (8240 M, 1607 F) |
Oleg Kharitonov 05:35:19 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:09:24 h |
| 16.06.2005 89km (9728 M, 2001 F) |
Sipho Victor Ngomane 05:27:11 h | Tatiana Zhirkova 05:58:51 h |
| 16.06.2004 87km (8563 M, 1561 F) |
Vladimir Kotov 05:31:22 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:11:15 h |
| 16.06.2003 89km (9544 M, 1872 F) |
Fusi Fanyani Nhlapo 05:28:53 h | Elena Nurgalieva 06:07:47 h |
| 17.06.2002 87km (7838 M, 1189 F) |
Vladimir Kotov 05:30:59 h | Maria Bak 06:14:21 h |
| 16.06.2001 89km (9422 M, 1667 F) |
Andrew Kelehe 05:25:52 h | Elvira Kolpakova 06:13:54 h |
| 16.06.2000 87km (16724 M, 3303 F) |
Vladimir Kotov 05:25:33 h | Maria Bak 06:15:35 h |
| 16.06.1999 89km (9821 M, 1470 F) |
Jaroslaw Janicki 05:30:11 h | Birgit Lennartz-Lohrengel 06:31:03 h |
| 16.06.1998 87km (9207 M, 1289 F) |
Dmitri Grishin 05:26:25 h | Rae Bisschoff 06:38:57 h |
| 16.06.1997 89km (9987 M, 1368 F) |
Charl Mattheus 05:28:37 h | Ann Trason 05:58:25 h |
| 17.06.1996 87km (10035 M, 1233 F) |
Dmitri Grishin 05:29:33 h | Ann Trason 06:13:23 h |
| 20.05.1995 89km (9355 M, 1186 F) |
Shaun Meiklejohn 05:34:02 h | Maria Bak 06:22:45 h |
| 31.05.1994 87km (9193 M, 1079 F) |
Alberto Salazar 05:38:39 h | Valentina Liakhova 06:41:23 h |
| 31.05.1993 89km (10218 M, 1102 F) |
Karl-Heinz (Charly) Doll 05:39:41 h | Tilda Tearle 06:55:07 h |
| 30.05.1992 87km (9822 M, 871 F) |
Jetman Msutu 05:46:11 h | Frances van Blerk 06:51:05 h |
| 31.05.1991 89km (11157 M, 923 F) |
Nicolaas Bester 05:40:53 h | Frith van der Merwe 06:08:19 h |
| 31.05.1990 87km (9620 M, 651 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:40:25 h | Naidene Stewart 07:02:00 h |
| 31.05.1989 89km (9850 M, 655 F) |
Samuel Tshabalala 05:35:51 h | Frith van der Merwe 05:54:43 h |
| 31.05.1988 87km (9822 M, 541 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:27:42 h | Frith van der Merwe 06:32:56 h |
| 31.05.1987 87km (7970 M, 406 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:01 h | Helen Lucre 06:48:42 h |
| 31.05.1986 89km (9244 M, 410 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:24:07 h | Helen Lucre 06:55:01 h |
| 31.05.1985 88km (7898 M, 294 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:01 h | Helen Lucre 06:53:24 h |
| 01.06.1984 90km (6842 M, 263 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:27:18 h | Lindsay Weight 06:46:35 h |
| 31.05.1983 88km (5204 M, 160 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:30:12 h | Lindsay Weight 07:12:56 h |
| 31.05.1982 91km (4499 M, 103 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:34:22 h | Cheryl Winn 07:04:59 h |
| 01.06.1981 90km (3601 M, 60 F) |
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:28 h | Isavel Roche-Kelly 06:44:35 h |
| 31.05.1980 90km (3941 M, 37 F) |
Alan Robb 05:38:25 h | Loraine Swanepoel 06:50:00 h |
| 31.05.1979 87km (2808 M, 13 F) |
Piet Vorster 05:45:02 h | Loraine Swanepoel 07:56:18 h |
| 31.05.1978 90km (2591 M, 10 F) |
Alan Robb 05:29:14 h | Lettie van Zyl 08:25:00 h |
| 31.05.1977 89km (1664 M, 5 F) |
Alan Robb 05:47:00 h | Lettie van Zyl 08:58:00 h |
| 31.05.1976 90km (1405 M, 4 F) |
Alan Robb 05:40:43 h | Lettie van Zyl 09:05:00 h |
| 31.05.1975 87km (1236 M, 1 F) |
Derek Preiss 05:53:00 h | Betty Cavanagh 10:08:00 h |
| 31.05.1974 87km (1161 M, 1 F) |
Derek Preiss 06:02:49 h | Alet ten Tusscher 09:20:00 h |
| 01.06.1973 88km (1223 M, 2 F) |
David Levick 05:39:09 h | Mavis Hutchison 09:10:00 h |
| 03.06.1972 90km (974 M, 2 F) |
Mick Orton 05:48:57 h | Mavis Hutchison 09:16:56 h |
| 31.05.1971 92km (929 M, 2 F) |
Dave Bagshaw 05:47:06 h | Betty Cavanagh 09:38:35 h |
| 30.05.1970 87km (639 M, 1 F) |
Dave Bagshaw 05:51:27 h | Betty Cavanagh 10:50:00 h |
| 31.05.1969 90km (587 M, 0 F) |
Dave Bagshaw 05:45:35 h | |
| 31.05.1968 87km (438 M, 0 F) |
Jackie Mekler 06:01:11 h | |
| 31.05.1967 90km (417 M, 0 F) |
Manie Kuhn 05:54:10 h | |
| 31.05.1966 87km (260 M, 1 F) |
Tommy Malone 06:14:07 h | Mavis Hutchison 10:45:00 h |
| 31.05.1965 90km (283 M, 1 F) |
Bernard Gomersall 05:51:09 h | Mavis Hutchison 10:07:00 h |
| 01.06.1964 87km (205 M, 0 F) |
Jackie Mekler 06:09:54 h | |
| 31.05.1963 90km (149 M, 0 F) |
Jackie Mekler 05:51:20 h | |
| 30.05.1962 87km (109 M, 0 F) |
John C. Smith 05:57:05 h | |
| 31.05.1961 90km (98 M, 0 F) |
George Claassen 06:07:07 h | |
| 31.05.1960 87km (80 M, 0 F) |
Jackie Mekler 05:56:32 h | |
| 01.06.1959 90km (70 M, 0 F) |
Trevor Allen 06:28:11 h | |
| 31.05.1958 87km (34 M, 0 F) |
Jackie Mekler 06:26:26 h | |
| 31.05.1957 90km (62 M, 0 F) |
Mercer Davies 06:13:55 h | |
| 31.05.1956 88.5km (55 M, 0 F) |
Gerald Walsh 06:33:35 h | |
| 31.05.1955 90km (64 M, 0 F) |
Gerald Walsh 06:06:32 h | |
| 12.06.1954 87km (34 M, 0 F) |
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:12:55 h | |
| 13.07.1953 90km (26 M, 0 F) |
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 05:52:30 h | |
| 14.07.1952 87km (23 M, 0 F) |
Trevor Allen 07:00:02 h | |
| 24.05.1951 90km (25 M, 0 F) |
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:14:08 h | |
| 24.05.1950 87km (20 M, 0 F) |
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:46:25 h | |
| 24.05.1949 90km (32 M, 0 F) |
Reg Allison 06:23:21 h | |
| 24.05.1948 87km (24 M, 0 F) |
William Savage 07:13:52 h | |
| 24.05.1947 90km (23 M, 0 F) |
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:41:05 h | |
| 24.05.1946 87km (8 M, 0 F) |
W.J. (Bill) Cochrane 07:02:40 h | |
| 24.05.1940 87km (10 M, 0 F) |
Allen Boyce 06:39:23 h | |
| 24.05.1939 90km (21 M, 0 F) |
Johannes Coleman 06:22:05 h | |
| 25.05.1938 87km (11 M, 0 F) |
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:32:26 h | |
| 24.05.1937 90km (19 M, 0 F) |
Johannes Coleman 06:23:11 h | |
| 25.05.1936 87km (13 M, 0 F) |
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:46:14 h | |
| 24.05.1935 90km (34 M, 0 F) |
W.J. (Bill) Cochrane 06:30:05 h | |
| 24.05.1934 87km (24 M, 0 F) |
Hardy Robert Ballington 07:09:03 h | |
| 24.05.1933 90km (57 M, 1 F) |
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:50:37 h | Geraldine Watson 09:31:25 h |
| 24.05.1932 87km (24 M, 1 F) |
William Savage 07:41:58 h | Geraldine Watson 11:56:00 h |
| 25.05.1931 90km (30 M, 1 F) |
Phil Masterton-Smith 07:16:30 h | Geraldine Watson 11:00:00 h |
| 24.05.1930 87km (29 M, 0 F) |
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 07:27:26 h | |
| 24.05.1929 90km (19 M, 0 F) |
Darrell Dale 07:52:01 h | |
| 25.05.1928 87km (13 M, 0 F) |
Frank Sutton 07:49:07 h | |
| 24.05.1927 90km (21 M, 0 F) |
Arthur Newton 06:40:56 h | |
| 25.05.1926 87km (14 M, 0 F) |
Harry Phillips 06:57:46 h | |
| 25.05.1925 90km (24 M, 0 F) |
Arthur Newton 06:24:45 h | |
| 24.05.1924 87km (16 M, 0 F) |
Arthur Newton 06:58:22 h | |
| 24.05.1923 90km (30 M, 1 F) |
Arthur Newton 06:56:07 h | Frances Hayward 11:35:28 h |
| 24.05.1922 87km (26 M, 0 F) |
Arthur Newton 08:40:00 h | |
| 24.05.1921 90km (17 M, 0 F) |
Bill Rowan 08:59:00 h | |
| Reports | ||
| 31.05.2015 87km Not A Good Race, But Always A Great Race: Ellie Greenwood’s Report | ||
| 01.06.2014 89km Der härteste Lauf, von Axel Rittershaus | ||
| 29.05.2011 87km Südafrika, 87 km: “Were the human brain able to recall the pain of Field’s Hill…” von Bernd Juckel | ||
| 24.05.2009 89km The ultimate human race, Autor: Klaus Sobirey | ||
| GPS Tracks | ||
| 02.06.2013 87km Recorded by race participant http://www.mapmyrun.com/za/durban-kwazulu-natal/comrades-marathon-up-run-2013-route-221219295 | ||
| 03.06.2012 89km Recorded by race participant http://www.mapmyrun.com/za/pietermaritzburg-kwazulu-natal/comrades-2012-route-79020908 | ||
| 16.06.2006 87km Recorded by race participant http://gpsrunning.nicolajsen.nl/?script=viewRoute&id=66 | ||
| Age group distribution 01.06.1973 (1223 men, 2 women) | ||
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| Performance distribution 01.06.1973 (1223 men, 2 women) | ||
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| 507600 Finishers over the years (436381 men, 71219 women) | ||
| All-time results of this event. | Multiple Finishers. | |





