18/06/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
The dust has settled on the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ฅ๐๐ป, but the stories written on the tarmac between Durban and Pietermaritzburg will live on forever. Every single step required ultimate grit, and the final data proves just how extraordinary this field was.
Swipe through the graphics to see exactly how the 2026 Comrades Marathon unfolded:
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ: ๐ฎ๐ฌ,๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ stood on the line, and an incredible 18,276 ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐จ conquered the distance (14,479 Men and 3,797 Women).
๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐: Out of 4,683 novices, ๐ฐ,๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ - marking a phenomenal 87.7% finish rate! A special congratulations to the 1,030 women who completed their very first Comrades.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ก๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ: 448 legendary runners completed their 10th Comrades Marathon this year, earning their permanent Green Numbers and securing their place in history.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ต: The final hours were pure drama. 61.23% ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ dug deep and crossed the finish line between the 10 and 12-hour marks.
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Every Medal Tells a Story
From the 20 elite Gold medals at the front of the field to the 6,491 Vic Clapham medals earned with seconds to spare, every piece of metal represents a triumph of the human spirit. Whether you were in Start Group 1, 2, or 3, you left it all out on the road.
To our finishers, our novices, our new Green Numbers, and everyone who dared to start:
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
Rest up, recover, and start visualizing the road ahead.
Read more about the 2026 race stats here : https://comrades.com/blogs/event-statistics-confirm-success-of-2026-comrades-marathon
โฑ๏ธ See you on 13 June 2027!
