Mr Price team member ; Gert Thys.The Comrades Marathon is arguably one of the best known and greatest ultramarathon in the world. The Comrades Marathon is approximately 89 km which is run annually in the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. The direction of the race alternates each year between the
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Headline: The Comrades Marathon Title: The Comrades Marathon Description: Mr Price team member ; Gert Thys.The Comrades Marathon is arguably one of the best known and greatest ultramarathon in the world. The Comrades Marathon is approximately 89 km which is run annually in the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. The direction of the race alternates each year between the "up" run (87 km) starting from Durban and the "down" run (89 km) starting from Pietermaritzburg. Runners over the age of 20 qualify when they are able to complete an officially recognised marathon (42.2 km) in under five hours. During the event an athlete must also reach five cut-off points in specified times to complete the race. The Comrades was run for the first time on 24 May 1921 (Empire Day), and with the exception of a break during World War II, has been run every year since. The 2010 event was the 85th race. To date, over 300,000 runners have completed the race. The race was the idea of World War I veteran Vic Clapham, to commemorate the South African soldiers killed during the war. Clapham, who had endured a 2,700-kilometre route march through sweltering German East Africa, wanted the memorial to be a unique test of the physical endurance of the entrants. The constitution of the race states that one of its primary aims is to "celebrate mankind's spirit over adversity". Sublocation: Hillcrest City: durban Province or State: kwaZulu-Natal Country: south Africa Date Created: 03-06-2012 Creator: Reinhardt Hartzenberg Credit Notice: Reinhardt Hartzenberg / The Media Bank / african.pictures Pixel Dimensions X: 3407 Pixel Dimensions Y: 5120 Keywords: Rights usage terms: Restrictions:  This image does NOT have all model and property releases. Additional clearance may be required for non-editorial use and for use in association with socially sensitive subject matter