Comrades Marathon is the 89.0km road ultra at Comrades 2027 (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa). The race starts on June 13, 2027 at 05:00 AM. It starts in Pietermaritzburg and finishes in Durban.
By gradient, 32% of the distance is uphill, 21% downhill and 47% flat. Surface: 100% road.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
Quad damage risk is low (index 10 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Comrades Marathon.
Other editions of Comrades Marathon2026·2025
Official websitewww.comrades.com
