The 2024 Comrades Marathon was the 97th edition of the ultramarathon, which took place on June 9, 2024. The race was an "up" run, starting in Durban and finishing in Pietermaritzburg, covering 85.91 kilometers.[1]
| 97th Comrades Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Runners in Camperdown during the 2024 Comrades Marathon | |
| Location | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Dates | 9 June 2024 |
| Website | www |
| Champions | |
| Men | Piet Wiersma (5:25:00) |
| Women | Gerda Steyn (5:49:46) |
Race Overview
editThe 2024 edition of the Comrades Marathon was the world's largest ultra marathon in 2024 as of June 09, 2024, with 18,884 runners on the start line and 17,313 total finishers.[2] Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian athletes competed under an International flag.[3]
Men's Race
editDutch runner Piet Wiersma won the men's race with a time of 5:25:00, moving from 10th place at halfway to the front and winning by 45 seconds ahead of South Africa's Dan Moselakwe, who finished in 5:25:45. Ethiopia's Degefa Yohannese Lafebo was third, finishing in 5:27:48. This was Wiersma's first victory after finishing second to Tete Dijana in the 2023 'down' run.[4] [5]
Women's Race
editIn the women's race, South African Gerda Steyn delivered a record-breaking performance, winning her third Comrades title.[6] Steyn shattered her own course record for the "up" run by over 9 minutes, finishing in 5:49:46. Russia's Alexandra Morozova finished second in 6:05:12, followed by American Courtney Olsen in 6:08:09.[4]
Top 10 Results
editMen
edit| Position | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Piet Wiersma |  Netherlands |
5:25:00 |
 |
Dan Moselakwe |  South Africa |
5:25:45 |
 |
Degefa Yohannese Lafebo |  Ethiopia |
5:27:48 |
| 4 | Joseph Manyedi | South Africa |
5:28:33 |
| 5 | Andrew Davies |  United Kingdom |
5:30:46 |
| 6 | Bongmusa Mthembu | South Africa |
5:34:45 |
| 7 | Elov Olsson |  Sweden |
5:35:24 |
| 8 | Teboho Sello |  Lesotho |
5:36:11 |
| 9 | Alex Milne | United Kingdom |
5:36:51 |
| 10 | Givemore Madzinganyama |  Zimbabwe |
5:37:09 |
Women
edit| Position | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Gerda Steyn | South Africa |
5:49:46 |
| |
Alexandra Morozova | International | 6:05:12 |
| |
Courtney Olsen |  United States |
6:08:09 |
| 4 | Carla Molinaro | South Africa |
6:12:01 |
| 5 | Nobukhosi Tshuma |  Uganda |
6:12:18 |
| 6 | Antonina Iushina | International | 6:12:28 |
| 7 | Caitriona Jennings |  Ireland |
6:16:54 |
| 8 | Jenet Mbhele | South Africa |
6:16:54 |
| 9 | Dominika Stelmach |  Poland |
6:19:24 |
| 10 | Yulia Ryzhankova | International | 6:28:22 |
Highlights and Records
edit- Gerda Steyn broke her own "up" run record by more than nine minutes.
- Piet Wiersma achieved his first victory at the Comrades Marathon, following a second-place finish in 2023.
References
edit- ^ "COMRADES MARATHON 2024: All you need to know". SuperSport. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "91.68% finish rate for 97th Comrades Marathon". The Citizen. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Comrades Marathon Provisional Results". Comrades Marathon. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Comrades Marathon 2024 results: Gerda Steyn takes third title and SMASHES record as Piet Wiersma wins tight battle". Run247. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Piet Wiersma bags Comrades Marathon victory after agonising 2023 finish". IOL. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Gerda Steyn wins third Comrades in record time". Business Day. Retrieved 21 June 2024.