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Comrades Marathon key stats: Two tons of potatoes, 2. 2 million water sachets & more
KEY STATS Here are the key stats for the 2025 Comrades Marathon, featuring 25,000 runners, 2.2 million water sachets, two tons of potatoes, and extensive volunteer support across the 89km route from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. Picture: Phakamisa Lensman/BackPagePix
With nearly 25,000 runners set to line up at the start in Pietermaritzburg for the Comrades Marathon, there are a number of key stats ahead of this year's down run to Durban on Sunday.
The 89km race starts at 5.30am, with the cut-off time coming 12 hours later at 5.30pm.
One of the biggest changes this year will be a new two-group start. This first group of the fastest qualifying runners in the field, with the elites at the front, will go off first. This first group will have around 12,500 runners taking off at the gun.
Each group will be further divided into batches, with around 1,500 runners in each batch.
The second main group will feature around 10,000 athletes.
