Supporting runners from
start to finish
On Sunday, 9 June, over 20 000 runners gathered
in the early hours of the morning in Durban for
the 2019 Comrades Marathon.
One of the world’s greatest ultramarathons, the
Comrades Marathon saw runners from all over
the world put their best foot forward to conquer
the race. Major sponsor, Bonitas Medical Fund,
was again part of the supporting team during
pre-race, race day and after the approximately 86km
up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg through its
various initiatives.
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Race preparations
These initiatives included Bonitas Comrades Seminars,
where a panel of professionals in the fields of medicine
and dietetics and the official Comrades coach, Lindsey
Parry, provided expert advice to the attendees on a
number of relevant topics and there was guidance from
motivational speakers.
2019 Comrades facts
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Winners received R500 000 each
There were 17 268 men and 4 357 women runners
Distributed 32 640 sachets of mageu
1.5 tons of cooked potatoes
Oldest runner was 80 years and the youngest 20 years