hard for non-bus runners to pass the bus, or bumping and impeding other runners as the bus passes them. With this in mind, we’ ve made provisions this year to have Bus Conductors running slightly further back to help keep bus passengers on one side of the road, so that non-bus runners can still pass a bus, or be more comfortably passed by a bus,” says Faber.

Shahieda Thungo will be driving the sub-12:00 bus for the seventh time in 2025

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Comrades Marathon Association General Manager, Alain Dalais, adds,“ Another reason for the CMA requesting the buses to be kept more in check this year is to do with safety concerns, in order to make it easier for emergency services to move on the route, if needed. Therefore, in light of these safety concerns and initiatives, runners should take note that only the official Comrades Marathon Pacesetters will have permission to run with pacesetting time flags during the race. Runners carrying unofficial pacing flags will be asked to discard them, in order to ensure that the route does not become too congested with multiple buses. Finally, we’ d like to thank the Official Comrades Marathon Pacesetters for their service to the race and their fellow runners, as they always add an incredible layer to the vibe and camaraderie of our event.”

Runners who would like to join one of the Official Comrades Pacesetting Buses should look for the prominent flags carried by the Pacesetters, and should take note that both the Bus Drivers and Bus Passengers will be asked to stay on one side of the road throughout the race, so as not to block the whole road for other runners.

Bus Role Name Gender Medals

9h00 Lead Driver Joe Faber( KZN) M 26 Co-driver Marc Gispert Giron( Spain) M 0 Conductor Petrus Ndlovu( Mpumalanga) M 23 Conductor Lizo Siko( Central Gauteng) M 5

M 4

Co-driver Welile Mdunge( KZN) F 11 Conductor Amit Kumar Yadav( India) M 5 Conductor Pedro Bonfim( Brazil) M 11

Conductor

Tumelo Gidion Motshabi( Free State)

M 14

M 3

Bus Role Name Gender Medals

M 15

Co-driver Nkosinathi Singonzo( Free State) M 5 Conductor

Sduduzo Mncwango( North West North)

M 6

10h30 Lead Driver Petrus Khoza( Gauteng North) M 5 Co-driver Sam Mofokeng( Gauteng North) M 3 Conductor Cor Van Heyningen( Limpopo) M 16 Conductor Reba Mmereki( Botswana) M 7

Co-driver

Conductor

Zolani Mayekiso( Western Province)

Josaya David Gondongwe( Zimbabwe)

M 24

M 7

M 8

11h00 Lead Driver Tumo Mokhatla( Free State) M 8 Co-driver Ashraf Orrie( Western Province) M 8 Conductor

Lukhanyo Ziphethe( Central Gauteng)

M 3

Conductor Akram Shalabi( Great Britain) M 2

M 6

Co-driver Magdaleen Kemp( Free State) F 5 Conductor Sagren Moodley( KZN) M 23 Conductor

Monique Schutte( Western Province)

F 4

Conductor Guillaume Kambounon( Benin) M 16 11h45 Lead Driver Lucas Seleka( Limpopo) M 16

Co-driver

Lazarus Malebana( Central Gauteng)

M 14

Conductor Yolanda Odendaal( Mpumalanga) F 12 Conductor Jeanette Santa Teresa( USA) F 1 Conductor JC Santa Teresa( USA) M 1

F 7

Co-driver Abraham Mahlango( Mpumalanga) M 26 Conductor Molefe Mosweu( Central Gauteng) M 7 Conductor Petlo Motloutsi( Central Gauteng) M 10

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