Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 74, September 2015

2016 COMRADES MARATHON QUALIFYING Qualifying for the 2016 Comrades Marathon will be applicable from 30 August 2015 till 2 May 2016. Runners are advised that the 2015 Comrades Marathon will not be an automatic qualifier for next year’s race. CMA Race Director, Rowyn James says, “The CMA values the support of the clubs, hence us aligning the qualifying period with our entry period and to start with the local Mandela Day Marathon and inaugural Sizwe Irene Marathon taking place on the 30th of August 2015.”’ EVENT PROVINCE DATE Sizwe Motlana Marathon Gauteng North 30 August 2015 Mandela Day Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 30 August 2015 Cape Town Marathon Western Province 20 September 2015 City to City Marathon 50km Central Gauteng 27 September 2015 Goss & Balfe Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 18 October 2015 Soweto Marathon Central Gauteng 1 November 2015 Johnson Crane Marathon Central Gauteng 24 January 2016 Pick n Pay Marathon Central Gauteng 7 February 2016 Cape Peninsula Marathon Western Province 14 February 2016 Postnet Maritzburg Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 21 February 2016 Deloitte Pretoria Marathon Gauteng North 28 Feb 2016 / 5 Mar 2016 Umgeni Water Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 13 March 2016 Om die Dam Marathon 50km North West North 20 March 2016 Jackie Gibson Marathon Central Gauteng 22 March 2016 Two Oceans Marathon 56km Western Province 26 March 2016 Loskop Marathon 50km Mpumalanga 18 April 2016 Chatsworth Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 19 April 2016 Slow Mag Marathon Central Gauteng 26 April 2016 Traumeel Wally Hayward Marathon Gauteng North 1 May 2016 Delloite Dolphin Coast Marathon KwaZulu-Natal 1 May 2016 GET YOUR RACE PHOTOS Jetline Action Photo took nearly a quarter of a million photographs of Comrades runners on Race Day in 2015, so please visit their website and order your images at www.jetlineactionphoto.com. You can search for your pics either with your race number or your name. COMRADES TEAM OUT AT CAPITAL CLIMB The CMA team hosted a fun-filled refreshment station at the Capital Climb 15km race at World’s View on Saturday 15 August. Amidst the festive atmosphere, the runners enjoyed refreshments and music, as well as good fun and smiles. It was indeed a jovial time for the entire team, even during the cleanup session afterwards. CHARITIES HANDOVER PLANNED At the time of going to print, the CMA was getting set to do the handover celebration to our official race charities on Wednesday 26 August at Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg. The Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive supports six notable charities – The Community Chest of Durban and Pietermaritzburg, PinkDrive, Starfish Greathearts Foundation, The Sports Trust, Wildlands Conservation Trust and World Vision. We’ll report back on this handover next month. 39

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