Entry fees for Comrades Marathon unchanged as early access window opens

THE entry fees for the 2026 edition of the Comrades Marathon - the 99th running of the race - remain unchanged, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) confirmed, as it announced that early entries for Green Number Club runners and CMA members will open at noon on Monday.

- ROWAN CALLAGHAN

COMRADES Marathon Green Number Club runners and CMA Members will get the chance to register early for next year's UP Run when the window opens on Monday.

(Thobias Ginsberg)

Entries for all other aspirant Comrades Marathon runners will open one week later, at 10am on Monday, November 3. The overall entry period will close on November 28, or earlier if the entry cap of 22 000 is reached before that date, the CMA said. This will be the only entry window for the 2026 Up Run.

This marks the second year that runners with Green Numbers — those who have completed the marathon 10 times, earned five gold medals or won the race three times — are being offered the opportunity to enter first, and the first year that the early entry offer is extended to CMA members.