Comrades Marathon

British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: the Comrades.  an annual long-distance race run every year on the 16th of June from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, a distance of approximately 90 kilometres (56 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Comrades Marathon

C20: first run after WWI by returning servicemen to commemorate their fallen comrades

Example Sentences

South Africa's Comrades Marathon, linking Durban and Pietermaritzburg, describes itself as the oldest ultra-marathon in the world, stretching for about 55 miles through KwaZulu-Natal province.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

These next six months, Walmsley plans to take on ultrarunning’s two biggest races: South Africa’s 55-mile Comrades Marathon and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, or UTMB, a 106-mile mountainous trek through the Alps.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2020