I did see the FAQ thanks. Doesn’t mean one has to agree with the changes just because of some answers.
Was it? Or was it just the first few km that get a bit congested? The last down run in 2023 was a problem at the sharp right into Epworth Rd and left into Isabel Beardmore Drive. Maybe the route out on N3 and into Market Rd like in 2022 is a better option anyway? And hopefully CMA still put up better lighting there regardless (and down Pollys too anyway). Whether it’s the later start or not. That was lacking in the past.
What I mean by just another big run. The mass starts split into different waves in the big events have a vibe. No doubt. But the single mass start, non-wave event of Comrades creates a vibe like no other. It’s that singular gun going. Maybe the new format changes nothing or perhaps it creates a different feeling. Who knows.
There’s a difference between threatening transgressions and actually taking action. If it weren’t for a few notable individuals raising awareness of cheats and particularly raising awareness of multiple offenders, I’m not sure much would have been done. I’m very glad such folk exist to spend the time finding cheats. Has there been improvement on dealing with offenders? Perhaps in the very recent past, but we’ve all seen how a blind eye is so often turned.
I just wish for immediate repercussions to cheating. Big or small offence. Someone jumps a fence into a higher batch it should be on the spot disqualification. End of. Someone is found with a doctored batch letter. Again. Immediate on the spot disqualification.
Cheats will find a way to cheat regardless of which format of race start is used, that’s true. All I wish for is a strict enforcement of rules.
Point taken. It doesn’t. To clarify. People worried about taking 8 minutes or 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, or whatever time it is to cross the start line, should rather focus on not wasting time in other parts of the route. That time lost at the start line is the least of the issues in the bigger picture of the 86km.
I don’t know it. Find me someone who does.
Selling out entries to events these days is pretty easy though. We see it at just about every big event. But for Comrades to get the numbers they want for the 2027 race they will need to attract internationals in a big way.
Comrades 2023 had just over 22500 entries and only 18800 (just over) started. It’d be a massive jump up to the 35000 entries being talked about. Bigger is better?
