Leadership, renewal and the road to 2027
The 2025 Comrades Marathon AGM was substantive and grounded. It set the right tone needed to carry the race into its second century.
Madiba’s man on leadership
Carel recently walked the Otter Trail with Rory Steyn. Here's the lowdown...
Humanity at its very best
Carel reports back from the Comrades Marathon Association Spirit of Comrades Awards in Durban...
The Ink Link: The Ultimate Human Race and Tattoos
Brazilian Nato Amaral has two tattoos, both commemorating incredible athletic feats on African soil.
Running Together: Comrades 2025
In 1921, just 34 runners lined up for the very first Comrades Marathon. Only 16 finished. On 8 June 2025, more than 22 000 stood shoulder to shoulder in the dark streets of Durban,
Showing Up, Taking Ownership and Finding Common Cause
It is just over a week until the 98th running of the Comrades – the Ultimate Human Race! As anyone involved knows, it won’t be perfect. It can’t be. That’s not an excus
Get Involved: We Don’t Need Perfect People, We Need Present Ones
Carel asks, "Where's the involvement?"
Your February Comrades Qualifiers from The Running Mann
Here's a list of all the Comrades qualifier races in February 2025 from The Running Mann...
I wish someone had told me that running marathons will help me build better companies
“I wish someone had told me” is a series of posts that feed into our inquisitive nature at CN&CO. We hear from someone in our network about something interesting or surpris
Celebrating the winners of the Old Mutual 2016 Spirit of Comrades Awards recipients
On 15 October 2016, The Old Mutual South Africa hosted the annual Spirit of Comrades Awards Gala Dinner in Durban, honouring special recipients of the 2016 Comrades Marathon; th
