Runners’ adjusted times at the Wally Hayward Marathon will be accepted as qualifying times for the Comrades Marathon. Picture: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images
Race director Francois Jordaan confirmed in a statement this week that the Metro Police officer on the lead motorbike did not turn at a certain point shortly before the 2km point of the 42.2km race and followed an incorrect route. had followed, eventually running three kilometres further, before the rest of the field were directed onto the correct course.
“We are aware that the method we used cannot account for the psychological impact of knowing you’re running an ultra, not a marathon anymore,” said Jordaan.
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