Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

US · 2026-06-21 · 1 outlets negative · first reported 18:00 Sun ⚑ low-attention release

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Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholo

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