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Based on survey results we've been busy behind the scenes running various recommended races, visiting the surrounding areas to ensure we can offer the best tour options, and working through somewhat complicated logistics. After going through this process, we are very excited to offer the following new destinations for 2018!Read More
I felt it in my stomach, powerful and resonant, its sonic boom awakening the pre-race butterflies like a sudden gust of wind. I felt it on my skin, the chill of goosebumps cascading like dominos along my arms and down the back of my neck. I felt it in my head, the last vestiges of denial evaporating like sweat in the pre-dawn darkness. This is happening. Nothing drives home the reality of Comrades like “Shosholoza”.Read More
Trust us, if you’re going to travel anywhere this year, it should be to Cape Town.Read More
Marathon Tours & Travel held its 18th Antarctica Marathon & Half-Marathon on March 10 and 11, 2017. Top overall finishers were recently announced. Read More
The World Marathon Majors feature six global marathons with incredibly deep fields, world-class organization and tens of thousands of dedicated runners. Each event has its personality and standout characteristics that lure runners into its lottery or qualification system, selling out in seconds every year.Read More
A handful of races boast a singular cachet among runners. The Boston Marathon is one. So too is the Badwater Ultramarathon, the 135-mile rite of summer that starts and ends at the lowest and highest points in the continental U.S, respectively. Others on the list include Athens, New York City and the Western States 100. But the Comrades Marathon, South Africa’s annual showcase of athletic endurance and national pride run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, stands alone in both its accessibility for and enduring impact on the everyday runner.Read More
