Substitution for Comrades Marathon 2019

SUBSTITUTION RULE

The substitution rule is an extension of the Comrades Marathon Race rules and must be read in conjunction with the general race rules which forms an integral part of the entry form. The rule governs the process of withdrawing one athlete from the Comrades Marathon and replacing the fully paid athlete’s entry with another athlete’s entry and credentials. It is the responsibility of the substitute athlete to find an athlete who intends to or has withdrawn from the race.

Substitution Period

The Substitution process opens on 01 March 2019 and all applications must reach the CMA by no later than 15 April 2019. NO LATE SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE PROCESSED.

Substitution Methods

There are two methods to do a substitution. Please read the following instructions and choose to either do your substitution online or via the manual process using the downloadable substitution form.

Method 1: Online Substitution(preferred method)

Once Substitutions Open please follow the below steps to do an online substitution:

Step 1:

• The current entrant who has a valid paid entry can logon to their online entry using their personal logon “User Name” and “Password”
• The entrant must locate the substitution button at the bottom of the page and then follow the prompts
• The “Substitution Voucher Code” needs to be supplied to the potential entrant who will be substituting to run Comrades 2019 as they will need this to use as a payment voucher when processing their entry online.

Step 2:

• The new entrant who is the substitute, must do an online entry from the link below. (Link will only be available once the Substitution window opens)
• On completing their new entry, they will use the “Substitution Voucher Code” as payment of the entry fee.
• Once the “Substitution Voucher Code” has been entered as payment, there will be a remaining amount of R300 due for the substitution fee.
• The substitution fee must be settled with an online Credit Card OR Debit Card transaction. NO DIRECT DEPOSITS (EFTs) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Read more in: http://www.comrades.com/events/substitutions




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