South Africa’s Comrades Marathon Shows Wellness Outside the Luxury Frame
More than 20,000 runners took on the world’s largest ultramarathon, revealing a form of endurance culture built on grief, class, race, memory, and shared public ritual. The Guardian’s Rachel Savage reported from Durban and Pietermaritzburg that more than 20,000 runners stood outside Durban city hall on June 14 for the 2026 Comrades Marathon, the world’s…