The Comrades Marathon, like the Paris Olympics, is an iconic international sporting event. The big difference is the Olympics can be watched by anyone around the globe FREE. The Comrades Marathon is now captured by NASPERS and DSTV so 90% of the world cannot watch the event live.
This coverage what separates a truly international event from a wannabe (the Comrades Marathon committee who allowed coverage of the live event to be captured).
A little DSTV birdie gave me this hidden Youtube link to the replay of the Comrades – covering start to finish live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCOtpMiBRd4
Wow, such a personal connection!! All about money
Comrades used to be a family affair and people would line the route for the entire day, unfortunately as you mentioned, entirely captures