Alain Dalais

General Manager, Comrades Marathon Association

Alain Dalais is General Manager of Comrades Marathon Association, in the role since January 2025.

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) organises the Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Dalais has been with the association for more than ten years, and the board separated the roles of general manager and race director.

In the job

  1. The CMA appointed him general manager, effective 25 January 2025, after he had acted as race and operations manager since July 2024. Source

Career before

  1. Supply chain practitioner, KwaZulu-Natal government departments
  2. Marketing and events manager, Media24
  3. Event logistics manager, Absa Cape Epic and FNB Wines2Whales
  4. Procurement officer and finish procedure convenor, Comrades Marathon Association
  5. 2024-2025Acting race and operations manager, Comrades Marathon Association

Sources

  1. comrades.com
  2. durbanlocal.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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