South Africans have been participated in various running events 100 kilometres and longer. Some is on road, track or trail. The statistics below show the best performances irrespective of the surface.
100 km
The current world scenario is as follows;
Men World record: Ritchie, D. 6:10:20, Date: 28 October 1978, London United Kingdom.
Women World record: Abe, T. 6:33:11, Date: 25 June 2000, Ybetsu- Saroma- Tokara, Japan.
The top 3 South African performances were:
100 kilometres Position Men Time Date obtained Place obtained Women Time Date obtained Place obtained1Mthembu, B.6:24:0527 November 2016Los Alcázares, SpainJoubert, H.7:31:4716 September 1995Winschoten, The Netherlands2Fordyce, B.6:25:074 February 1989Stellenbosch, South Africadu Plessis, R7:41:5213 September 1997Winschoten, The Netherlands3Meiklejohn, S.6:26:5826 June 1994Lake Saroma, Japanvan Aswegen, L.7:42:0510 September 2011Winschoten, The Netherlands
100 miles
The current world scenario is as follows;
Men World record: Bitter, Z 11:19:18, Date: 25 August 2019, Milwaukee, USA
Women World record : Herron, C. 12:42:40, Date: 11 November 2017, Vienna IL USA
The top 3 South African performances were:
100 miles Position Men Time Date obtained Place obtained Women Time Date obtained Place obtained1Kay, D.11:56:566 October 1972Durban, South AfricaSumner, Y.16:06:5614 October 1982Durban, South Africa2Hayward, W.12:20:2824 October 1953Bath, England, United KingdomTorr, C16:20:0111 October 1986Durban, South Africa3 Deeny, EG12:27:00September 1977Johannesburg, South Africavan der Merwe, M16:28:107 September 1991Roodepoort, South Africa
24 Hour running
The current world scenario is as follows;
Men World record : Kouros, Y. 303.50 km, Date: 5 October 1997, Adelaide Australia
Women World record : Herron, C 260.6 km Date: 9 December 2018, Phoenix, USA
The top South African performances were:ProtocoleITU (2).xlsx
24 Hours Position Men Distance Date obtained Place obtained Women Distance Date obtained Place obtained1van der Merwe, J.258.06 km7 December 2014Tapei, TaiwanMuller, M202.196 km19 October 2025Albi, France2Hayward, W.256.4 km21 November 1953Motspur Park, London, United KingdomEdwards, T197.0 km25 September 2021Irene, South Africa3de Beer, N194.4 km19 September 2014Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaMoller, H190.4 km19 September 2014Pietermaritzburg, South Africa4Sumner, Y188.65 km11 October 1986Durban, South AfricaHutchinson, M.171.3 km28 August 1971Johannesburg, South Africa
48 Hour running The current world scenario is as follows;
Men World record : Kouros, Y. 473.49 km, Date: 5 May 1996, Surgeres France
Women World record : Inagaki, S. 397.10 Date: 23 May 2010, Surgeres, France
The top South Africans are:
48 Hours Position Men Distance Date obtained Place obtained Women Distance Date obtained Place obtained1van der Merwe, J.333.18 kmMay 2013HungaryMuller, M.304.442 km1 June 2025Pabiance, PolandDUV Ultra Marathon Statistics2Muller, M.272.768 km13 August 2023Gloucester, United Kingdom3Muller, M.267.50 km30 December 2022Germiston, South Africa4Edwards, T261.0 km26 September 2021Irene, South Africa
6 Days running
The current world scenario is as follows;
Men World record : Kouros, Y. 1036.8 km, Date: 26 November 2005
Women World record : Barwick, S. 883.63 km Date: 24 November 1990, Campbelltown, Australia
The top South Africans are:
6 Days Position Men Distance Date obtained Place obtained Women Distance Date obtained Place obtained1Wright, E.815.00 km7 April 2001Randburg, South AfricaSolomon, I.631.00 km2 April 2006Randburg, South Africa2van der Merwe, J.815.00 km25 September 2015Pietermartizburg, South Africa
24 hour mile relay
The rules are as follows:
A team consist out of ten runners. Each runner runs a mile, before the second person takes over. Runners needs to run in sequence and if a runner cannot run, that runners falls out and the team gets reduced. The minimum runners left must be two.
The current world scenario is as follows;
Men world record: Team- Puma Tyneside Running Club of Great Britain; Date- 11 September 1994; Location- Jarrow; Distance 302 miles 375 yards.
Women world record: Team- LG Kappelberg of Germany; Date- 1982; Location- Mörlenbach; Distance 235 miles 816 yards.
The top South African are:
24 hour mile relayMen TeamWomen Team University of Cape Town University of Cape TownTeam members Bailey, R. Anderson, F. Bateman, E. Bond, C. Britz, G. Brodie, A. Day, R. Coleman, M. Liefeldt, G. Haal, H. Lievers, S. Horne, B. Nott, M. le Jeune, R. Robinson, R. McLachlan, M. Roome, J. Moores, T. Stewart, T. Smith, M.Date22 August 198122 August 1981LocationCape TownCape TownDistance293 miles 1735 yards207 miles 1517 yards
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