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Marathon Deutsche Weinstraße 2026   HaWei50 50km Ultralauf 28.2.2026   3h, 6h, 12h, 24h of Santander  
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Race
Date:  01.06.1973 GPS Track Map
Event:  48th Comrades Marathon - Down Run
Start in (Country): Pietermaritzburg (RSA)
Length/Duration: 88km
Ranking eligible: No More ultra races in Pietermaritzburg
IAU-Label: No label
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Course
Race type: road race
Elevation gain/loss: +1750Hm/-2400Hm
Course description: Down Run: Pietermaritzburg-Durban mit fünf größeren Anstiegen (Big Five: Polly Shortts, Inchanga, Botha's Hill, Fields Hill and Cowie's Hill)
Time Limit: 11h
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Web page: http://www.comrades.com
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EventID: 59797
Results Splits list of winners (M/F)
08.06.2025 90km
  (14652 M, 3560 F)
Tete Morena Dijana 05:25:28 h Gerda Steyn 05:51:19 h
09.06.2024 87km
  (14008 M, 3296 F)
Piet Wiersma 05:25:00 h Gerda Steyn 05:49:46 h
11.06.2023 87km
  (11945 M, 2953 F)
Tete Morena Dijana 05:13:58 h Gerda Steyn 05:44:54 h
28.08.2022 90km
  (9331 M, 2382 F)
Tete Morena Dijana 05:30:35 h Aleksandra Morozova 06:17:48 h
09.06.2019 87km
  (13392 M, 3056 F)
Edward Omphemetse Mothibi 05:31:33 h Gerda Steyn 05:58:53 h
10.06.2018 90km
  (13112 M, 3372 F)
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:26:34 h Ann Ashworth 06:10:03 h
04.06.2017 87km
  (11149 M, 2702 F)
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:35:31 h Jacquelyn Camille Herron 06:27:32 h
29.05.2016 89km
  (11590 M, 3013 F)
David Ramaele Gatebe 05:18:17 h Charne Bosman Rademeyer 06:25:53 h
31.05.2015 87km
  (10439 M, 2569 F)
Gift Kabelo Kelehe 05:38:33 h Caroline Wostmann 06:12:17 h
01.06.2014 89km
  (9560 M, 2431 F)
Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos 05:28:31 h Eleanor Greenwood 06:18:13 h
02.06.2013 87km
  (8226 M, 1960 F)
Claude Moshiywa 05:32:09 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:27:09 h
03.06.2012 89km
  (9557 M, 2339 F)
Modibe Ludwick Mamabolo 05:31:03 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:07:12 h
29.05.2011 87km
  (8895 M, 2185 F)
Stephen Muzhingi 05:32:46 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:24:11 h
30.05.2010 89km
  (11209 M, 3130 F)
Stephen Muzhingi 05:29:01 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:13:04 h
24.05.2009 89km
  (8260 M, 1743 F)
Stephen Muzhingi 05:23:27 h Olesia Nurgalieva 06:12:12 h
15.06.2008 87km
  (7218 M, 1413 F)
Leonid Shvetsov 05:24:47 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:14:37 h
17.06.2007 89km
  (8285 M, 1767 F)
Leonid Shvetsov 05:20:41 h Olesia Nurgalieva 06:10:03 h
16.06.2006 87km
  (8240 M, 1607 F)
Oleg Kharitonov 05:35:19 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:09:24 h
16.06.2005 89km
  (9728 M, 2001 F)
Sipho Victor Ngomane 05:27:11 h Tatiana Zhirkova 05:58:51 h
16.06.2004 87km
  (8563 M, 1561 F)
Vladimir Kotov 05:31:22 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:11:15 h
16.06.2003 89km
  (9544 M, 1872 F)
Fusi Fanyani Nhlapo 05:28:53 h Elena Nurgalieva 06:07:47 h
17.06.2002 87km
  (7838 M, 1189 F)
Vladimir Kotov 05:30:59 h Maria Bak 06:14:21 h
16.06.2001 89km
  (9422 M, 1667 F)
Andrew Kelehe 05:25:52 h Elvira Kolpakova 06:13:54 h
16.06.2000 87km
  (16724 M, 3303 F)
Vladimir Kotov 05:25:33 h Maria Bak 06:15:35 h
16.06.1999 89km
  (9821 M, 1470 F)
Jaroslaw Janicki 05:30:11 h Birgit Lennartz-Lohrengel 06:31:03 h
16.06.1998 87km
  (9207 M, 1289 F)
Dmitri Grishin 05:26:25 h Rae Bisschoff 06:38:57 h
16.06.1997 89km
  (9987 M, 1368 F)
Charl Mattheus 05:28:37 h Ann Trason 05:58:25 h
17.06.1996 87km
  (10035 M, 1233 F)
Dmitri Grishin 05:29:33 h Ann Trason 06:13:23 h
20.05.1995 89km
  (9355 M, 1186 F)
Shaun Meiklejohn 05:34:02 h Maria Bak 06:22:45 h
31.05.1994 87km
  (9193 M, 1079 F)
Alberto Salazar 05:38:39 h Valentina Liakhova 06:41:23 h
31.05.1993 89km
  (10218 M, 1102 F)
Karl-Heinz (Charly) Doll 05:39:41 h Tilda Tearle 06:55:07 h
30.05.1992 87km
  (9822 M, 871 F)
Jetman Msutu 05:46:11 h Frances van Blerk 06:51:05 h
31.05.1991 89km
  (11157 M, 923 F)
Nicolaas Bester 05:40:53 h Frith van der Merwe 06:08:19 h
31.05.1990 87km
  (9620 M, 651 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:40:25 h Naidene Stewart 07:02:00 h
31.05.1989 89km
  (9850 M, 655 F)
Samuel Tshabalala 05:35:51 h Frith van der Merwe 05:54:43 h
31.05.1988 87km
  (9822 M, 541 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:27:42 h Frith van der Merwe 06:32:56 h
31.05.1987 87km
  (7970 M, 406 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:01 h Helen Lucre 06:48:42 h
31.05.1986 89km
  (9244 M, 410 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:24:07 h Helen Lucre 06:55:01 h
31.05.1985 88km
  (7898 M, 294 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:01 h Helen Lucre 06:53:24 h
01.06.1984 90km
  (6842 M, 263 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:27:18 h Lindsay Weight 06:46:35 h
31.05.1983 88km
  (5204 M, 160 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:30:12 h Lindsay Weight 07:12:56 h
31.05.1982 91km
  (4499 M, 103 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:34:22 h Cheryl Winn 07:04:59 h
01.06.1981 90km
  (3601 M, 60 F)
Bruce Fordyce 05:37:28 h Isavel Roche-Kelly 06:44:35 h
31.05.1980 90km
  (3941 M, 37 F)
Alan Robb 05:38:25 h Loraine Swanepoel 06:50:00 h
31.05.1979 87km
  (2808 M, 13 F)
Piet Vorster 05:45:02 h Loraine Swanepoel 07:56:18 h
31.05.1978 90km
  (2591 M, 10 F)
Alan Robb 05:29:14 h Lettie van Zyl 08:25:00 h
31.05.1977 89km
  (1664 M, 5 F)
Alan Robb 05:47:00 h Lettie van Zyl 08:58:00 h
31.05.1976 90km
  (1405 M, 4 F)
Alan Robb 05:40:43 h Lettie van Zyl 09:05:00 h
31.05.1975 87km
  (1236 M, 1 F)
Derek Preiss 05:53:00 h Betty Cavanagh 10:08:00 h
31.05.1974 87km
  (1161 M, 1 F)
Derek Preiss 06:02:49 h Alet ten Tusscher 09:20:00 h
01.06.1973 88km
  (1223 M, 2 F)
David Levick 05:39:09 h Mavis Hutchison 09:10:00 h
03.06.1972 90km
  (974 M, 2 F)
Mick Orton 05:48:57 h Mavis Hutchison 09:16:56 h
31.05.1971 92km
  (929 M, 2 F)
Dave Bagshaw 05:47:06 h Betty Cavanagh 09:38:35 h
30.05.1970 87km
  (639 M, 1 F)
Dave Bagshaw 05:51:27 h Betty Cavanagh 10:50:00 h
31.05.1969 90km
  (587 M, 0 F)
Dave Bagshaw 05:45:35 h  
31.05.1968 87km
  (438 M, 0 F)
Jackie Mekler 06:01:11 h  
31.05.1967 90km
  (417 M, 0 F)
Manie Kuhn 05:54:10 h  
31.05.1966 87km
  (260 M, 1 F)
Tommy Malone 06:14:07 h Mavis Hutchison 10:45:00 h
31.05.1965 90km
  (283 M, 1 F)
Bernard Gomersall 05:51:09 h Mavis Hutchison 10:07:00 h
01.06.1964 87km
  (205 M, 0 F)
Jackie Mekler 06:09:54 h  
31.05.1963 90km
  (149 M, 0 F)
Jackie Mekler 05:51:20 h  
30.05.1962 87km
  (109 M, 0 F)
John C. Smith 05:57:05 h  
31.05.1961 90km
  (98 M, 0 F)
George Claassen 06:07:07 h  
31.05.1960 87km
  (80 M, 0 F)
Jackie Mekler 05:56:32 h  
01.06.1959 90km
  (70 M, 0 F)
Trevor Allen 06:28:11 h  
31.05.1958 87km
  (34 M, 0 F)
Jackie Mekler 06:26:26 h  
31.05.1957 90km
  (62 M, 0 F)
Mercer Davies 06:13:55 h  
31.05.1956 88.5km
  (55 M, 0 F)
Gerald Walsh 06:33:35 h  
31.05.1955 90km
  (64 M, 0 F)
Gerald Walsh 06:06:32 h  
12.06.1954 87km
  (34 M, 0 F)
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:12:55 h  
13.07.1953 90km
  (26 M, 0 F)
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 05:52:30 h  
14.07.1952 87km
  (23 M, 0 F)
Trevor Allen 07:00:02 h  
24.05.1951 90km
  (25 M, 0 F)
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:14:08 h  
24.05.1950 87km
  (20 M, 0 F)
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 06:46:25 h  
24.05.1949 90km
  (32 M, 0 F)
Reg Allison 06:23:21 h  
24.05.1948 87km
  (24 M, 0 F)
William Savage 07:13:52 h  
24.05.1947 90km
  (23 M, 0 F)
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:41:05 h  
24.05.1946 87km
  (8 M, 0 F)
W.J. (Bill) Cochrane 07:02:40 h  
24.05.1940 87km
  (10 M, 0 F)
Allen Boyce 06:39:23 h  
24.05.1939 90km
  (21 M, 0 F)
Johannes Coleman 06:22:05 h  
25.05.1938 87km
  (11 M, 0 F)
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:32:26 h  
24.05.1937 90km
  (19 M, 0 F)
Johannes Coleman 06:23:11 h  
25.05.1936 87km
  (13 M, 0 F)
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:46:14 h  
24.05.1935 90km
  (34 M, 0 F)
W.J. (Bill) Cochrane 06:30:05 h  
24.05.1934 87km
  (24 M, 0 F)
Hardy Robert Ballington 07:09:03 h  
24.05.1933 90km
  (57 M, 1 F)
Hardy Robert Ballington 06:50:37 h Geraldine Watson 09:31:25 h
24.05.1932 87km
  (24 M, 1 F)
William Savage 07:41:58 h Geraldine Watson 11:56:00 h
25.05.1931 90km
  (30 M, 1 F)
Phil Masterton-Smith 07:16:30 h Geraldine Watson 11:00:00 h
24.05.1930 87km
  (29 M, 0 F)
Wallace H. (Wally) Hayward 07:27:26 h  
24.05.1929 90km
  (19 M, 0 F)
Darrell Dale 07:52:01 h  
25.05.1928 87km
  (13 M, 0 F)
Frank Sutton 07:49:07 h  
24.05.1927 90km
  (21 M, 0 F)
Arthur Newton 06:40:56 h  
25.05.1926 87km
  (14 M, 0 F)
Harry Phillips 06:57:46 h  
25.05.1925 90km
  (24 M, 0 F)
Arthur Newton 06:24:45 h  
24.05.1924 87km
  (16 M, 0 F)
Arthur Newton 06:58:22 h  
24.05.1923 90km
  (30 M, 1 F)
Arthur Newton 06:56:07 h Frances Hayward 11:35:28 h
24.05.1922 87km
  (26 M, 0 F)
Arthur Newton 08:40:00 h  
24.05.1921 90km
  (17 M, 0 F)
Bill Rowan 08:59:00 h  
Reports
31.05.2015 87km Not A Good Race, But Always A Great Race: Ellie Greenwood’s Report
01.06.2014 89km Der härteste Lauf, von Axel Rittershaus
29.05.2011 87km Südafrika, 87 km: “Were the human brain able to recall the pain of Field’s Hill…” von Bernd Juckel
24.05.2009 89km The ultimate human race, Autor: Klaus Sobirey
GPS Tracks
02.06.2013 87km Recorded by race participant http://www.mapmyrun.com/za/durban-kwazulu-natal/comrades-marathon-up-run-2013-route-221219295
03.06.2012 89km Recorded by race participant http://www.mapmyrun.com/za/pietermaritzburg-kwazulu-natal/comrades-2012-route-79020908
16.06.2006 87km Recorded by race participant http://gpsrunning.nicolajsen.nl/?script=viewRoute&id=66
 
Age group distribution 01.06.1973 (1223 men, 2 women)
Age group distribution
 
Performance distribution 01.06.1973 (1223 men, 2 women)
Performance distribution
507600 Finishers over the years (436381 men, 71219 women)
Finisher history
All-time results of this event. Multiple Finishers.