Friday 4 December · 12 runners · one relay

RandburgtoClarens

230 km on foot in 24 hours, through the night and into the mountains. Every kilometre raises money to upgrade the gym.

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on foot: 230km; on foot
non-stop: 24hrs; non-stop
runners: 12; runners
high point: 2,002m; high point

Starts in

What it takes

6:16

minutes per kilometre

That’s the average pace to get 230 km done in 24 hours, changeovers included. Not for a parkrun. For a whole day and a whole night.

each, on average, running in 6 pairs: ±38 km; each, on average, running in 6 pairs
of climbing on the way to the mountains: 1,500 m; of climbing on the way to the mountains
Randburg to Clarens by road, the first 155 driven: 385 km; Randburg to Clarens by road, the first 155 driven

Live on the day

Follow the run as it happens

Live tracking starts with the run

As soon as the team sets off on Friday 4 December, you'll be able to follow them here: where they are, which pair is running and how far they've come.

The route

Stop by stop to Clarens

The N1 out of the city, the R57 down through the Free State, then the R712 into the mountains. Scroll to follow the runner.

Route © OpenStreetMap contributors · Elevation: Open-Meteo

The start
Randburg
We leave the gym in Randburg and drive the first stretch down the N1, out of the Joburg traffic and over the Vaal.
155 km in, by road
Feet on the road
Just north of Heilbron the first pair steps out. From here to Clarens, nothing moves forward unless somebody is running: 230 km of it.
8 km on foot
Heilbron
Through Heilbron and onto the R57. Fresh legs, the whole team still chatting, and a very long way to go.
53 km on foot
Petrus Steyn
Open Free State farmland as far as you can see. The relay finds its rhythm: run your leg, back in the van, recover, go again.
89 km on foot
Reitz
More than a third done. The R57 keeps heading south east, and the ground starts rising towards the mountains.
157 km on foot
Kestell
The Maluti mountains fill the horizon. Legs are heavy now, and this is where the team has to carry each other.
185 km on foot
Onto the R712
Off the R57 and west onto the R712, the last road of the trip. It climbs to about 2,000 m above sea level, the highest point of the run.
208 km on foot
Golden Gate
Through Golden Gate Highlands National Park, between the sandstone cliffs. Twenty-odd kilometres left, and the best views of the whole day.
230 km on foot
Clarens
The finish line. 230 km, 24 hours, 12 runners, and one very tired team.