Blue Number Club Digimag #1 December 2025 | Page 28

The Youngest Blues

This month we take a look at the youngest runners to achieve Blue Numbers in the various races that form part of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon event.

Earning a Blue Number for completing a Two Oceans race 10 times is a significant achievement for any runner, but the athletes featured here stand out for being the youngest to do so. We have listed the top five men and women per category( where available), and included their names( with total number of medals earned in brackets), as well as the year and their age when they achieved that particular Blue Number status.

Ultra Marathon
IN THE CONTINUED...

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YOUNGEST MEN TO 30
Gabriel Colyn( 33)
2015
48 years, 298 days
John Mugglestone( 45)
2008
49 years, 15 days
Mark Raubenheimer( 42)
2011
49 years, 298 days
Willie Dunn( 31)
2008
51 years, 27 days
Johan Grant( 36)
2017
51 years, 71 days

L O G

Interestingly, some of these records may never be broken, as minimum ages for the various races have either been changed over the years, or have been more strictly enforced. In the Ultra Marathon, the current rules state that runners must be 20 years or older to enter, while the Half Marathon rules only allow for runners aged 16 or older to enter. Therefore, the youngest runners to 10 in both races cannot be beaten unless the rules are changed. In fact, only four of the 11 records-holders below can be beaten in the future, according to current rules:
• Ultra: Youngest Woman to 20
• Ultra: Youngest Woman to 30
• Half: Youngest Man to 20
• Half: Youngest Woman to 20

IN THE

Ultra Marathon

YOUNGEST MEN TO 10
Terry Miles( 11)
1992
26 years, 76 days
David Cousins( 20)
1991
26 years, 356 days
Anthony Young( 13)
1989
27 years, 81 days
Deon Conway( 17)
1998
27 years, 94 days
Tiaan Rossouw( 10)
2006
27 years, 120 days
YOUNGEST WOMEN TO 10
Brigid Taylor( 10)
1993
27 years, 42 days
Lindsay Weight( 14)
1992
30 years, 50 days
Candice Humphrey( 11)
2015
30 years, 158 days
Carolynn James( 10)
1990
30 years, 185 days
Candyce Hall( 14)
2015
30 years, 350 days
YOUNGEST WOMEN TO 30
Lucille Damon( 32)
2019
59 years, 100 days
Sharon Bosch( 32)
2023
60 years, 357 days
Matilda Le Roux( 30)
2024
62 years, 326 days
YOUNGEST MEN TO 40
John Mugglestone( 45)
2018
59 years, 24 days
Mark Raubenheimer( 42)
2023
61 years, 291 days
Mark Wagenheim( 45)
2018
61 years, 355 days
Hercu Hofmeyr( 42)
2022
63 years, 354 days
Paul Leader( 44)
2019
63 years, 362 days

IN THE

Half Marathon

YOUNGEST MEN TO 10
Damian Will( 10)
2011
25 years, 29 days
John Faure( 17)
2016
25 years, 63 days
Graeme Forrest( 13)
2015
25 years, 70 days
Luke Hahn( 14)
2018
25 years, 123 days
Burt Verster( 10)
2019
25 years, 165 days
YOUNGEST WOMEN TO 10
Kent Stocken( 10)
2018
25 years, 126 days
Sharon Klopstra( 15)
2012
25 years, 258 days
Nicola Steinhaus( 10)
2019
25 years, 273 days
Nadia Nair( 15)
2016
25 years, 340 days
Mariella Dierks( 11)
2018
26 years, 117 days
YOUNGEST MEN TO 20
Gabriel Colyn( 33)
2004
37 years, 305 days
Stephen Penney( 27)
2012
37 years, 341 days
David Cousins( 20)
2002
37 years, 356 days
Clive Griffiths( 28)
1999
38 years, 104 days
John Mugglestone( 45)
1998
39 years, 35 days
YOUNGEST WOMEN TO 20
Saj Abdool( 24)
2015
42 years, 8 days
Elize Green( 20)
2013
43 years, 57 days
Susan Burri( 21)
2005
43 years, 278 days
Nicole Griffith( 25)
2016
44 years, 171 days
Almerie Jansen van Vuuren( 20) 2011
45 years, 111 days
YOUNGEST MEN TO 20
Nicholas Bryant( 20)
2019
38 years, 243 days
Barend Klopper( 20)
2025
38 years, 337 days
Nicholas Cowley( 20)
2024
42 years, 131 days
Russell Ludwig( 20)
2019
43 years, 320 days
Gareth Thomas( 22)
2018
44 years, 110 days
YOUNGEST WOMEN TO 20
Karen Robyn( 20)
2018
47 years, 234 days
Nicola Frieslaar( 20)
2023
48 years, 249 days
Colleen August( 20)
2019
51 years, 49 days
Samantha Kriger( 20)
2025
52 years, 286 days
Genie Johnson( 20)
2025
56 years, 117 days
Note that only runners who have earned their permanent numbers by completing the race 10 times are included here, not elite-level athletes who earned a Blue Number by winning a race three times, or earning five gold medals in that race.
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