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STATISTICS
QUALIFYING RACES
1540 at Peninsula
Note: These are the most popular races used by Ultra Marathon entrants to run their qualifying marathon. A total of 591 different races were used by the 12,394 Ultra entrants.
1 |
Balwin Peninsula Marathon |
1540 |
2 |
TRACN4 Elands Marathon |
726 |
3 |
aQuelle Jacaranda City Challenge |
596 |
4 |
Infantry School Cango Marathon |
536 |
5 |
Johnson Crane Marathon |
436 |
6 |
InterCare Blouberg Marathon |
403 |
7 |
Sportsmans Warehouse Winelands Marathon |
382 |
8 |
Tony Viljoen Masters Marathon |
374 |
9 |
Kaapsehoop 3 in 1 Marathon |
373 |
10 |
Rand Water Vaal River City Marathon |
344 |
GROWTH OF THE EVENT
IN THE ULTRA MARATHON
26 1229 5469 11,000
The number of entrants in the first edition of the race in 1970.
Entries exceed 1000 for the first time in 1979.
The first time more than 5000 lined up in the Ultra, in 1986
In 2013, entries exceeded 10,000 for the first time, as the new entry limit was set at 11,000, and the race duly sold out, beating the previous best mark of 9769 in 2004.
IN THE HALF MARATHON
3593 5332 10,757 16,000
The number of entrants in the first edition of the race in 1998.
The first time more than 5000 lined up in the Half, in 2002
Entries exceed 10,000 for the first time in 2007.
The limit is extended to 16,000 in 2012, and sells out quickly, beating the previous highest mark of 14,096( 2011)
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