Saturday June 14th, 2025
African Savannah, ZA
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The Big Five Marathon in South Africa is held among the wildlife of the African Savannah. Runners from all over the world will meet in one of the most spectacular Big Five game reserves in Africa.
In these magnificent surroundings, we combine exciting game drives with a challenging marathon route going right through the habitat of the most famous African game: Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard.
No fences, no rivers, nothing at all separates the runners from the African wildlife!
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 4:01:14 | Daley Van De Sande | ned | |
| 2nd Male | 4:06:56 | Julian Todorov Dimov | bul | |
| 3rd Male | 4:12:42 | Phillip Patrick Nagelschmied | den | |
| 4th Male | 4:25:21 | Gary Martin | gbr | |
| Female | 3:54:25 | Marelize Retief | rsa | |
| 2nd Female | 4:01:42 | Nicky Booyens | rsa | |
| 3rd Female | 4:15:39 | Briana Butler | usa | |
| 4th Female | 4:40:18 | Alice Ball | gbr |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 5:59:44 | Dimitar Sergeev Kostov | bul | |
| M 50-59 | 4:06:56 | Julian Todorov Dimov | bul | |
| M 60-69 | 5:01:15 | Paul Carlsson | aus | |
| M 70+ | 5:30:56 | Roland Edgar Bunge | rsa | |
| F 40-49 | 4:15:39 | Briana Butler | usa | |
| F 50-59 | 6:40:38 | Hilda Diputado Gudmundsson | den | |
| F 60-69 | 6:13:42 | Pilar Ramon | usa |
The Big Five Marathon is known for its challenging course, which takes runners through incredible scenery and showcases the natural beauty and wildlife of South Africa.
The start and finish line are situated at Lakeside Lodge on the upper escarpment. After the start, the marathon and half marathon routes take the runners past Ravineside Lodge, the Entabeni Monolith and further on to the lower plateau. This first section is run on dirt roads made up of red sand. Runners will pass a few hills (nothing too bad…the most challenging is yet to come!). And when you reach Hanglip View Point, you backtrack and run back before you reach Yellow Wood Valley. Pay attention to this section as the surface is very uneven with loose rocks, pebbles and holes.
The Yellow Wood Valley is the most dreaded part of the course. You are about to run down the steepest slope of your life! This sharp descent is on a paved surface. The next three kilometres or so will be excruciatingly hard on your quads as you negotiate the steep slope. You reach lion country after the descent. And, although the next nine kilometres are flat, you’re running through deep sand. Full marathoners do a 9km loop, whereas half marathon runners run a 2km loop.
This brings us back to Yellow Wood. And yes, you guessed correctly - we’re going up the dreaded hill this time! Be prepared to take things slowly as it’s virtually impossible to run up this hill.
The route carries on to Long Drive, a narrow valley, where marathon runners do a 6km loop. Half marathoners run across the valley and reach the final section of the route. This section is run on dirt trails, a welcome respite from the deep sand and loose stone terrain earlier on.
The end of the run is fairly hard (final four kilometres). We run halfway down the ridge, which provides us with a wonderful view out over the plateau's lake. The surface is fairly bad, consisting of hard uneven stony ground with plenty of large rocks and stones of all sizes. This final part has quite a few hills and as the surface is loose, it pays to keep a careful watch on the ground as we run towards the finish. With the finish line in sight you can now take it nice and easy.
The weather is very dry, sunny and cool at this time of the year. Participants can expect an average temperature of around 15-20 Celsius, but with variations due to sun, shade, wind and altitude.
Saturday June 21st, 2025
Langueux, France
Distance: 10K · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The Corrida de Langueux is the Costa Rican running meeting in mid-June. Organized since 1991, the race includes both hiking events, Nordic walking, children's races, popular races (5 kilometers and 10 kilometers). And an international race takes place over the distance of 10 kilometres. Since 2010, it has acquired the international label World Athletics in the bronze label category.
Participants can, if they wish, combine the Friday 12km or 20km trails with the popular 10km on Saturday, thus taking up Le Défi or Le Grand Défi.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 27:52 | MAILU Samwel Nyamai | KEN | |
| 2nd Male | 28:22 | KIPROP Bravin | KEN | |
| 3rd Male | 28:26 | CHRISTIEN Donovan | BANNALEC PAYS DE QUIMPERL ... | |
| 4th Male | 28:26 | DOMONGOLE Frederic Yeko | KEN | |
| Female | 31:06 | AREGAWI Abeba | SUEDE | |
| 2nd Female | 31:07 | CHESANG Stella | OUGANDA | |
| 3rd Female | 31:17 | CHEBET Miriam | KEN | |
| 4th Female | 31:40 | YEMER Betelihem Afenigus | ETH |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Saturday June 15th, 2024
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Distance: 800m · 5000m · 10000m
Offical Race Web Site
National trials to select a team to fly Kenya's flag at the Paris 2024 Olympics are underway at Nyayo National Stadium.
The two-day event will culminate in the selection of a team from Kenya for this year's athletics showpiece in Paris.
Day one has seen some thrilling performances, with athletes giving their all for a spot on Team Kenya.
The top two athletes in each event will secure their place on the team for Paris, subject to hitting the qualifying standards and anti-doping protocols.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 13:27.20 | Ronald Kwemoi | ken | |
| 2nd Male | 13:27.54 | Jacob Krop | ken | |
| 3rd Male | 13:27.75 | Edwin Kurgat | ken | |
| 4th Male | 13:28.09 | Emmanuel Kiplagat | ken |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Sunday June 8th, 2025
Durban, South Africa
Distance: 89.13 Km · Ultra
Offical Race Web Site
Arguably the greatest ultra marathon in the world where athletes come from all over the world to combine muscle and mental strength to conquer the approx 90kilometers between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the event owes its beginnings to the vision of one man, World War I veteran Vic Clapham.
A soldier, a dreamer, who had campaigned in East Africa in that terrible war approached the League of Comrades of the Great War with a vision that would result in the worlds greatest ultra marathon eighty years later. Little could Vic Clapham have visualized that when he founded the Comrades Marathon in 1921, that almost twenty thousand aspiring athletes would stand at the start of his dream race.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 5:25:00 | Pier Wiersma | ||
| 2nd Male | 5:25:45 | Dan Moselakwe | ||
| 3rd Male | 5:27:48 | Degefa Yohannese Lafebo | ||
| 4th Male | 5:28:33 | Joseph Manyedi | ||
| Female | 5:49:46 | Gerda Steyn | ||
| 2nd Female | 6:05:12 | Alexandra Moroova | ||
| 3rd Female | 6:08:09 | Courtney Olsen | ||
| 4th Female | 6:12:01 | Carla Molinaro |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 5:28:33 | Joseph Manyedi | ||
| M 50-59 | 5:59:11 | Wayne Spies | ||
| M 60-69 | 7:04:45 | David Gamede | ||
| M 70+ | 9:12:22 | Peter Camenzind | ||
| F 40-49 | 6:13:00 | Caitriona Jennings | ||
| F 50-59 | 7:32:32 | M.A Maponya | ||
| F 60-69 | 9:01:49 | Janine Goes |
Sunday June 8th, 2025
Manitou Springs, CO
Distance: 10 Miles · 10K · Trail
Offical Race Web Site
The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run® has always had it all: a spectacular setting, a physically demanding course, competition in almost every age-group, excellent runner support, unique awards and great shirts. Simply, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging road race venues anywhere!
And while any run through the Garden is an awesome run, the race course was designed to take you into the heart of what the Garden has to offer, including the most famous rock in the area—the Balanced Rock. After your race you can relax and enjoy the awards ceremony in Manitou Springs Memorial park located next to Fountain Creek which is perfect for soaking your tired feet!
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displays approximate race location · Manitou Springs CO 80829
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 51:56 | Patrick Smyth | 37 | Santa Fe |
| 2nd Male | 54:52 | Mark Messmer | 31 | Castle Rock |
| 3rd Male | 58:10 | Joseph Teter | 33 | Colorado Springs |
| 4th Male | 59:57 | Skip Carmichael | 22 | Woodland Park |
| Female | 1:05:18 | Sarah Marie Guhl | 31 | Colorado Springs |
| 2nd Female | 1:06:58 | Amanda S Koslosky | 37 | Peyton |
| 3rd Female | 1:08:15 | Ariana Toland | 26 | Fountain |
| 4th Female | 1:08:57 | Jamie L West | 30 | Colorado Springs |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:03:15 | Joseph Sosa | 40 | Colorado Springs |
| M 50-59 | 1:12:11 | Matt Peterson | 54 | Parker |
| M 60-69 | 1:20:05 | Tom Seeman | 62 | Colorado Springs |
| M 70+ | 1:27:04 | William Cordova | 70 | Colorado Springs |
| F 40-49 | 1:14:50 | Kristin Renshaw | 40 | Colorado Springs |
| F 50-59 | 1:30:07 | Danielle Fagan | 50 | Louisville |
| F 60-69 | 1:36:15 | Lisa Florence Burnett | 62 | Germantown |
| F 70+ | 1:47:03 | Sharlet Lorraine Gilbert | 73 | Richmond |
The Garden of the Gods Ten Mile Run®has always had it all—a spectacular setting, a physically demanding course, competition in almost every age-group, excellent runner support, unique awards and great shirts. Simply, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging road race venues anywhere!
And while any run through the Garden is an awesome run, the race course was designed to take you into the heart
of what the Garden has to offer, including the most famous rock in the area—the Balanced Rock.
The course willloop you through the incredible Garden of the Gods Park which lies between Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. The course elevation ranges from 6,210′ up to 6,530′ and back down and up and down and over and around all over again. The race is run primarily on asphalt roads, with the exception of
a 3/4 mile section run on the breathtaking concrete walk-way system (far wider than a simple sidewalk) that winds its way through the heart of the Garden’s
most amazing rock formations. Indeed, the formations are so amazing they bring visitors from around the world!
Clear, dry weather is the norm with temperatures at the start usually is in
the low 60’s. Once in the Garden, the temperature can quickly rise
into the 70’s and low 80’s due to the large rock formations and lack
of shade. There are eight aid stations on the course so you can get water and/or Gatorade at almost every mile.
The race is run under a special use permit from the Parks and Recreation Department which means the
park is closed to vehicles and cyclists so you can enjoy the magnificent
surroundings without concerns for your safety!
However,we must be out of the park by 9:30amto allow visitors and their
vehicles to again have access to the park. Please train accordingly and
plan to complete the race under the 2h30m cut-off. After 9:30am any runners
remaining on the course will be “on their own.”
