April 2026 Ultramarathons In South Africa

 1. Irene Festival 2026 (48km)

Road Race

Date : 04 April 2026

Province: Gauteng

Location : Centurion

Start : 06h00

Cut -off : 5:59:59

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 354

Sub 4h00 = 5
Sub 4h30 = 22
Sub 5h00 = 39
Sub 5h30 = 82
Sub 6h00 = 143
Sub 6h30 = 51
Sub 7h00 = 12

2. Two Oceans Ultramarathon

Road Race

Distance : 56km

Date : 11 April 2026

Province : Western Cape

Venue : Cape Town

Start : Newlands Main Road

Finish : UCT Rugby Fields
               Upper Campus Rondebosch

Cut -off :  7 hours

Entries Closed

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 3014

Sub 3h30  =  1
Sub 4h00   = 9
Sub 4h30   = 40
Sub 5h00  =  139
Sub 5h30  = 265
Sub 6h00  = 579
Sub 6h30  = 804
Sub 7h00  = 1177

3. Kenton-On-Sea Ultramarathon

Date: 11-12 April

Province : Eastern Cape

Venue : Kenton-On-Sea

Route : 10 mile loop

100 miler

Time limit : 36 hours

Entries close : 31 March 2026

50 miler and 30 miler

Late entries available at venue on 11 April 2026.

2025 Women Statistics

Kenton-On-Sea 100 miler

Women finishers = 4

Sub.  27h30.  = 2
Sub.  30h00.  = 1
Sub.   32h00  = 1

Kenton-On-Sea 30 miler

Women finishers  = 3

Sub.  8h00. = 1
Sub.  8h30.  = 1
Sub.  11h00. =1

4. Orcas Ultramarathon

Road Race

Distance = 50km

Date :12 April 2026

Province : Kwazulu-Natal

Venue  :  Kings Park Stadium (Start and                            Finish)

2025 Women Statistics 

Women finishers = 21

Sub 4h00  = 2
Sub 4h30  = 1
Sub 5h00  = 1
Sub 5h30  = 2
Sub 6h00  = 3
Sub 6h30  =10
Sub 7h00  = 2

5. Tshwane North Ultra(50km)

Road Race

Date : 18 April 2026

Province : Gauteng

Venue : Akasia Community Hall

Cut-off time : 7 hours

Entries Close on 12 April 2026

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 135

Sub 3h30. =  1
Sub  4h00. = 2
Sub. 4h30. = 8
Sub. 5h00. = 8
Sub. 5h30  = 19
Sub. 6h00. = 43
Sub. 6h30. = 33
Sub. 7h00  = 14
Sub. 7h30  = 7

6.  Rising Sun Chartworth Ultramarathon 2026

Road Race

Date : 19 April 2026

Province :  KwaZulu-Natal

Start : 05h30 13 Rising Sun Street, Croftdene

Finish : Chartsworth Cricket Oval

Cut-off time : 5 hrs 30 mind at 42km mark

Online entries will close on 15 April 2026

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 118

Sub. 4h00.  = 1
Sub. 4h30   = 4
Sub. 5h00.  = 3
Sub  5h30   = 13
Sub  6h00   = 31
Sub. 6h30.  = 29
Sub. 7h00.  = 29
Sub. 7h30.   = 8

7. BNAC 48km Ultramarathon

Road Race

Date :  19 April  2026

Province : Gauteng

Venue : Benoni Northerns Sports Club

Cut-off   : 6h30m

Online entries close on 15 April

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 197

Sub 4h00.  = 6
Sub 4h30   = 13
Sub 5h00   = 21
Sub 5h30.  = 40
Sub 6h00.  = 81
Sub 6h30.  = 34
Sub 7h00.  = 2

8. Ultra Trail Drakensberg 2026

Province :  KwaZulu-Natal

UTD 100 miler

Date : 24 April 2026

Start : 12h00 SA Border Post

Finish :Premier Resorts Sani Pass Hotel

Cut-off : 45 hours

14-31 March 2026 Substitution Window

UTD 100km

Date :  25 April 2026

Start : 05h00 Silverstream

Finish :  Premier Resorts Sani Pass Hotel

Cut-off : 26 hours

GCU65

Date : 25 April 2026

Start : 07h00 Silverstream

Finish :  Premier Resorts Sani Pass Hotel

Cut-off : 14.5 hours

Entries close 2 April or once capacity is reached.

2025 Women Statistics

UTD 100 miler

Women finishers = 6

Sub. 26h00. = 1
Sub  38h00. = 3
Sub. 44h00  = 1
Sub. 45h00. = 1

UTD 100km

Women finishers = 17

Sub. 15h00. = 1
Sub  17h00. = 2
Sub. 18h00. = 1
Sub  19h00  = 2 
Sub   20h00 = 4
Sub.  21h00 = 2
Sub   22h00 = 3
Sub. 24h00. = 1
Sub. 26h00. = 1

GCU65 

Women finishers = 54

Sub 7h30.   =  1
Sub. 8h00   =  2
Sub. 8h30   =  1
Sub. 9h00.  =  3 
Sub. 10h00 =  9
Sub. 11h00. = 9
Sub. 12h00. = 11
Sub. 13h00. = 10
Sub. 14h00. = 6
Sub. 17h00. = 2

9. Loskop 50km Ultramarathon

Road Race

Date : 25 April 2026

Province : Mpumalanga

Start : 06h00 Middelburg

Finish : Loskop ,  a Forever resort

Cut-off :  7 hours
Other cut - off : 25km (3h45m)
                            36km (5h15m)

Entries Close on 7 April 2026

Field limit : 3500

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 596

Sub  3h30  = 1 
Sub  4h00  = 11
Sub  4h30   = 15
Sub  5h00   = 71
Sub   5h30  = 97
Sub  6h00   = 191
Sub  6h30   = 125
Sub  7h00   = 70
Sub   7h30  = 15

10. Black Mountain Ultra Marathon.

UNESCO world heritage Swartberg Mountains in the heart of Klein Karoo.

Date : 25 April 2026

Province: Western Cape

73km

Start : 05:00
            Bosch Luys Kloof Lodge
            Swartberg Mountains
            Klein Karoo

Finish : Groenfontein Retreat

Cut-off :  16 hours (21hOO)

Field limit : 80

43 km

Start :  08:00
             Gamkaskloof (Cape Nature Info                          Center)
             Gamkaskloof Valley
              Swartberg Mountains

Finish : Groenfontein Retreat

Cut-off : 10 hours ( 18h00)

Field limit : 80

11. The 7th  Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Ultramarathon (52km)

Road Race

Date :  26 April 2026:

Province:  KwaZulu-Natal

Venue :  Nqutu Stadium

Cut off : 7 hours

2025 Women Statistics

Women finishers = 70

Sub.  3h30.  =  1
Sub.  4h00.  =  4
Sub.  4h30.  = 11
Sub.  5h00   =  1
Sub.  5h30.   = 10 
Sub.  6h00.   = 11
Sub   6h30.   = 20
Sub.  7h00.   = 9
Sub.  7h30.   = 2 
Sub.  8h00.   = 1











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