It was a great day to spend on the couch, and I spent most of this race thinking that this time next year, that’ll be me.
The numbers were huge, as always, for an ultra marathon. The full stats from the race are available, but here’s a summary:
- 12003 Entrants, 2126 woman, 9877 men.
- 11092 made it through the first timing mat, Lion Park.
- 10109 runners finished under 12 hours.
- 559 runners bailed out during the race.
- 424 just didn’t make the cutoff .
Top 3 Men
| Pos | Name | Time | Country |
| 1 | Leonid Shvetsov | 5:20:49 | Russia |
| 2 | Grigory Murzin | 5:30:20 | Russia |
| 3 | Mncedisi Mkhize | 5:32:58 | South Africa |
Top 3 Woman
| Pos | Name | Time | Country |
| 1 | Olesya Nurgalieva | 6:10:11 | Russia |
| 2 | Elena Nurgalieva | 6:10:40 | Russia |
| 3 | Madina Biktigirova | 6:22:03 | Russia |
Of course the highlight was Leonid Shvetsov finishing the race in a record time, but the race was marred by the death of two runners. This just shows how tough the race is, and although over 10000 people completed the race, it is by no means easy, and one needs to have put in the proper preparation.
My thoughts go out to the families of the runners through this difficult time.
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