Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Premier Resort Sani Pass, Himeville, KwaZulu-Natal
Himeville, Sisonke District Municipality
Countdown
April
A 25 km trail run in the Drakensberg foothills, with a loop that starts and finishes at the same door. Modest climbing makes it a friendly first mountain run.
Key facts
01Minimum age 16
02Two aid stations on the loop
03Loop starts and finishes at Premier Resort Sani Pass
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The course
The route
Himeville
Distance25km
Total climb872m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate24.7 km
Weather
Late-April, Himeville
17°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
28%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 28% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Samantha Pringle02:31:269.9 km/h
02Lindy Acutt03:09:377.9 km/h
03Lindi Meyer03:13:527.7 km/h
94
Women finishers
4:56:34
Median time
5.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSummit Events
Websiteultratraildrakensberg.com
Instagram@ultratraildrakensberg
Running since2020
Training
Training for the Drakensberg Rock Jumper
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
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Intervals.icuWhat a Drakensberg Rock Jumper plan targets
Typical sessions
25 km with 872 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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