Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
04:00
Venue
Pizarella, Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kenton-on-Sea, Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Countdown
April
The middle distance of the Kenton 100: five laps of the same loop, a proper ultra without going the full 100 miles.
Key facts
01Five laps of an approximately 10-mile circuit
0218-hour time limit
034:00 start, so you begin in the dark
Create a free training plan for the Kenton 100 80 km
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Kenton-on-Sea · one lap
Distance80km
Total climb2,000m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate15.6 km
Weather
Mid-April, Kenton-on-Sea
24°CTypical high
16°CTypical low
11°CColdest in 20 years
31%Days with rain
Highs around 24°C and lows around 16°C, but it has dropped to 11°C. Rain on 31% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Siyamthanda Kalashe1:034598.3 km/h
02Leon Machina1:034598.3 km/h
03Sizakele Dayimani1:084260.2 km/h
96
Finishers
0:02:16
Median time
2130.1 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserKenton 100 Crew; event brainchild Mark Crandon
Websitekenton100.co.za
Instagram@thekenton100
Running since2020
Training
Training for the Kenton 100 80 km
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.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Kenton 100 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 2,000 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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