Date
Sat, 3 Jul 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
Merry Pebbles, Sabie
Sabie, Ehlanzeni
Countdown
July
The entry point to the ultra distances: one loop out of Merry Pebbles and back, with 2,510 m of climbing. Twelve hours is generous if you have trail miles in your legs.
Key facts
01Need a trail event over 30 km or a completed city marathon
02Minimum age 18
0312-hour time limit
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The course
The route
Sabie
Distance48km
Total climb2,510m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate44.2 km
Weather
Early-July, Sabie
20°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
6%Days with rain
Highs around 20°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 6% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Maryke van Zyl05:07:459.3 km/h
02Ruth Cozien05:35:188.5 km/h
03Laurika Oelofsen06:20:277.5 km/h
31
Women finishers
8:33:48
Median time
5.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Mac Mac Ultra 48 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 Mac Mac Ultra 48 km plan targets
Typical sessions
48 km with 2,510 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
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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