Date
Sat, 15 May 2027
Start
07:50
Venue
NG Church grounds, 23 Le Roux Street, De Rust, Western Cape, South Africa
De Rust, Western Cape
Countdown
May
The big one of the day: a 61.5 km loop out of De Rust with 1,150 m of climbing. Solid marathon, not a monster, so it suits a rider with a few long rides in the legs.
Key facts
015-hour cut-off, so you need to average about 12 km/h
02Water points at 18 km, 29 km and 40 km
03CSA licence or membership needed, or buy a temporary day licence
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The course
The route
De Rust
Distance62km
Total climb1,150m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate61.8 km
Weather
Mid-May, De Rust
22°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
17%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 17% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01BESTER, Ané51:1472.0 km/h
02MATTHYSEN, Kezia53:1069.4 km/h
03DE KOCK, Emma57:2764.2 km/h
290
Women finishers
2:07:03
Median time
29.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserDe Rust Community
Websitemeiringspoortchallenge.co.za
Instagram@meiringspoort_challenge
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Meiringspoort Challenge 62 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 Meiringspoort Challenge 62 km plan targets
Typical sessions
62 km with 1,150 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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