Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Start
07:00
Venue
Rhodes Village, Rhodes, Eastern Cape
Rhodes, Joe Gqabi District Municipality
Countdown
July
A 52 km loop that starts and finishes in the village of Rhodes, run since 1989. Real climbing, a 9-hour clock and cut-offs on the way, so it rewards a steady runner.
Key facts
01Must be over 18 on race day; no qualifying time needed
02Aim to run a flat-road 21 km in under 2:15 to make the Border Road cut-off
039-hour limit with checkpoint cut-offs; no official GPX, as the route can change
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The course
The route
Rhodes
Distance52km
Total climb1,600m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate51.8 km
Weather
Early-July, Rhodes
15°CTypical high
1°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
9%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 1°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 9% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01KABELI Thato04:17:4912.1 km/h
02MDUNA Velaphi04:31:5311.5 km/h
03MASILO Tonic04:44:1311.0 km/h
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Finishers
8:03:43
Median time
6.5 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Rhodes Run - The Breathtaking Trail Run
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Typical sessions
52 km with 1,600 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
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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