Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Premier Resort Sani Pass, Good Hope Farm, Sani Pass Road, Himeville
Himeville, Sisonke District Municipality
Countdown
April
The Gxalingwenya Adventure is the easy way in: a 14 km loop with under 500 m of climbing, an 8:30 start and no cut-off to worry about.
Key facts
01Minimum age 16
02No cut-off, one aid station
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The course
The route
Himeville
Distance14km
Total climb487m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate14.4 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
01Nolwazi Dlamini01:38:408.5 km/h
02Michelle Davis01:47:247.8 km/h
03Robyn Dodd01:55:167.3 km/h
40
Women finishers
2:53:59
Median time
4.8 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSummit Events
Websiteultratraildrakensberg.com
Instagram@ultratraildrakensberg
Running since2017
Training
Training for the RMB Ultra-trail Drakensberg 14 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.
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Typical sessions
14 km with 487 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
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Typical sessions
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