Date
Sat, 28 Aug 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
TotalEnergies Petroport, Stormsriver to Covie Church, Covie
Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape
Countdown
August
A 50 km run from one point to another on the Garden Route, starting by headlamp before sunrise. About 2,500 m of climbing makes it a proper day out, not a quick one.
Key facts
01Headlamp needed for the 06:00 start
0212-hour overall cut-off
03Heuningbos checkpoint cut-off at 09:30, Keurbos at 13:00
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The course
The route
Garden Route District Municipality
Distance50km
Total climb2,467m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate49.1 km
Weather
Late-August, Garden Route District Municipality
18°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
25%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 25% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserWLDR (race organizer: Johnny Wolf; race director: James Stewart)
Websitetsitsikammaultra.co.za
Instagram@tsitsikamma_ultra
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Tsitsikamma Ultra & Lite 50 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 Tsitsikamma Ultra & Lite 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 2,467 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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