Road running records
UCT's records for all road and trail running events.
Did you know that in 1973, a university student became the first winner of a Comrades Marathon?
1973 saw the first ever Comrades Marathon win by a university student. Dave Levick of UCT was only able to put in 6 decent weeks of training prior to #TheUltimateHumanRace. He finished with a personal best, taking the title in a new record time of 5:39:09 #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/M087VDtSoU
— ComradesRace (@ComradesRace) April 26, 2018
Men's Senior Road Road and Trail Running Records
| Event | Result | Name | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5km | 22:40 | Kevin Rochford | Old Mutual Victory Race | 2 Oct 1999 |
| 8km | 23:25 | Grieg Liefeldt | Don Lock | May 1985 |
| 10km | 29:09 | Tommie Swart | Ottery | 14 Aug 1993 |
| 15km | 44:15 | Warren Patterson | Durban | 23 May 1992 |
| 10 miles | 47:57 | Warren Patterson | Amsterdam | Oct 1992 |
| 20 km | 1:47:14 | Kevin Rochford | Malmesbury | 27 Apr 2006 |
| 21.1km | 1:03:25 | Warren Petterson | Durban | 28 Aug 1993 |
| 30km | 1:53:58 | William Robinson | Transnet Tuff Thirty | 17 Aug 2003 |
| 20 miles | 2:01:58 | Stephan Courtney | Hewat | 1 Oct 2000 |
| Redhill 36,2km | 2:22:27 | William Robinson | Fish Hoek | 22 Jan 2011 |
| 42.2km | 2:18:14 | Ricky Robinson | Faure | 12 Sep 1981 |
| 50km | 3:18:58 | William Robinson | Two Oceans | 23 Apr 2011 |
| 50km (Open) | 3:14:29 | Stephan Courtney | False Bay | 28 Apr 2002 |
| Beaufort West 52km | 3:28:00 | I Ian MacDonald | Beaufort West | 25 Aug 1975 |
| Two Oceans | 3:27:01 | Dave Levick | Claremont-UCT | 23 Apr 1973 |
| Karoo 80km | 5:26:20 | John Leigh | Laingsburg | 28 Sep 1974 |
| Comrades (Up) | 6:11:00 | Dave Levick | Durban-Pietermaritzburg | 31 May 1975 |
| Comrades (Down) | 5:39:09 | Dave Levick | Pietermaritzburg-Durban | 1 Jun 1973 |
| 100km | 7:52:44 | William Robinson | Hewat | 4 Oct 2003 |
| 100 miles | 16:42:30 | Roy Cruickshank | The Washie | Jul 1982 |
Women's Senior Road Road and Trail Running Records
| Event | Result | Name | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5km | 18:14 | Tanya Scott | Cell C Day of Races, Green Point | 11 Sep 2006 |
| 8km | 28:04 | Jenny Bam | Don Lock | 8 May 1993 |
| 10km | 34:27 | Jenny Bam | Cape Town | 13 Nov 1993 |
| 15km | 55:30 | Janet Grieve | Unknown | 1985 |
| 16km | 58:47 | Isavel Roche-Kelly | Unknown | 1981 |
| 21.1km | 1:15:02 | Jenny Bam | Durban | 28 Aug 1993 |
| 30km | 2:06:12 | Tanya Scott | Bay to Bay | 7 Jan 2017 |
| 20 miles | 3:13:59 | Debbie Gray | Hewat | 2 Oct 1999 |
| 20 miles (staff) | 2:22:57 | Fran Pocock | Hewat | 1 Oct 2000 |
| Redhill 36,2km | 3:34:02 | Cathrin Welker | Fish Hoek | 28 Jan 2006 |
| Redhill 36,2km (staff) | 2:55:32 | Fran Pocock | Fish Hoek | 27 Jan 2001 |
| 42.2km | 2:42:27 | Isavel Roche-Kelly | Stellenbosch | 21 Nov 1981 |
| 50km | 5:11:22 | Dominique Cohen | Two Oceans | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 50km (Staff) | 4:54:38 | Lindsay Weight | False Bay | 28 Apr 2002 |
| Two Oceans | 3:57:49 | Lindsay Weight | Claremont-UCT | 29 Mar 1986 |
| Comrades (Up) | 6:44:35 | Isabel Roche-Kelly | Durban-Pietermaritzburg | 31 May 1981 |
| Comrades (Down) | 6:46:35 | Lindsay Weight | Pietermaritzburg-Durban | 31 May 1984 |
Men's Junior Road Road and Trail Running Records
| Event | Result | Name | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8km | 25:08 | Andrew Leary | Don Lock | 12 May 1984 |
| 10km | 31:37 | Andrew Leary | Constantia | 29 Sep 1984 |
| 15km | 46:39 | Andrew Leary | Green Point | 1984 |
| 21.1km | 1:09:30 | Andrew Leary | Brackenfell | 16 Jun 1984 |
| Redhill 36.2km | 3:25:35 | Jan van Zyl_smit | Fish Hoek | 24 Jan 1998 |
| 42.2 km | 2:59:15 | William Robinson | Winelands | 16 Nov 2000 |
Women's Junior Road Road and Trail Running Records
| Event | Result | Name | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8km | 31:08 | Candace Broughton | Don Lock | 4 May 1991 |
| 10km | 39:26 | Unicef Vorster | Totalsports Ladies, Bellville | 9 Aug 2004 |
| 15km | 1:05:35 | Candace Broughton | Dan Luyt | 27 Apr 1991 |
| 21.1km | 1:27:16 | Jessica Pollock | Two Oceans | 7 Apr 2012 |