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Results 2025

Final Results 2025 for the 5th edition of the  Salt Pans Ultra Marathon over 100km and 50km distance. 

SPU 100 KM

RANKINGTIMEBIB NUMBERLAST NAMEFIRST NAMEGENDERNATIONALITY
112:26:50228SekhutheKennedyM10/18/1987RSAPretoria
213:02:59213ScholtzCarinF10/30/1977RSAJohannesburg
313:34:47200KasondeFrancisM04/29/1987BOTGaborone
414:08:15201ErasmusWiumM02/14/1989RSAPretoria
514:12:43214MulderHermanM11/29/1965RSAHartbeespoort
615:03:23212BEVANJean-LouisM03/28/1995ZAMLusaka
715:06:29223BooyensNickyF12/06/1978RSAPretoria
815:31:48210LeebAnrichM01/26/1991RSALouis Trichardt
915:33:01219SteinbachZuleikhaF02/19/1983BOTGaborone
1015:37:07226WallChuckM06/23/1993CANLusaka
1115:48:45221CaparrosJessonM01/04/1986PHIGaborone
1215:51:28216KealotsweOnneileF12/17/1985BOTGaborone
1315:58:04227FarinaCarlaF02/21/1989RSAJohannesburg
1415:58:07220ShannonRichardM08/05/1963ZAMLusaka
1516:04:46217ChilumeTinashe BaliliM08/14/1979BOTGaborone
1616:05:17206ArangiesHannesM02/01/1971NAMTsumeb
1716:09:34215SelekeRicardo MorongwaM05/06/1988BOTMorupule Coal Mine Village
1816:09:35222MoloigasweShimahM05/23/1981BOTMaun
1916:09:41225BotlholeKaboM11/23/1978USAGaborone
DNF224JonesAdamM07/03/1984ZIMGaborone
DNF208RouxBennieM03/16/1978RSACenturion
DNF205MullerChristiliF11/22/1990RSAPretoria
DNF202LombardHermanusM11/28/1962RSASasolburg
DNF211WachowiusKaiM03/01/1972GERMönchengladbach
DNF207LuftLucieF01/07/1981CZERemchingen
DNF204LombardMariaanF01/17/1990RSASasolburg
DNF203HanekomMornéM10/26/1987RSAMeyerton
DNF218RuhlOliverM12/28/1970RSAJohannesburg
DNF209KrugerWynandM01/02/1991RSAThabazimbi

SPU 50 KM

RANKINGTIMEBIB NUMBERLAST NAMEFIRST NAMEGENDERNATIONALITY
14:26:4996BenjaminJonathanM09/21/1996RSAMaun
25:14:2966PollakNellF07/18/1991USADenver
35:21:3095McCannClaireF12/17/1997RSACape Town
45:23:4778SymonsIanM05/14/1980USAGaborone
55:43:3912AllemekindersMarinus ReneM01/28/1981NEDMaun
65:44:1274PieterseKerryF03/31/1988RSAGaborone
75:52:0548NienaberAndriesM08/29/1985RSAMidstream
85:54:2644LefrereTessaF10/12/1984RSACape Town
95:54:3857StephensonMurrayM11/10/1987RSAMaun
106:04:2756DrummondMichaelM05/20/1982ZIM Bulawayo
116:14:10107SmithBernadetteF04/19/1976GBRLusaka
126:16:3341DormuthBiancaF05/10/1978GERPretoria
136:32:52114MojelaMichelleF05/25/1979RSAPretoria
146:33:3476MothibameleTshwaneloF09/08/1995BOTGaborone
156:34:1645RimmerDeanM06/16/1989RSACape town
166:35:37115Van ZylMariusM09/07/1975RSACape Town
176:35:38113Liebenberg-EnslinHanlieF04/27/1973RSACenturion
186:37:3693NelChristoM04/27/1979RSAPretoria
196:38:0029PottsEmmaF02/26/1981RSADurban North
206:43:42111MubitaLimpoF05/13/1989BOTGaborone
216:44:28103MlalaziVictorM02/01/1972BOTGaborone
226:48:3392StewartCraigM08/28/1994GBRSingapore
236:49:1747RudolphGerardM05/18/1968ZIMWaterfall
246:52:4482Janse van RensburgRudolphM03/10/1998RSAGaborone
256:52:4583SutherlandBrennaF05/29/2002RSAPretoria
266:53:1773HeynsErineF09/23/1983RSAZastron
276:55:3689PhetoKopanoM07/24/1982BOTGaborone
286:57:3724TanKar LynF07/07/1984MASSingapore
297:00:4891MclaughlinRobertM09/04/1994GBRReigate
307:00:5851PretoriusElanaF05/17/1983RSAThabazimbi
317:12:32112SebegoTsekoM08/11/1973RSASasolburg
327:13:1679Mc GeeVickyF01/04/1996RSAHoedspruit
337:24:2084WadipebaLebogangF09/06/1983BOTFrancistown
347:25:2464SterkChristiaanM11/18/1991RSACenturion
357:25:2565JonckChristiaanM04/09/1987RSAPretoria
367:26:00102WilsonJamesM10/18/1982GBRExmouth
377:26:053WhiteKaylaF02/06/2000USAMasunga
387:34:0026BurtoneVernonM07/11/1981RSAPretoria
397:34:0128MillerNeilM01/14/1981RSAJohannesburg
407:34:3815McLarenNeilM08/12/1974RSAJohannesburg
417:34:5661Van HeerdenNikaF06/17/2003RSACenturion
427:36:0698ChanongwaKhumoyameM01/13/1982BOTGaborone
437:36:0697GaosenyeGodwinM08/27/1992BOTGaborone
447:36:3488RaynerAlanM11/23/1979RSAGaborone
457:45:5450Bowman EdgarJosieF12/16/1976RSADurban
467:45:5923MasilomangweAtangM12/10/1992BOTGaborone
477:50:4340BostelmannKateF04/18/1978BOTMaun
487:50:4372AdamsTempeF04/28/1989RSAMaun
497:51:5210Van HeerdenRobynF12/02/1984RSAPretoria
507:51:5211van HeerdenCoenM07/23/1984RSAPretoria
518:08:29108PrestonChana-LeeF06/12/1986RSACraighall
528:16:1413PelserJeanneF05/29/1990RSAPretoria
538:16:1414BothaJacquesM12/24/1987RSAPretoria
548:28:30110Van Der WaltMorneM07/25/1982RSAGaborone
558:33:1377SymonsRoryF09/23/1980USAGaborone
568:33:2699KellyElizabethF09/26/1973USANew Boston
578:35:3243OdendaalJohanM03/16/1966RSAGroot Marico
588:40:2136EmeranZubaydaF05/17/1985RSACape Town
598:42:2481SamodurovaJuliaF05/21/1982UAEDubai
608:43:5185PrinslooAdriaanM06/30/2000RSAPretoria
618:43:5359TruterChristianM03/19/2003RSACenturion
628:46:14105GarcinNataciaF06/21/1983BOTGaborone
638:50:518BoshoffCharlotteF03/07/1967RSAKempton Park
648:50:5937MbopiDaisyF12/28/1994BOTSebina
658:51:049SmithRikaF10/31/1970RSAKempton Park
668:51:0925TrollipRaynardM04/23/1975RSABenoni
678:54:0930GallonJenéF01/19/1999RSAPotchefstroom
688:54:0931GallonRobertM05/25/1970RSAAlldays
698:54:5387NtunjaLandonF06/14/1982RSACape Town
709:07:3386PhetoKaboM11/11/1982BOTGaborone
719:07:474HaynesLukeM10/08/1997RSAPretoria
729:07:485HaynesMelvynM10/02/1962RSAEquestria
739:09:5455DrummondAnnekeF10/24/1984RSABulawayo
749:10:0917GoughLynetteF11/26/1961RSALynnwood Manor
759:10:1019ThompsonTaniaF05/05/1964RSACenturion
769:11:5868DeflooLosanneF12/09/1981RSATzaneen
779:11:5869DeflooRoelandM09/04/1979RSATzaneen
789:12:0080DeflooEvert LievenM11/17/1973RSAAlldays
799:13:1421GysenbergCamilleM06/26/1946BELkozen
809:19:17101ApadileLitlalloF03/23/1992RSAPretoria
819:21:3822DelportNicholasM10/31/1986RSAPretoria
829:21:396DelportJenni-leeF07/28/1988RSAPretoria
839:27:081HallMarkM09/06/1964RSASprings, Gauteng
849:52:007FischerYvonneF08/15/1977GERGaborone
859:52:04104GarcinBrendanM03/16/1977RSAGaborone
869:54:4020PrinsJohanF06/18/1965RSAPretoria
879:54:4194OrmondAndreM05/22/1979RSApretoria
889:58:4960Van HeerdenHendieM05/02/1962NEDRoggel
DNF54AckroydAlexandraF02/09/1983AUSGaborone
DNF63TruterAlwynM07/16/1969RSACenturion
DNF34RamonkgaAmandaF08/23/1992BOTGaborone
DNF71ShuttleworthAmeliaF01/11/1980RSAPretoria
DNF53van PletzenAnastasiaF02/19/1990RSAPretoria
DNF52PretoriusCobusM02/14/1979RSAThabazimbi
DNF46WaltenbergerDanicaF11/27/1976GERKarlsbad
DNF90Van PletzenFrancoisM08/11/1983RSAPretoria
DNF35Bungile-MpofuGladys WudaF08/13/1972BOTAfrican
DNF32GaregopeGosegoF08/30/1980BOTMochudi
DNF58TruterHanlieF01/17/1973RSACenturion
DNF16GreenJoanF03/19/2002USALetlhakeng
DNF67RostJohanM03/08/1952RSAPotchefstroom
DNF70CunliffeJohnM03/16/1962ZIMGaborone
DNF42HarmanJohnM09/11/1983RSAJohannesburg
DNF38RikhotsoKhanimambaF07/02/1999USAFishers
DNF106NgakeLampyM05/25/1987BOTFrancistown
DNF109MatlapengMaduoM16/12/1978BOTMochudi
DNF100GermiquetMarcM10/10/1973RSAMaun
DNF75AlvarezMelindaF04/16/1990BOTGaborone
DNF33BhatNehaF09/13/1983INDAmman
DNF27DabatOlivierM09/09/1961FRASannois
DNF39MarchPhillipM04/30/1956USABayern – Goldkronach
DNF18BolzonelloRoxanneF06/02/1998RSACape Town
DNF2GobleTaylorM04/09/1993USACanton
DNF49Van OudtshoornTylerM08/21/1987ZIMHarare

No Tears in the Salt Pans

Read the article from Carla Farina. 

She’s a Hoka ONE ONE runner, our Salt Pans Ultra Race Ambassador and also writes a monthly column in the South African running magazine “Trail MisAdventures”.

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Racecheck Gold Award 2024 for Salt Pans Ultra Marathon

We’re incredibly proud to announce that the Salt Pans Ultra 2024 has again been awarded the Racecheck Gold Award, with an impressive 4.93-star average rating from over 50 reviews! This milestone brings us closer to earning a spot among the Top Rated Races on Racecheck, a platform dedicated to helping athletes find, review, and choose the best endurance events worldwide.

Ranked 13th out of 1,750 off-road running races in 2024 we are high in the Top 1% of races.

Racecheck connects a global community of runners, cyclists, and triathletes, allowing them to share race experiences and recognize events that truly stand out. Achieving this award reflects the passion and commitment of everyone involved—from participants to volunteers, to our dedicated team behind the scenes.

Thank you to each and every one of you who voted and helped make this possible. We look forward to creating even more memorable moments together at future events!

Jodie Russell's Remarkable Victory at the 2024 Salt Pans Ultra 50km

In a stunning display of endurance and speed, Jodie Russell claimed first place in the 2024 Salt Pans Ultra 50km, finishing with an impressive time of 5 hours and 35 minutes—just 3 minutes shy of the course’s fastest record. Known for its demanding terrain across Botswana’s vast salt flats, the Salt Pans Ultra is a true test for any ultra-runner, and Russell rose to the challenge with grit and determination.

Russell’s near-record time is a testament to her relentless training and racing prowess, as she maneuvered through the rugged landscape with an impressive pace and strategic precision. The Salt Pans’ harsh environment, with its expansive, barren flats and ever-changing weather conditions, tested every runner, but Russell stayed focused, drawing strength from the raw beauty and challenge of the terrain.

After the race, Russell shared her excitement about her win and the unforgettable experience. “Running on the salt pans is unlike anything else—it’s challenging, yet incredibly rewarding,” she said. “It was just me and the elements out there, and that pushed me to dig deeper.”

Congratulations to Jodie Russell on her outstanding performance in the Salt Pans Ultra 50km! Her remarkable achievement brings her within reach of the course’s fastest time, setting the stage for future challenges and inspiring the ultra-running community.

Tyler Rocha Shatters Record to Win 2024 Salt Pans Ultra 100km

Tyler Rocha shattered the Salt Pans Ultra 100km record with an impressive 11:37 finish in 2024. The grueling course, softened by the absence of mud this year, allowed Rocha to push limits and set a new benchmark. Battling winds and the vast salt flats, the ultra runner effort’s are all the more impressive as he is new to the sport.

In his post-race interview, Rocha expressed gratitude for the support from fans, fellow runners, and his team. He also credited the unique beauty and challenging terrain of the Salt Pans for pushing him to reach new levels in his performance. “There’s something about the salt pans that pulls you in,” he shared. “It’s humbling, but it’s also inspiring. It makes you give everything.”
Congratulations to Tyler Rocha on this incredible achievement! His record-breaking time is sure to be celebrated by the ultra-running community and will serve as a high benchmark for future competitors aiming to tackle the Salt Pans Ultra.