The 2022 version of the RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town, South Africa’s premier competition of path operating, wrapped up in Cape Town on Sunday, 27 November after three days of robust, thrilling racing from a few of the world’s greatest.
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Powerful performances from the South African women within the inaugural 100 miler noticed Kerry-Ann Marshall (from Cape Town) and Naomi Brand (now dwelling in New Zealand) cross the end line in second and third place among the many women, attaining unbelievable fifth and sixth locations total.
This new flagship race of the established UTCT provides to the opposite race codecs: a 23km, 35km, 55km and 100km.
The 100km race is now firmly on the worldwide ultra-trail calendar, with the 100 miler positive to draw a good larger discipline subsequent yr.
UTCT (166km)
The 166km with 7 516m of vertical acquire covers many of the course, up and throughout Table Mountain and right down to the Atlantic Seaboard, transferring to the southern Peninsula mountains, the flowing trails from Silvermine to Kalk Bay, Simon’s Town and Kommetjie, then again to the entrance face of Table Mountain by way of the Constantia winelands and Cecilia and Newlands forests.
Greece’s Fotis Zisimopoulos was untouchable from very early on within the race, ending in below 21 hours (20:48:17).
Aleksei Tolstenko (Neutral) and Elov Olsson (SWE) have been second and third, respectively.
The prime six positions included the women’s podium, with American (*100*) Allen taking fourth place total within the women’s race, with Marshall in fifth because the second girl, and Brand ending sixth total because the third positioned girl.
The widespread theme amongst the runners in each the 100km and the 100 miler, was the problem of the technical trails.
Zisimopoulos says: “The paths were totally technical, you have to do big steps for the rocks, and the plants make it more difficult. But this is the mountains and why we do this, otherwise you should just run on the road. This was a race to remember.”
Tolstenko (21:30:17) and Olsson (22.30:11) ran a lot of the race crossing every others paths, however Tolstenko managed a small breakaway round Chapman’s Peak and was tough to catch, as Olsson says, he was stronger on the technical descents similar to Llandudno Ravine.
Allen (24:55:22) and the Dutch athlete Ragna Dabats ran out quick collectively from the beginning, however Dabats withdrew at Kalk Bay (74km), leaving Allen to keep up a powerful lead within the entrance of the women for the remainder of the race.
Marshall (25:39:21) ran conservatively behind Brand and Nicolette Griffioen, one other South African, who withdrew on the 140km mark at Constantia Glen. Marshall surged later within the race to go Brand.
UT100 (100km)
Hannes Namberger (GER) and Dmitry Mityaev (Neutral) crossed in joint first place in 10:45:35, after operating a lot of the race collectively. With 10km to go they agreed to stay collectively till the end.
Drew Holmen (USA) was third after an in depth race between him and Jared Hazen (USA) who was fourth.
Two South Africans took the fifth and sixth positions, Daniël Claassen and Matthew Healy, earlier than the highest three worldwide women Camille Bruyas (FRA), Mimmi Kotka (SWE) and Varvara Shikanova (RUS) claimed the women’s podium positions and seventh, eight and ninth total.
Runner security was prioritised when a fireplace above Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay threatened to get uncontrolled attributable to sturdy winds. 93 runners within the 100 miler and 71 runners within the 100km race have been rerouted after which shuttled from Hout Bay to Constantia Glen. Avoiding any potential danger to the protection of runners, all have been capable of proceed with the race.
PT55 (55km)
In the PT55, the 55km race on Friday, 25 November, well-known Cape Town athlete Landie Greyling was first within the women’s race (06:23:31), a mere 5 seconds forward of Kim Schreiber from Germany.
They have been thirteenth and 14th total and Sumé van Heerden (RSA) got here third.
The males’s podium was crammed by worldwide runners Robbie Simpson (GBR) 05:00:28, Jeshurun Small (USA) 05:13:25 and Mads Louring (DEN) 05:22:19.
RESULTS
UTCT (166km)
- Fotis Zisimopoulos (GRE) 20:48:17
- Aleksei Tolstenko (Neutral) 21:30:17
- Elov Olsson (SWE) 22.30:11
Women
- (*100*) Allen (USA) 24:55:22 – Fourth total
- Kerry-Ann Marshall (RSA) 25:39:21 – Fifth total
- Naomi Brand (RSA) 26:28:29 – Sixth total
UT100 (100km)
T1. Hannes Namberger (GER) and Dmitry Mityaev (Neutral) – 10:45:35
3. Drew Holman (USA) 10:51:20
4. Jared Hazen (USA) 11:02:28
5. Daniël Claassen (RSA) 11:26:42
6. Matthew Healy (RSA)
Women
- Camille Bruyas (FRA) 12:15:21 – Seventh total
- Mimmi Kotka (SWE) 12:35:28 – Eighth Overall
- Vavara Shikanova (RUS) 12:38:33 – Ninth Overall
- Ekaterina Mityaeva (RUS) – Tenth total
PT55
- Robbie Simpson (GBR) 05:00:28
- Jeshurun Small (USA) 05:13:25
- Mads Louring (DEN) 05:22:19
Women
- Landie Greyling (RSA) 06:23:31 – thirteenth total
- Kim Schreiber (GER) 06:23:36 – Fourteenth total
- Sumé van Heerden (RSA) 06:25:26 – sixteenth total
For full results, and the results of the EX23 and TM35 races, go to the RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town web site www.ultratrailcapetown.com
