The Ultimate Midlands 100 Miler,
organized by the Natal Carbineers, took place on
Friday night, 27th & Saturday, 28th August 2010.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE 2010 M100M EXPERIENCE

To put the race in perspective, let's compare it to some of the recognized distances:

* A standard marathon such as is run in the Olympics is 26 miles 384 yards (42,195km)
* Comrades Marathon is 86,7 km
* Midlands 100 Miler was 160,915 km (YES! 160km 915m)
Run the "Up" Comrades & turn round and go back to Westville!
In the days before motor cars, you wouldn't normally even ride a horse that far!!

Each participant took about 200 000 steps on this journey!

Races of this distance have been taking place for about 100 years. They were formerly walking events. For the sake of statistics, let's assume that there have been 20 races each year all around the world for 100 years (2000 races in 100 years). This may be a mammoth exaggeration but it makes the calculations easier.

For the purposes of this exercise, let's assume that 100 athletes completed every one of these races (200 000 athletes).

Another vast exaggeration!

Now allow for people like Derek "Mad Dog" Parker with 38 finishes, Paul Selby and Eric Wright with more than 60 between them and local librarian, Jane Bentley with 11, and many, many more multiple finishers and you get to a realistic situation.

When these intrepid athletes passed your home or place of business on their way from Winterton to Pietermaritzburg, you were looking at unique individuals who numbered among less than 50000 people to achieve this goal, in the world, in the past 100 years!

And they did it over some serious climbs and descents and all at altitude.

Thank you for your support and consideration of their safety these past thirteen years.

Sadly, because of the ever increasing road usage, we have had to put this event to rest.

In the interests of the safety of all road users, there will be no more midlands 100 milers.

The records and results will stand.

Congratulations to our two friends who each completed the journey TEN TIMES.
Andre Grundlingh (permanent Number 1)
and
Cliff Hagerman (permanent Number 9)

To the Sponsors, South African Navy Gunners, the Carbineers, Estcourt Athletics Club, Winterton Country Club, all the municipalities along the route, the Carbineer Athletics Club, Alex Mooi River Wimpy, the referees (Henry Somaru did all 13), the time keepers, medical personnel, organising committee, the runners, walkers and seconds and everyone from any walk of life who may have contributed to this event in any way….