Top 10 South African athletes in women’s road running events in 2024.

Mile

1 – 4:38 Carina Viljoen (Parys, 19 Oct)
2 – 4:42 Carmie Prinsloo (Parys, 19 Oct)
3 – 4:46 Charne Swart (Parys, 19 Oct)
4 – 4:54 Simonay Weitsz (Parys, 19 Oct)
5 – 5:01 Aviwe Hoboloshe (Parys, 19 Oct)
6 – 5:02 Carina Swiegers (Parys, 19 Oct)
7 – 5:03 Andrea Steynberg (Parys, 19 Oct)
8 – 5:12 Slindile Hlatshwayo (Parys, 19 Oct)
9 – 5:14 Naledi Makgatha (Parys, 19 Oct)

5km

1 – 15:42 Glenrose Xaba (Pretoria, 10 Nov)
2 – 15:52 Carina Viljoen (Paris, 5 Apr)
3 – 16:16 Karabo More (Durban, 14 Oct)
4 – 16:25 Gerda Steyn (Durban, 14 Oct)
5 – 16:28 Cacisile Sosibo (Durban, 14 Oct)
6 – 16:33 Ntsoaki Molahloe (Durban, 21 Jul)
7 – 16:33 Tayla Kavanagh (Durban, 14 Oct)
8 – 16:39 Karabo Mailula (Pretoria, 10 Nov)
9 – 16:54 Lorato Molefhi (Kazungula, 24 Feb)
10 – 17:03 Busisiwe Chamane (Durban, 21 Jul)

10km

1 – 31:12 Glenrose Xaba (Durban, 7 Jul)
2 – 32:30 Dominique Scott-Efurd (Boston, 23 Jun)
3 – 32:38 Tayla Kavanagh (Cape Town, 19 Oct)
4 – 32:48 Cacisile Sosibo (Durban, 29 Sep)
4 – 32:48 Carina Viljoen (Cape Town, 19 Oct)
6 – 33:08 Karabo Mailula (Durban, 7 Jul)
7 – 33:10 Irvette van Zyl (Durban, 23 Jun)
8 – 33:10 Cian Oldknow (Durban, 29 Sep)
9 – 33:16 Kesa Molotsane (Cape Town, 24 Mar)
10 – 33:52 Ntsoaki Malahloe (Durban, 7 Jul)

21km

1 – 1:13:03 Tayla Kavanagh (Cape Town, 14 Sep)
2 – 1:13:42 Glenrose Xaba (Gqeberha, 1 Jun)
3 – 1:13:51 Cacisile Sosibo (Gqeberha, 1 Jun)
4 – 1:14:03 Cian Oldknow (Cape Town, 13 Apr)
5 – 1:15:42 Vicky van der Merwe (Cape Town, 14 Sep)
6 – 1:16:13 Irvette van Zyl (14 Jan, Johannesburg)
7 – 1:17:07 Karabo Mailula (Gqeberha, 1 Jun)
8 – 1:18:11 Lebo Phalula-Mzazi (Gqeberha, 1 Jun)
9 – 1:18:18 Lebogang Phalula-Luthuli (Gqeberha, 1 Jun)
10 – 1:19:26 Bianca Tarboton (Cape Town, 13 Apr)

42km

1 – 2:22:22 Glenrose Xaba (Cape Town, 20 Oct)
2 – 2:25:08 Cian Oldknow (Seville, 18 Feb)
3 – 2:28:16 Dominique Scott-Efurd (Chicago, 13 Oct)
4 – 2:31:14 Irvette van Zyl (Paris, 11 Aug)
5 – 2:32:51 Gerda Steyn (Paris, 11 Aug)
6 – 2:41:08 Jenet Mbhele (Cape Town, 20 Oct)
7 – 2:46:26 Megan Dempster (Seville, 18 Feb)
8 – 2:49:22 Banele Mabizela (Cape Town, 20 Oct)
9 – 2:50:29 Maretha Smit (Berlin, 29 Sep)
10 – 2:52:56 Jenna Challenor (Durban, 28 Apr)
* Featured image of Glenrose Xaba by Reg Caldecott