South African rankings in women’s road running events in 2026 (as of 8 March).
5km
1 – 19:42 Zanele Mayisa (Johannesburg, 1 March)
10km
1 – 32:13 Glenrose Xaba (Gqeberha, 1 March)
2 – 33:20 Karabo Mailula (Gqeberha, 1 March)
3 – 33:28 Cacisile Sosibo (Gqeberha, 1 March)
4 – 33:57 Irvette van Zyl (Gqeberha, 1 March)
5 – 35:15 Ntsoaki Malahloe (Gqeberha, 1 March)
6 – 35:52 Bathobile Mkhize (Durban, 1 March)
7 – 35:58 Carina Viljoen (Randburg, 13 February)
8 – 36:18 Shanae Williams (Gqeberha, 1 March)
9 – 36:22 Zanele Maisa (Soweto, 22 February)
10 – 38:38 Anene Bosman (Cape Town, 31 January)
21km
1 – 1:17:03 Gerda Steyn (Johannesburg, 1 February)
2 – 1:17:07 Kamogelo Mogano (Polokwane, 14 February)
3 – 1:17:59 Shanae Williams (Stellenbosch, 21 February)
4 – 1:19:38 Tyler Belling (Houston, 11 January)
5 – 1:19:40 Ebeth Marais (Cape Town, 31 January)
6 – 1:20:47 Carla Johnson (Stellenbosch, 21 February)
7 – 1:20:57 Marie-Tinka Olivier (Stellenbsoch, 21 February)
8 – 1:20:59 Mila Geldenhuys (Cape Town, 15 February)
9 – 1:21:34 Laila Abouzaid (Houston, 11 January)
10 – 1:22:00 Mia Morrison (Cape Town, 15 February)
42km
1 – 2:45:13 Carla Johnson (Dubai, 1 February)
2 – 2:45:14 Jenna Challenor (Cape Town, 15 February)
3 – 2:49:05 Irvette van Zyl (Pretoria, 22 February)
4 – 2:54:24 Jana Calmeyer (Seville, 15 February)
5 – 2:55:43 Ilse Marais (Cape Town, 15 February)
6 – 2:58:26 Maretha Smit (Cape Town, 15 February)
7 – 2:58:38 Jenna Spooner (Cape Town, 15 February)
8 – 2:59:10 Cindy Simelane (Polokwane, 14 February)
9 – 2:59:18 Adele Broodryk (Benoni, 25 January)
10 – 2:59:56 Omuhle Kubheka (Benoni, 25 January)
* Featured image of Gerda Steyn at the Two Oceans ultra-marathon by Tobias Ginsberg/Action Photo
