"Number 1 is breathing hard. My legs burn. As the pistons in an engine, they work tirelessly. The land is rolling by. Stones, earth, ripples, grasses bend, gravity is working against him ........... ... "
Hundred kilometers African wilderness become a spiritual experience at the 12th SKYRUN through the Drakensberg. The scars on the legs and feet are not healed yet, but spectacular images show the horizon and let us hope, 2010 might pass quickly so that we can start again!
Salomon SKYRUN 2009 - the longest day of the year:
http://www.gripmastertrails.com/trailnews/run-wild-and-fly-high-–-der-langste-tag-des-jahres/
| OVERALL POSITION | ||||
| Position | Race Time | Race No. | Name | Category |
| 1 | 14:43:13 | 18 | DON WAUCHOPE IAIN | OM |
| 1 | 14:43:13 | 1 | ARNETT BRUCE | OM |
| 3 | 15:41:56 | 24 | HUGHS TREVOR | VM |
| 4 | 17:30:10 | 45 | SCHOEMAN NICO | VM |
| 5 | 18:12:20 | 20 | ERASMUS ANDRE | OM |
| 5 | 18:12:20 | 39 | RUST LEO | OM |
| 5 | 18:12:20 | 48 | STEEL ROGER | OM |
| 8 | 20:18:53 | 12 | DE BEER NIC | OM |
| 9 | 20:45:02 | 21 | FOURIE HERMAN | OM |
| 10 | 21:13:47 | 16 | DU PLESSIS HENDRI | OM |
| 11 | 23:05:10 | 46 | STEYN JEANETTE | VW |
| 12 | 23:37:23 | 11 | DOKE LINDA | VW |
| 12 | 23:37:23 | 26 | JENNINGS GUY | VM |
| 12 | 23:37:23 | 30 | LE ROUX DANIE | OM |
| 15 | 25:42:38 | 4 | BOTHA THEUNS | OM |
| 15 | 25:42:38 | 17 | DREYER SP | OM |
| 17 | 25:52:52 | 32 | MOUTON JACQUES | OM |
| 18 | 26:07:06 | 25 | HARRIS CHRISTINE | MW |
| 19 | 26:31:37 | 27 | KRUGER JAMES | OM |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 7 | BOTHA KAREL | OM |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 13 | DE HAAST LAURA | VW |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 14 | DE HAAST MATHEW | OM |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 8 | CRANSTON RAY | OM |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 49 | TROW JENNY | VW |
| 20 | 26:34:58 | 28 | KELLY EUGENE | OM |
| 26 | 29:21:52 | 40 | REPKE STEPHEN | OM |
| 26 | 29:21:52 | 19 | ENENKEL REGINE | OW |
| 28 | 29:27:06 | 3 | ABBOT TONY | OM |
| 29 | 29:45:10 | 2 | ADDISON KAREN | MW |
| 29 | 29:45:10 | 51 | VAN DER MERWE RIANA | VW |
| 31 | 29:52:16 | 52 | VAN DER MERWE MYNHARDT | VM |
| 32 | 31:09:50 | 36 | MOKHETHI PAUL | OM |
| 32 | 31:09:50 | 37 | NGALO GEORGE | VM |
| 34 | 31:19:46 | 34 | MOLLENTZE BILLY | VM |
| 35 | 32:18:20 | 31 | MYBURGH NEIL | MM |
| 36 | 33:07:20 | 22 | FERREIRA JOHAN | MM |
| 36 | 33:07:20 | 53 | VAN VUUREN MARTIN | MM |
| 38 | 33:26:28 | 5 | BOOYSEN JACQUES | OM |
| 39 | 33:55:10 | 23 | GODFERY KATE | VW |
| 40 | 34:07:35 | 50 | VAN ZYL LIZBE | VW |
| 41 | 35:23:00 | 43 | SLAUGHTER ANDREW | OM |
