#Comrades2019 Green Number Runners

In 19 days, more than 500 athletes from South Africa and around the world will aspire to be inducted into the Comrades Marathon Green Number Club. Since 1921, a total of 12,839 runners have completed the epic ultramarathon more than ten times each, thus earning their place on the coveted Comrades Green Number Roll of Honour.

Traditionally runners retain their race numbers from year to year, while after completing 10 Comrades Marathons, the runner is awarded his/her Green Number in perpetuity, meaning that it is henceforth reserved for its owner. It is also possible to earn a Green Number with either 3 Comrades wins or 5 Comrades gold medals.

The record for the most Comrades Marathon finishes is jointly held by Louis Massyn and Barry Holland who have completed 46; and Kleintjie Van Schalkwyk who has completed 34, considering that women were not allowed to participate prior to 1975.

Going for Green (Running Their 10^th Comrades)

	Gender	Finishes	Number
South Africa	Male	9	411
South Africa	Female	9	84
International	Male	9	9
International	Female	9	1
Rest of Africa	Male	9	4
Rest of Africa	Female	9	1

 

Going for Double Green (Running Their 20^th Comrades)

	Gender	Finishes	Number	Name	Country
Rest of Africa	Male	19	1	Joe Absai	Namibia
International	Male	19	1	Andrea Brunold	Switzerland
South Africa	Male	19	101
South Africa	Female	19	13

 

Going for Triple Green (Running Their 30^th Comrades)

Males

First Name	Last Name	Gender	Finishes
Bradley	Oakley-Brown	Male	29
Dirk	Brink	Male	29
Edmund	Mngadi	Male	29
Faizel	Shaikjee	Male	29
Floors	Welthagen	Male	29
Fred	Macdougall	Male	29
Hilton	Galleid	Male	29
Isaac	Mabula	Male	29
Jan	Coetzee	Male	29
John	Grobbelaar	Male	29
Koos	Coetzee	Male	29
Leon	Van Moerkerken	Male	29
Magavishnu	Nair	Male	29
Moses	Mapaila	Male	29
Naresh	Devnund	Male	29
Paul	Mokwena	Male	29
Roger	Buck	Male	29
Ronald	Dribbin	Male	29
Shane	Hinchliffe	Male	29
Shaun	Meiklejohn	Male	29
Video	Murray	Male	29
Vitalis	Poli	Male	29
Zakiel	Masha	Male	29
Zwelakhe Richard	Nxumalo	Male	29

 

Going for Triple Green (Running Their 30^th Comrades)

Females

First Name	Last Name		Gender	Finishes
Kim	Pain		Female	29
Pat	Freeman		Female	29

 

2019 Quadruple Green Number Runners

First Name	Last Name	Gender	Finishes
Barry	Holland	Male	46
Louis	Massyn	Male	46
Alan	Robb	Male	42
Vic	Boston	Male	42
David	Williams	Male	41
Mike	Cowling	Male	41
Wietsche	Van Der Westhuizen	Male	41
Zwelitsha	Gono	Male	41

 

There are only 17 Comrades Quadruple Green Number Holders in the history of the Comrades Marathon:

First Name	Last Name	Race Number	Finishes
Barry	Holland	916	46
Louis	Massyn	403	46
Dave	Rogers	183	45
Alan	Robb	1704	42
Clive	Crawley	1	42
Dave	Lowe	1702	42
Vic	Boston	3111	42
David	Williams	5178	41
Mike	Cowling	7296	41
Tommy	Neitski	1689	41
Wietsche	Van Der Westhuizen	4192	41
Zwelitsha	Gono	1180	41
Kenny	Craig	145	40
Riel	Hugo	1221	40
Shaun	Wood	4286	40
Johann	Van Eeden	1691	40
Boysie	Van Staden	2516	40

 

Note: The 2019 Comrades Marathon will be held on Sunday, 9 June 2019, starting at the Durban City Hall at 5h30 and finishing 12 hours later at the Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg. This will be the 48^th Up Run.