Riana van der Merwe
Born : 1965 Cat. W60 Ultrarunner since 2008 RSA
36
DUV-index ?Largest integer N such that the runner has at least N credited races of at least N km.
50
DUV-index+ ?Largest integer N such that the race distances provide at least N complete segments of N km in total. A single long race may therefore contribute several segments. See the DUV-Index tab for the detailed calculation. calculation details
3
Countries visited ?FRAFranceITAItalyRSASouth Africa
71,6%
Rank quotient ?This runner's calculation uses 36 eligible race(s): Σ(rank − 1) = 5 718; Σ finishers = 7 982. 5 718 / 7 982 × 100 = 71.64%. A win adds 0 to the numerator. Lower is better.

Totals

Ultras completed36
Km — ultra races2 979 km
> 100 km3
Longest race119,0 km

Km per year (ultra races)

200
2 races
2022
250
3 races
2023
174
3 races
2024
103
2 races
2025
2026

Race types (share of distance)

Trail100,0%

Wins & podiums (ultra)

🏆 Win0
🏆 Win F0
🏅 Top 30
🏅 Top 3 F3
Longest winning streak0
Current streak0

HISTORY

36 race(s)
DateRacePerf.Rk
2025
24.05 58km RSA4th Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB - MUT 60 12:50:32 h166
22.03 45km RSA2nd Pass2Pass Ultra-Trail 8:49:18 h88
2024
22.11 55km RSA11th Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT) 55 km 12:14:41 h387
10.10 60km RSA10th Cederberg Traverse 60 km Run 12:40:00 h18
25.05 59km RSA3rd Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB - MUT 60 12:46:41 h161
2023
18.11 100km RSA16th SkyRun 100 km 25:52:32 h32
02.09 50km RSA1st The Titanic Challenge 7:14:40 h23
28.04 100km RSA7th Ultra Trail Drakensberg (UTD 100) 23:27:21 h68
2022
19.11 100km RSA15th SkyRun 100 km 26:12:51 h49
22.04 100km RSA6th Ultra Trail Drakensberg (UTD 100) 21:25:06 h66
2021
20.11 100km RSA14th SkyRun 100 km 24:47:02 h82
23.04 62km RSA5th Ultra Trail Drakensberg - Giant’s Cup Uncut (GCU 62) 11:38:39 h102
2020
14.11 100km RSA13th SkyRun 100 km 25:19:04 h100
2019
16.11 100km RSA12th SkyRun 100 km 24:53:00 h78
27.04 62km RSA3rd Ultra Trail Drakensberg - Giant’s Cup Uncut (GCU 62) 12:15:51 h56
2018
17.11 100km RSA11th SkyRun 100 km 27:18:06 h70
29.08 119km ITA9ème Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie 32:09:09 h1181
2017
02.12 65km RSA4th Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT) 65 km 13:06:09 h214
21.10 111km FRA18ème Grand Raid Réunion - Trail de Bourbon 38:29:48 h680
2016
19.11 100km RSA10th SkyRun 100 km 25:39:28 h87
15.10 100km RSA3rd Cederberg Traverse 100 km 22:22:00 h25
26.08 101km ITA11ème Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix 25:30:51 h1098
2015
21.11 100km RSA9th SkyRun 100 km 25:42:00 h52
17.10 100km RSA2nd Cederberg Traverse 100 km 21:48:57 h10
2014
22.11 100km RSA8th SkyRun 100 km 25:12:00 h55
2013
16.11 65km RSA7th SkyRun Lite 65 km 11:50:00 h47
2012
03.11 100km RSA6th SkyRun 100 km 24:54:00 h31
2011
11.11 100km RSA5th SkyRun 100 km 25:19:00 h21
10.09 50km RSA19. Mont-Aux-Sources 50km Challenge 8:36:26 h115
2010
12.11 100km RSA4th SkyRun 100 km 26:50:55 h33
11.09 50km RSA18. Mont-Aux-Sources 50km Challenge 8:34:17 h129
03.07 52km RSA22nd Rhodes 52 km Trail Run 7:52:52 h129
01.05 85km RSA6th Addo Elephant 50 Mile Trail Run 12:48:00 h23
27.02 80km RSAMidnight Hell Run 80km 12:52:51 h12
2009
05.12 100km RSA3rd SkyRun 100 km 29:45:10 h29
2008
13.09 50km RSA16. Mont-Aux-Sources 50km Challenge 9:16:41 h237