Solo runners & walkers
Minimum age 20. Official finishers complete at least 80 km running or 60 km walking during the twelve hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE · EVENT CANCELLED
The Longest Day 2026
The Longest Day 2026
has been cancelled.
After careful consideration for our runners' safety and wellbeing, and because of the extreme weather forecast for Saturday, it has been decided to cancel The Longest Day on 17 October 2026. Please do not travel to Collegians Club on Saturday.
Refunds: Webtickets will contact all entrants for a full refund via the Webtickets portal.
Questions: collegians.harriers@outlook.com · Werner Jonas 083 376 7334 · Chantall van der Merwe 079 136 9865
Thank you for your understanding and support. Stay safe.
SATURDAY · 17 OCTOBER 2026 · CANCELLED
THE LONGEST
THE LONGEST
DAY.
The Longest Day 2026 has been cancelled because of the extreme weather forecast. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Date
17 October 2026
Time
06:00–18:00
Venue
Collegians Club · PMB
Surface
Grassed sportsfield
OFFICIAL 2026 FLYER
The full event.
The full event.
At a glance.
Select the flyer to open the full-size artwork and view all sponsor details.
HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?
An endurance challenge
An endurance challenge
with room for everyone.
The Longest Day gives runners and walkers twelve hours to build their distance on the Collegians Club sportsfield. Enter solo, share the day with a team or take on one of the dedicated 2026 team competitions.
Official finisher distances apply to solo and team running and walking categories, while the Schools Team competition rewards the first team to reach its 80 km maximum in the fastest recorded time.
Choose your
challenge.
Five ways to take part, from a full solo effort to the new Schools and Over-60s competitions.
Three-person teams
Minimum age 19. Team members rotate and may complete any distance during their turns.
- Runner teams: 80 km minimum
- Walker teams: 60 km minimum
Four-person teams
Minimum age 14. The 2026 programme includes the dedicated Schools and Over-60s team categories.
Schools Team
Four-person school teams race to an 80 km maximum. The first team to reach 80 km in the fastest recorded time wins; distance after 80 km does not count.
Over-60s Team
Four-person over-60s teams are ranked by total distance. Runner teams require 80 km and walker teams 60 km to be official finishers.
Event-day
essentials.
The key details participants need before the start. The approved full event rules will be linked here when supplied.
Race-pack collection
Collection opens in the Collegians Club Hall.
Collection closes
Be ready for the pre-race briefing before the start.
The challenge starts
Twelve hours of running and walking begin.
The day ends
Final distances determine finishers and rankings.
Walk inside. Run outside.
Walkers use the inside lane and runners use the outside lane. Participants must remain in their allocated lane.
Teams choose their turns.
Team runners may rotate and complete any distance during their turns within the event rules.
Distance standards apply.
Runner categories require at least 80 km and walker categories at least 60 km unless the specific competition states otherwise.
Entries are limited.
The published event information limits the field to 100 runners and 50 walkers, with a team regarded as one entry.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Entries
Entries
closed.
Entries for The Longest Day 2026 are closed because the event has been cancelled. Webtickets will contact all entrants for a full refund via the Webtickets portal.
Event enquiries →
Cancelled
17 October 2026
Full
refund Via the Webtickets portal
refund Via the Webtickets portal
Venue &
enquiries.
Contact the event team for Longest Day-specific questions.
Official updates
Confirmed entry and full-rules links will be added to the event page once supplied.
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Contact the club →Collegians Club
381 Boshoff Street · Pietermaritzburg · KwaZulu-Natal
Event
history.
Original Longest Day history and approved result documents are retained alongside the 2026 event information.
How The Longest Day developed
Read the preserved four-page history of the club's endurance challenge.
Open history PDF →2017 and 2019 archives
Solo, team and combined result documents are now indexed in the race and event archive.
Browse historical results →