#Comrades2023 Green Number Club

On 11 June over 400 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 13,626 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 held by Barry Holland who has completed 48; and Kleintjie Van Schalkwyk who has completed 34, considering that women were not allowed to participate prior to 1975.

Whilst 2081 athletes will be running in their Comrades Green Number, 406 will be aiming for Green Number status, 91 will be going for their Double Green Number, 18 will be heading towards their Triple Green Number and 1 very special Comrades athlete will be going for his Quadruple Green Number status.

Upcoming Green Number Milestones:

Finishes	Male	Female	Total
9	329	77	406
19	79	12	91
29	16	2	18
39	1	0	1

Triple Green Number Runners:

First name	Last name	Race Number	Finishes
Hercules Daniel	HOFMEYR	6779	39
Kovalan	MOODLEY	8412	38
Komalan	MOODLEY	2182	36
Ian	BENSON	4296	36
Wayne	SCOTT	4697	36
Eric	WRIGHT	5058	36
Kenny	WILLIAMS	9369	36
Gareth	GRIFFITHS	1747	35
Barry	REED	4859	35
Chris	MORTIMER	6604	35
Kobus	VAN DER WALT	3295	34
Manuel	ALVES	5137	34
Basil	KOK	7909	34
Kleintjie	VAN SCHALKWYK	7919	34
Andre	VAN ROOYEN	10047	34
Pieter	NEL	10595	34
Barlan	GOVENDER	15784	34
Jan	VAN VREDEN	16748	34
Werner	WEIDEMANN	4361	33
Theo	RAFIRI	6971	33
Keith	REYNOLDS	11523	33
Johan	GRANT	19352	33
Patricia	FISHER	1011	32
Jack	MORTASSAGNE	3745	32
Andries	VENTER	4587	32
Naresh	NANA	5829	32
Vitalis	POLI	13851	32
Christo	BRINK	15118	32
Selwyn	LOSPER	17266	32
Daniel	JORDAAN	17678	32
Moferefere Martin	MOCHATSI	19973	32
Werner	KRIEL	22027	32
Shane	HINCHLIFFE	2472	31
Moses	MAPAILA	6357	31
Shaun	MEIKLEJOHN	6845	31
Roger	BUCK	9453	31
Video	MURRAY	14147	31
Bradley	OAKLEY-BROWN	14741	31
Leon	VAN MOERKERKEN	15949	31
Edmund	MNGADI	20776	31
Jacob	KARELSE	21441	31
Naresh	DEVNUND	22525	31
Vernon	ANLEY	2225	30
Johan	VAN STADEN	2815	30
David	JACOBS	4493	30
Paul	MOKWENA	5743	30
Toni	HESP	5974	30
Floors	WELTHAGEN	8743	30
Magavishnu	NAIR	11354	30
Richard	HAMMILL	15103	30
Nick	SISSING	15753	30
Garry	MANN	19088	30
Phuti	TLABELA	24070	30
Johnny	VAN DER WALT	24763	30
Nkeke	RANAMANE	26090	30
Danie	JACOBS	26784	30
Simon	CHILIZA	27489	30
Themba	DUBE	27500	30

Going for Quadruple Green (Running their 40^th Comrades):

First name	Last name	Race number	Finishes
Hercules Daniel	HOFMEYR	6779	39

Quadruple Green Number Runners in #Comrades2023:

First name	Last name	Race number	Finishes
Barry	HOLLAND	916	48
Louis	MASSYN	403	47
Victor	BOSTON	3111	44
Wietsche	VAN DER WESTHUIZEN	4192	43
David	WILLIAMS	1550	42
Mike	COWLING	7296	42
Colin	GOOSEN	144	40

The 96^th Comrades Marathon will be a Down Run on Sunday, 11 June 2023, starting at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 05h30 and ending 12 hours later at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban.The route distance is 87.701km. This will be the 48^th Comrades Down Run.

Media Release: #Comrades2023 Green Number Runners

In 18 days, over 400 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 13,626 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 held by Barry Holland who has completed 48; and Kleintjie Van Schalkwyk who has completed 34, considering that women were not allowed to participate prior to 1975.

Whilst 2081 athletes will be running in their Comrades Green Number, 406 will be aiming for Green Number status, 91 will be going for their Double Green Number, 18 will be heading towards their Triple Green Number and 1 very special Comrades athlete will be going for his Quadruple Green Number status.

Upcoming Green Number Milestones:

Finishes	Male	Female	Total
9	329	77	406
19	79	12	91
29	16	2	18
39	1	0	1

Triple Green Number Runners:

First name	Last name	Race Number	Finishes
Hercules Daniel	HOFMEYR	6779	39
Kovalan	MOODLEY	8412	38
Komalan	MOODLEY	2182	36
Ian	BENSON	4296	36
Wayne	SCOTT	4697	36
Eric	WRIGHT	5058	36
Kenny	WILLIAMS	9369	36
Gareth	GRIFFITHS	1747	35
Barry	REED	4859	35
Chris	MORTIMER	6604	35
Kobus	VAN DER WALT	3295	34
Manuel	ALVES	5137	34
Basil	KOK	7909	34
Kleintjie	VAN SCHALKWYK	7919	34
Andre	VAN ROOYEN	10047	34
Pieter	NEL	10595	34
Barlan	GOVENDER	15784	34
Jan	VAN VREDEN	16748	34
Werner	WEIDEMANN	4361	33
Theo	RAFIRI	6971	33
Keith	REYNOLDS	11523	33
Johan	GRANT	19352	33
Patricia	FISHER	1011	32
Jack	MORTASSAGNE	3745	32
Andries	VENTER	4587	32
Naresh	NANA	5829	32
Vitalis	POLI	13851	32
Christo	BRINK	15118	32
Selwyn	LOSPER	17266	32
Daniel	JORDAAN	17678	32
Moferefere Martin	MOCHATSI	19973	32
Werner	KRIEL	22027	32
Shane	HINCHLIFFE	2472	31
Moses	MAPAILA	6357	31
Shaun	MEIKLEJOHN	6845	31
Roger	BUCK	9453	31
Video	MURRAY	14147	31
Bradley	OAKLEY-BROWN	14741	31
Leon	VAN MOERKERKEN	15949	31
Edmund	MNGADI	20776	31
Jacob	KARELSE	21441	31
Naresh	DEVNUND	22525	31
Vernon	ANLEY	2225	30
Johan	VAN STADEN	2815	30
David	JACOBS	4493	30
Paul	MOKWENA	5743	30
Toni	HESP	5974	30
Floors	WELTHAGEN	8743	30
Magavishnu	NAIR	11354	30
Richard	HAMMILL	15103	30
Nick	SISSING	15753	30
Garry	MANN	19088	30
Phuti	TLABELA	24070	30
Johnny	VAN DER WALT	24763	30
Nkeke	RANAMANE	26090	30
Danie	JACOBS	26784	30
Simon	CHILIZA	27489	30
Themba	DUBE	27500	30

Going for Quadruple Green (Running their 40^th Comrades):

First name	Last name	Race number	Finishes
Hercules Daniel	HOFMEYR	6779	39

Quadruple Green Number Runners in #Comrades2023:

First name	Last name	Race number	Finishes
Barry	HOLLAND	916	48
Louis	MASSYN	403	47
Victor	BOSTON	3111	44
Wietsche	VAN DER WESTHUIZEN	4192	43
David	WILLIAMS	1550	42
Mike	COWLING	7296	42
Colin	GOOSEN	144	40

The 96^th Comrades Marathon will be a Down Run on Sunday, 11 June 2023, starting at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 05h30 and ending 12 hours later at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban.The route distance is 87.701km. This will be the 48^th Comrades Down Run.

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