:Three Peaks Challenge

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The Three Peaks Challenge is a mountain running trail that involves ascending the three major peaks above Cape Town, namely Devil's Peak, Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

History

The route was first completed by Carl Wilhelm Schneeberger in 1897. Schneeberger completed the course in 9 hours and 5 minutes, not counting his rest stops at the old Johannesburg Hotel in Long Street after each peak. On the centenary of Schneeberger's feat, Don Hartley and a group of 13 runners took on the challenge on 13 September 1997, and the time has been continually bettered since.{{Cite web |title=Three Peaks Challenge |url=http://www.threepeakschallenge.co.za/}}

In 2022, the trail was used as a fundraiser to support low-fee Calling Education schools in South Africa.{{Cite web |title=24-hour triathlon created by Cape Town local to support low-income learners |url=https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/24-hour-triathlon-created-by-cape-town-local-to-support-low-income-learners/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=www.capetownetc.com}}

Records

Bold = current record; an asterisk indicates solo efforts.

Year	Men	Time	Women	Time
class="wikitable"
1897	Carl Schneeberger *	10:50:00
1927	Sandy Trimble *	07:17:00
1977	Geoff Pitter *	06:51:00
1997	Don Hartley	07:18:00	Catherine Schorr	09:27:00
1998	Danny Biggs	06:07:42	Tanya Katzchner	08:23:07
1999	Glenn Castle	06:41:56	Helen Davies	08:43:15
2000	Arvind Varsani	06:18:20	Tanya Katzchner	07:38:27
2001	Chad Ulansky	05:27:29	Caroline Brawner	07:43:49
2002	Danny Biggs	05:33:51	Sylvie Harris	07:31:19
2003	Danny Biggs	05:44:24	Nicola Le Marquand	07:07:21
2004	Ake Fagereng	06:36:13	Sylvie Harris	06:42:32
2005	Ake Fagereng	05:46:53	Janette Terblanche	07:52:54
2006	Roger Steel	05:56:42	Sylvie Harris	06:17:26
2007	Andrew Hagen	06:11:38	Karen De Kock	07:48:12
2008	Bruce Arnett	05:28:08	Caroline Balkwill	07:40:34
2009	Andrew Hagen	05:34:27	Cherilyn Vossberg	07:09:23
2010	Andrew Hagen	05:23:20	Janette Terblanche	07:28:13
2011	Andre Calitz	05:07:39	Caroline Balkwill	07:14:09
2012	Andre Calitz	04:50:21	Katya Soggott	06:15:27
2013	Charl Souma	05:46:57	Katya Soggott	06:15:02
2014	Martin Kleynhans	05:24:59	Katya Soggott	06:15:44
2015	Martin Kleynhans	05:20:29	Melanie Porter	07:11:28
2016	Andrew Hagen	04:55:13	Jane Wyngaard	06:40:45
2017	Lucky Miya	05:04:55	Karoline Hanks	06:57:20
2018	Kane Reilly	05:15:46	Cleo Albertus	07:16:19
2019	Kane Reilly	04:42:43	Julika Pahl	06:09:15
2020	Pete Calitz	05:46:56	Jana Trojan	07:30:54
2021	Luke Roberts	05:30:23	Emily Djock	06:37:01
2022 \|Pieter Calitz \|05:53:53 \|Liz Robertson \|08:18:11

References

Category:Mountain running competitions

Category:Athletics competitions in South Africa

Category:Trail running competitions