Announcing the winners of the 2017 Skyrunner® Series

Toit Honiball is the 2017 Skyrunner^® Series men’s champion with 238 points.

Nicolette Griffieon wins the women’s Series with 188 points.

In line with International Skyrunning Federation requirements, the Skyrunner^® Series works on a three-best-scores-to-count basis. If, however, no runners in a category have completed three events, then the process rolls down to a two-scores-to-count basis.

The top three in each division were as follows:

MEN

1. Toit Honiball (Drakensberg Northern Trail + Ingeli + Wolkberg) – 238 points

2. Bruce Arnett (Drakensberg Northern Trail + Wolkberg + Uitsoek) – 176 points

3. Peter Pienaar (Wolkberg + Uitsoek + Lesotho Ultra Trail) – 130 points

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WOMEN

1. Nicolette Griffieon (Drakensberg Northern Trail + Lesotho Ultra Trail) – 188 points

2. Marzelle van der Merwe (Drakensberg Northern Trail + Lesotho Ultra Trail) – 160 points

3. Rizta Fouche (Wolkberg + Lesotho Ultra Trail) – 160 points

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The five events in the 2017 Skyrunner^® Series were:

• Drakensberg Northern Trail SkyMarathon (42km, 2 100m vert)

• Ingeli SkyMarathon (42km, 1 800m vert)

• Wolkberg SkyMarathon (34km, 1 800m vert)

• Uitsoek SkyMarathon (36km, 2 167m vert)

• Lesotho Ultra Trail Ultra SkyMarathon (50km, 3 200m vert)

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