Curriculum Vitae: Ilse Marais

Personal details:

  • First Name/Surname: Ilse Marais
  • Date of birth: 30 September 1977
  • Club: Nedbank Running Club
  • Nationality: South African
  • Email: ilsedmarais@gmail.com

Personal Bests:

10 Km: 37:35 2021
21.1 Km: 1:21:12 2021
42.2 Km: 2:55:46 2023
Comrades: 6:57:15 2024

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2019 Cross Country SA Champs (40-45 age group) 4km, 3rd veteran & 1st team
2021 SA Half Marathon Champs, 1:21:12, 3rd veteran
2021 Cross Country SA Champs (40-45 age group) 4km, 2nd veteran
2021 National Colours SAMA: Road Running 10km & Marathon.
2021 CGMA Provincial Colours: Road Running 10km, 21.1km, 42.2km, Cross Country &
Track and Field 10,000m
2021 CGMA Female Athlete of the year
2021 Represented CGA at SA Champs for Cross Country, 10km & 21.1 km
2023 Chosen for CGA for SA 5km Champs

2023 Broke CGMA 5000m record
2024 Chosen for CGA for SA 10km Champs

BEST PERFORMANCES 2022
Comrades Marathon Down Run, 7:21, 27th Overall & 16th Veteran
Team prize 1st (Veteran)

BEST PERFORMANCES 2023
Varsity Kudus 15km, 1:01, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
Cape Peninsula Marathon 42.2km, 2:59, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
CGMA Champs 5000m, 18:41, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
Irene Running Festival 48km, 3:44, 9th Overall & 5th Veteran
Cradle Race 32km, 2:31, 2nd Overall & 2nd Veteran
Nedbank Running Club 10km, 40:53, 2nd Overall & 1st Veteran
Cool Ideas Pirates 10km, 39:13, 4th Overall & 1st Veteran
Spar Ladies Jozi 10km, 40:27, 13th Overall & 2nd Veteran
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 42.2km, 2:55, 16th Overall & 3rd Veteran
Run the greens 10km, 43:32, 1st Overall
PPS Alberton 10Km, 39:55, 3rd Overall & 1st Veteran
Knysna Nite Race 10km, 38:49, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
Sabrina Road Run 10km, 37:54, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran

BEST PERFORMANCES 2024
Kudus 15 Km, 1:04, 4th Overall & 4th Veteran
Dischem Half Marathon 21.1 km, 1:27, 11th Overall, 5th South African & 2nd Veteran
Johnson Crane 10 km, 39:36, 10th Overall & 4th Veteran
Race to Equality ASA 10 km Champs, 39:18, 17th Overall, 2nd SAMA 45-49 & 5th Veteran
Team prize 1st (Gold)
Two Oceans Marathon 56 km, 4:18, 34th Overall & 14th Veteran
Comrades Marathon UP Run, 6:57, 24th Overall & 10th Veteran
Team prize 1st (Veteran)

BEST PERFORMANCES 2025
Ethekwini Best of Best Marathon, 3:06, 4th Overall & 3rd Veteran
Two Oceans Marathon 56km, 4:25, 36th Overall & 14th Veteran
BNAC Benoni Northerns 42.2km, 3:19, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
Alan Robb Marathon 42.2km, 3:30, 2nd Overall & 1st Veteran
Comrades Marathon DOWN Run, 7:04, 29th Overall & 12th Veteran
Team prize 1st (Veteran)
Team prize 1st (Recreational)
Randburg Harriers Challenge 21.1km, 1:26, 1st Overall & 1st Veteran
Old Eds Road Race 21.1km, 1:29, 2nd Overall & 1st Veteran