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Wesley Botton Whether or not the lockdown allows for a mass participation race, another cracking 50km contest could be on the cards early next year. Elite distance runner Irvette van Zyl has set a new 50km road running record. Picture: Reg Caldecott/Gallo Images Considering how rich a history South Africa has in the sport, it seems a bit crazy that we ve never hosted an ultra-distance road running world championship. So desperate were athletes and officials to flaunt the country s ability, both as competitors and hosts, an attempt was made to hold a global championship in 1989. Due to an international ban, with the nation still under apartheid rule at the time, it was never made official. But while a 100km World Championship was held in France that year, a strong field at the one-off elite race in Stelle ....