Placeholder photograph: runners at sunset

UNDER THE SUN PRESENTS

SUNDOWN 6

SUNDOWN 6

FURTHER THAN YOU THOUGHT.

FURTHER THAN YOU THOUGHT.

21 NOVEMBER 2026 / 16:00–22:00 / LEISURE ISLE, KNYSNA

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THE ROUTE

LEISURE ISLE LOOP

LEISURE ISLE LOOP

4 KM LOOP / OVER & OVER / 6HRS INTO THE NIGHT

4 KM LOOP / OVER & OVER / 6HRS

HOW FAR COULD YOU GO?

HOW FAR COULD YOU GO?

Six hours. One 4 km loop. Your own pace.

Six hours. One 4 km loop. Your own pace.

Wondering how far you might get? Here’s an idea of what’s possible at different paces, allowing for a five-minute break after every two laps.

PACE / KM

4 KM LAP

6-HOUR DISTANCE

PROJECTED DISTANCE

FULL LAPS

5:00

20 min / lap

20 min / lap

20 min

64 km

16 full laps

16 full laps

16

6:00

24 min / lap

24 min / lap

24 min

55 km

13 full laps

13 full laps

13

7:00

28 min / lap

28 min / lap

28 min

47.9 km

11 full laps

11 full laps

11

8:00

32 min / lap

32 min / lap

32 min

41.9 km

10 full laps

10 full laps

10

9:00

36 min / lap

36 min / lap

36 min

37.8 km

9 full laps

9 full laps

9

10:00

40 min / lap

40 min / lap

40 min

34 km

8 full laps

8 full laps

8

11:00

44 min / lap

44 min / lap

44 min

31.4 km

7 full laps

7 full laps

7

12:00

48 min / lap

48 min / lap

48 min

28.8 km

7 full laps

7 full laps

7

These values account for a five-minute break after every two completed 4 km laps. Projected distances may include partial final laps. Full laps represent completed 4 km circuits.

FURTHER THAN YOU THOUGHT.

FURTHER THAN YOU THOUGHT.

Sundown 6 is a simple idea. Six hours, a 4 km loop around Leisure Isle, and an opportunity to see how far you can go. From 4pm until 10pm, what you do with that time is entirely up to you. You might only have two laps in you that day, or maybe just a few kilometres of walking. Someone else might want to see how far they can push themselves. There's no distance you have to reach and no one else you're trying to beat.

This isn't a traditional organised race. There's no entry fee or big event setup where everything is taken care of for you. Think of it more as a blank canvas. An opportunity for friends, families and running communities to come together and make something of the day. You might be there to run for six hours, or you might be there to support someone who wants to try. Walk a lap with them, cycle alongside them, bring them something to eat, help with water or simply be there when they come around again.

The hope is that people make the day their own, but also make it something we do together. Sharing food, running alongside one another, helping someone through a difficult lap or staying around long after you've finished your own run. Everyone's limits will be different, and being there for someone else can be just as much a part of the day as testing your own.

There's no one distance that makes this a success. Just six hours, a little island, and the possibility of going further than you thought.

Sometimes extraordinary experiences can happen on a very ordinary day.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is this an organised race? Do I have to pay an entry fee?

If I sign up, do I have to run for six hours?

How will we track our distances?

Can I come along just to support someone?

Where are we meeting?

What should I bring?

Are there bathrooms along the route?

Why 21 November?

What can we expect from the moonlight and tides?

JOIN US ON THE ISLAND

JOIN US ON THE ISLAND

Planning on joining us for Sundown 6? Add your details below so we have an idea of who’s coming.


There’s no entry fee, no minimum distance. Just six hours to see what you can do.

Planning on joining us for Sundown 6? Add your details below so we have an idea of who’s coming.


There’s no entry fee, no minimum. Just six hours to see what you can do.