Comrades Marathon he won for the fourth time. In 1965, he finished second there, in 1968 he moved with his fifth triumph with the previous record winners Arthur FH Newton, Hardy Ballington and Wally Hayward equal, and in 1969 he was third. In May 2019, Mekler published his autobiography Running Alone. Mekler died in Cape Town on 1 July 2019 aged 87 years old. During his running career, he finished 41 marathons, winning 14, and 32 ultramarathons, winning 13. In addition, he raced in 403 races under the marathon distance. References 1932 births 2019 deaths South African male long-distance runners Sportspeople from Johannesburg Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Alumni of Parktown Boys' High School South African ultramarathon runners White South African people Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games