ra - mar athon ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁" In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁represented ▁South ▁Africa ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁ 1 0 0 km ▁Cham ps ▁in ▁Japan , ▁finishing ▁fourth , ▁a ▁result ▁he ▁repeated ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁famous ▁London ▁to ▁Bright on ▁ult ra ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ." ▁( Mod ern ▁Ath lete , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Com r ades ▁starting ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁time , ▁after ▁a ▁seven ▁year ▁break ▁from ▁running . ▁His ▁running ▁career ▁since ▁then ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁focused ▁around ▁raising ▁money ▁for ▁char ities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Am ab ead ie be ad ie , ▁the ▁Red ▁Cap ▁Foundation , ▁i Th emb a ▁Project s , ▁and ▁the ▁Piet erm ar itz burg ▁Community ▁Ch est . ▁ ▁His ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Com r ades ▁Mar ath ons ▁have ▁seen ▁him ▁winning ▁the ▁Masters ▁category , ▁with ▁Bruce ▁Ford y ce ▁comment ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁Me ik lej ohn ' s ▁run ▁was ▁" arg u ably ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁of ▁[ the ] ▁year ". ▁ ▁Current ▁life ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁runs ▁for