Locals conquer Comrades
Brakpan’s Carnival Runners had (according to results on comrades.com) nine finishers.
The 2018 Comrades Marathon 90.184km down run from Pietermaritzburg’s City Hall to the new finish at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium took place on June 10 and was, for most local runners, a successful one.
For others, however, finishing the world’s oldest and longest ultramarathon was not to be.
Petros Mbokazi was the first runner to reach the Promised Land at Moses Mabhida Stadium when he arrived at the finish line in eight hours, 15 minutes and 35 seconds.
The 47-year-old did enough to earn a Bill Rowan Medal (achieved for finishing the race in a time between seven-and-a-half hours and sub-nine hours).
He was followed in soon afterward by Zamani Eric Mbuyisa.
The 39-year-old road runner bagged a Bill Rowan Medal with a strong time of eight hours, 27 minutes and six seconds.
Lucky Seopela made it three Bill Rowan medals for the club with a time of eight hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds.
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Tseko Joseph Tsotetsi achieved the first bronze medal finish for Carnival Runners.
A bronze medal is achieved for a finish time between nine hours and 11 hours.
The 53-year-old arrived at Moses Mabhida Stadium in a time of nine hours, 29 minutes and five seconds, followed by Setha Mhlambi (50) who earned a bronze medal with a time of 10 hours, three minutes and three seconds.
Sam Mokgotho arrived at the finish line to scoop the last bronze medal for the club with a time of 10 hours, 55 minutes and 47 seconds.
Stuurman Mnqobani claimed the first Vic Clapham medal (for a finish time between 11 hours and 12 hours) for the club.
He arrived at the finish line in a time of 11 hours, 11 minutes and four seconds.
Marsha Davids (42) was the only woman finisher from the club with a time of 11 hours, 16 minutes and 36 seconds.
Muzi Honeyform Fakude was the last runner home from the club.
He arrived at the finish line in a time of 11 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds.
The Brakpan Herald was also represented at the ‘Big C’.
Sports journalist Logan Green (28), running in the colours of Benoni Northerns Athletic Club, completed his first Comrades Marathon in a time of 11 hours, seven minutes and 45 seconds to earn a Vic Clapham medal.
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