Tzaneen athletes to take on Comrades
Sixteen athletes from Tzaneen will participate in the 2017 Comrades Marathon this Sunday, June 4.
Fifteen of the runners are from the Tzaneen Marathon Club, the other runner, Greta Bekker, is from Le Club.
It is a 86.73km race that will start in Durban and end in Pietermaritzburg.
The marathon will be an up-run course through Pinetown.
Daniel Mabulana will compete for his Back to Back medal, a medal awarded to runners who complete two consecutive marathons.
There are also three novice runners which are Louise van den Dool, Jan de Kocken and Liana van Niekerk.
Athletes that will be competing are: Cecil Baloyi, Cor Van Heyningen, Daniel Mabulana, Edward Mathebula, Erika Mac Connel, Johannes De Kock, Ngwako Lawrence Mahlatsi, Liana Van Niekerk, Louise Van Den Dool, Matome Rakhwale, Molimisi Benjamin Malatji, Oupa Morwane, Paul Zaayman, Sipho Seabela, Timothy Shingwenyana.The community would like to wish them well on their journey.
