Allan Robb honoured at road race
The race was hosted in honour of Alan Robb, a Callies member, who won the Comrades Marathon four times.
Germiston Callies Harriers hosted the Alan Robb 32km and 15km Road Race on April 3.
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Athletes competed for the number one spot in this prestigious race.
The race was hosted in honour of Alan Robb, a Callies member, who won the Comrades Marathon four times.
Robb ran 42 consecutive Comrades, with the 42nd run in 2015.
He is one of five Callies runners to have won the Comrades.
He first ran the Comrades in 1974 and finished third in a time of 6:06:45.
Two years later, at age 22, he became one of the youngest Comrades Marathon champions, taking the title from 1976-1978 and again in 1980.
The results of the Alan Robb road race were as follows:
In the men’s 15km race, Caleb Beukes for Boxer Athletics Club finished first, followed by Khensani Mabunda from Waterfall City Athletics in second and Sakhile Sangweni from Gallopers in third.
The 15km women’s race was won by Makoma Batji from Mixed Elite, with Lida Botha from Alberton Athletics Club in second and Chantelle Hawkins from Runzone third.
The first man to finish the 32km race was Lucky Mohale from Boxers Superstore. Second place went to Xolisa Tyali from Rocky Road Runners, followed by Puleng Maeko from the same club.
The first woman to cross the finishing line in the 32km race was Charné Bosman from Murray and Roberts, followed by Nosipho Dlamini from Fat Cats AC and Tarn Allen from Wanderers Athletics in third.
