Comrades: Seven out of seven for Ekurhuleni mayor
Gungubele said he would soon start preparations for next year’s race
EKURHULENI executive mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele, is over the moon after maintaining his 100% record in the Comrades Marathon.
Gungubele managed to finish this year’s edition of the Comrades with seven minutes to spare before the cut-off time of 12 hours.
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“I am quite excited. This was a tough race and as I was approaching Durban, all I could think of was another medal. I had a niggling knee injury coming to this race and was worried about it bothering me as I ran, but fortunately there was very little discomfort.
“I am just over the moon for having annexed seven medals out of seven races,” said an elated Gungubele upon finishing the race.
“There are runners who have participated in this marathon more than 10 times yet could not get as many medals. So I am fortunate for this hundred-percent record.”
Gungubele said he would soon start preparations for next year’s race. “I plan to run this race for as long as I feel strong,” he said.
