Hlako first Kempton Road Runner home in Comrades Marathon
He finished the race in 7:01:54, running in the men’s 50 year (M50) category.
Thabo Hlako of Kempton Road Runners was the only athlete from his club to win a silver medal at this year’s Comrades Marathon.
He finished the race in 7:01:54, running in the men’s 50 year (M50) category.
Vivian van der Westhuizen, running in the men’s open section, was the last Kempton Road Runner to cross the line before the 12-hour cut-off. His time was 11:57:23.
Eight athletes won Bill Rowan medals for finishing in under nine hours.
They were Rico Naudé (M40 7:45:04), Lindsay van Aswegen (F40 7:51:29), Pieter Andries Swanepoel (M open 8:05:25), Alan Smith (M40 8:17:26), Leonardus Scheepers (M40 8:24:53), Riaan Riekert (M40 8:26:05), Johan van Staden (M50 8:35:02) and Anel Riekert (F open 8:42:57).
The bronze medal winners (9 hours to 11 hours) for the club were:
August Mosehla (M open 9:19:24), Alfred Skhosana (M40 9:26:30), David Pula (M40 9:28:39), Dumisani Malima (M open 9:35:33), Almarie Rothman (F50 9:41:52), Anna Gildenhuys (F50 9:50:16 521), Chris Cronjé (M40 9:52:05 4651), Lizette Sander (F40 9:52:05), Liezl O’Connell (F open 9:52:05), Karen Coertze (F40 10:13:54), Steven Curtis (M60 10:14:10), Louise Goosen (F50 10:14:43), Bosman Stramrood (M50 10:24:50), Jacques Coetzee (M40 10:25:03), Lesley Fellegi (F open 10:25:12), Chanelle Retief (F open 10:25:12), Martin Blignaut (M open 10:25:18), Dumisani Majola (M40 10:25:48), Johann van Rooyen (M40 10:26:28), Michelle Cronjé (F40 10:28:12), Werner Lubbe (M50 10:28:13), Lelanie van der Westhuizen (F40 10:37:39), Jacques Jacobs (M open 10:46:06), Thinus Naudé (M40 10:48:14), Deon Cronjé (M50 10:52:52) and Kenneth Ngwenya (M50 10:53:04).
The Vic Clapham medal winners (11 hours to 12 hours) were:
Dietrich Zimmermann (M40 11:06:14), Clint Suessmann (M40 11:07:34), Johnstone Makhubu (M open 11:12:17), Marlon Grant (11:16:40), Charl Whitaker (M40 11:22:36), Brett Poulton (M40 11:22:54), Dylan Pohlman (M open 11:23:20), Samantha Lange (F40 11:23:20), Brett Sehannie (M open 11:26:01), Barend Nolte (M40 11:29:28), George Sello Silaluke (M40 11:35:32), Leon Grobbelaar (M50 11:36:10), Clive Gould (M40 11:38:33), Clifford Whittle (M50 11:38:34), Riaan van Rooyen (M40 11:39:11),Craig Botha (M40 11:43:21), Sandile Mazibuko (M40 11:44:18), Michael Navarria (M50 11:44:30), Soobramoney Padayachee (M open 11:48:36), Cane Mampana (M open 11:52:46), Mamello Disenyana (F open 11:54:39), Louwrens Smit (M50 11:57:21), Louwrens Smit jnr (M open 11:57:22), Vian van der Westhuizen (M open 11:57:23).
Team Vitality
Cobie Smith, running the female open race, won a silver medal after finishing in 7:21:29.
Buhle Dube (M40), won a bronze medal after finishing in 10:50:24.
