Lindsay from Kempton Road Runners wins masters race at Comrades
Kempton Road Runners fielded 57 runners this year, of whom 42 finished the race.
Lindsay van Aswegen of Kempton Road Runners won the masters women’s race (50-59 years) of this year’s Comrades Marathon.
She finished her race in 7:31:15, beating the runner-up by 31 minutes.
The club fielded 57 runners this year, of whom 42 finished the race. Among these athletes were five novices and Johan van Staden, who ran his 28th Comrades.
Several runners also recorded their best personal times.
Pieter Swanepoel was the first runner home for Kempton Road Runners, with a new personal best time of 6:50:22. Kempton Road Runners had not seen a sub seven-hours for several years now until Swanepoel came on the scene this year.
The results of the athletes who finished the race were:
Pieter Swanepoel (6:50:22), Lindsay van Aswegen (7:31:15), Rico Naude (7:56:35), Xolani Honono (7:57:18), Johan van Staden (8:18:30), Leonardus Scheepers (8:57:11), Dumisani Malima (9:04:22), Suzette Marais (9:08:01), Steven Curtis (9:21:04), Clint Suessmann (9:31:46), Dumisani Majola (9:46:35), Lizette Sander (9:47:52), Werner Lubbe (9:52:53), Alfred Skhosana (10:15:47), Johann van Rooyen (10:18:17), Vian van der Westhuizen (10:19:06), Chanelle Retief (10:19:06), Karen Fourie (10:20:46), Privilege Mangezi (10:27:34), Willem Weideman (10:30:11), August Mosehla (10:32:11), Thinus Naude (10:44:43), David Pula (10:46:37), Samantha Lange (10:47:43), Dietrich Zimmermann (10:55:26), Mokete Molleloa (10:57:11), Raymond Nethengwe (10:57:56), Riaan van Rooyen (11:21:58), Johnstone Makhubu (11:25:55), Kenneth Ngwenya (11:26:51), Erika Vermaak (11:32:48), Mike Kleynhans (11:33:57), Sandile Mazibuko (11:36:10), Cane Mampana (11:38:22), Sello Silaluke (11:39:40), Amanda Wilson (11:40:33), Soobramoney Padayachee (11:43:04), Candice Fernandes (11:43:09), Craig Botha (11:53:02), Jacques Jacobs (11:54:47), Louwrens Smit (11:55:23) and Bongani Dindi (11:59:16).
