Annual night road race a success
Libonto Tootse from the Khosa Road Runners missed the first place by a mere two seconds.
Over 1 000 runners participated in the male and female categories of the 2014 McCarthy Volkswagen Constantia Kloof 15 km Nite Race in Krugersdorp on Wednesday 5 February.
The race, which was held in conjunction with the Khosa Road Runners, can be described as successful judged by the positive feedback from the public and the fact that the number of participants grows every year.
Shaun Ulyate, chairman of the Khosa Road Runners says that their club is proud to have hosted this annual race.
“We would like to thank the local businesses that manned water tables on our routes for their continued support.”
Various water tables were manned by Earl Grey Properties, VHF Sport and Sports Nerds, and the atmosphere created by these businesses added to the vibe on the evening.
The members of Khosa Road Runners undertook the marshalling aspect of the race and they, with the assistance of the Mogale City Traffic Department, ensured a safe evening for all participants.
Shaun says to end the extremely successful evening one of their own runners, Libonto Tootse, was pipped for second place by a mere two seconds.
He invites anyone interested in joining their running section to contact him via email on srulyate@mweb.co.za.
The rest of the results are as follow:
The male category
• In first place was Lebogang Masilo with a time of 51:25.
• In the second place was Libonto Tootse with a time of 51:27.
• Reaching third place was Thapelo Leseyane with a time of 53:38.
• Never Matiya achieved first place for men over 40 years with a time of 54:17.
• Daniel Mothibe is the male winner for men over 50 years with a time of 55:37.
• Almon Zibuse is the winner in the category for men over 60 years with a time of 1:11:10.
• In the Juniors category Armand Burger achieved first place with a time of 1:09:53.
The female category
• In first place was Cornelia Joubert with a time of 58:16.
• In the second place was Andronica Mukgotla with a time of 1:04:06.
• Reaching the third place was Takalani Nthulane with a time of 1:08:13.
• Belinda Waghorn finished first in the category for women over 40 years with a time of 1:10:29.
• Erica Nieuwoudt from the Krugersdorp Road Runners Club was awarded the first place for women over 50 years in a time of 1:15:31.
• Leonie Loots is the winner of the women over 60 years race with a time of 1:36:23.
