Runners put their best foot forward at Halls Race
The pace was hectic and the competition strong and in just over half an hour the winners of the 10 kilometres started streaming in.
It was a strength-testing competition when more than 1 000 runners participated in the popular 29th Halls Race on Saturday. They enjoyed a striking track through the Halls estate, orchards and crossing bridges.
Karlien Trumpelmann of Nedbank LVCC, the organisers, said the race was a huge success. Runners took on three categories, the fun race, as well as the 10- and 21-kilometre routes.
“More than 1 000 runners started at 07:00 on a clear, chilly Lowveld morning. The pace was hectic and the competition strong and in just over half an hour the winners of the 10 kilometres started streaming in,” she said.
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Motlalepula Mothosola of LowMed Running Club is the titleholder of the Halls Race 21-kilometre category. He crossed the line in 1:10:20. Graham Malinga of Eskom Gijimas was tailing him and he took second place with 1:10:49, and in third was Collin Khoza, who completed the race in 1:13:14.
Annika Prinsloo of Middelburg Running Club won the ladies’ 21-kilometre category with a winning time of 1:29:43. Thandeka Mnisi of LVCC took second place with 1:35:33; she was six minutes and 33 seconds behind Prinsloo. Angeline Molaba of Born to Win came in third with a time of 1:41:39.
The winner in the men’s 10-kilometre race was Abednico Mashaba from Born to Win in a time of 33:00. In second place was Samuel Mathabatha of LowMed with 23 seconds more. Mathabatha completed the race in 33:23. In third place was Sibonginkosi Maseko of Ngodwana Club in 33:39.
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In the ladies’ competition the overall winner was also the junior winner, Zanele Sehohle of Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, who crossed the line in 45:35. Sumari van Staden of Hoërskool Bergvlam took second place in 46:37 and was followed by Anica Cilliers of LowMed with a time of 46:41.
These athletes seemed to have been in a tough competition looking at the time they each crossed the finish line, they were a few seconds apart.
