The annual God’s Window Half Marathon and 10-kilometre Road Race, are more than just races – they are an occasion.
This year was no exception.

It saw an excellent turnout, with 436 runners (almost double the number of last year) braving the heat and loving every step in one of the most scenic areas, perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment and centrally situated in the Panorama tourist region of Mpumalanga.

PHOTOS: God’s Window Half Marathon and 10-kilometre Road Race 2019

This race, which is now in its 14th year, saw Madeleine Whitehair from Run Walk for Life take the overall 21-kilometre win, also crossing the finish line first among the 40+ females. She did so in a time of 1:44:12.

In the men’s race, Thato Mbogane from Entsika Club opened up a huge gap of four minutes between him and the runner-up, Jacky Sibuyi from City of Mbombela. Mbegane took the win in a time of 1:21:09.

In third place was his teammate, Surprise Makofane, coming in at the 1:27:02 mark.
The first junior to cross the finish line was City of Mbombela’s Danboy Mlongo in a time of 1:30:23.

“It was a great success and we increased our total entries over the 21-, 10- and 5-kilometre races from 264 in 2018 to 436 this year. Congratulations Legogote Villagers and Graskop community on a job well done. To Build it Graskop and Raymond Emmerick, no words can express the gratitude we feel towards you as our main sponsor. Thanks so much for the amazing spot prizes which included a Jojo water tank, a water pump, two grinders, SPAR vouchers worth R1 000 and 50 soccer balls to mention a few,” the organisers said.

This year they selected GAIN (Graskop Animals in Need) to benefit from the proceeds of the 5-kilometre fun run/walk. They are an NPO that does amazing work in Graskop, rescuing, sterilising and rehabilitating abused or stray animals.

Here are the category winners: Category winners 10k 21k 2019