The City of Mbombela Marathon Club’s Sifiso Ngcobo won the 21.1km race at the LowMed Tar&Trail on Saturday.

He clocked 01:06:57.

The event, which started and finished at Nirvana Country Lodge, included a half-marathon, a 10km race, an 18km trail run and a 12km trail run.

Sibonge Nkosi-Masheko of Bella’s Athletics Club was second in the half-marathon in 01:13:25, and teammate Vusumuzi Mtshali was third in 01:35:35.

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The honours in the women’s 21.1km went to Nomvula Sithole. The LowMed runner was in a class of her own and finished in 01:31:18.

Mbombela Marathon Club’s Wendy Bosch was second in 01:50:00, and Riana Rudolph of Uniwisp third in 01:59:50.

Other category winners:

21.1km
• Men 40+: Ashley Betteridge (Legogote Villagers) 01:50:02
• Men 50+: Jaco van der Merwe (Legogote Villagers) 02:20:45
• Junior male: Jano Gover (Nedbank LVCC) 02:09:27
• Women 40+: Morangwa Dlamini (Nelspruit Marathon Club) 02:34:10
• Junior female: Mieke de Ruiter (individual) 02:09:27.

10km
• Open men: Thamsanqa Hunguana (LowMed) 00:39:17
• Open and 40+ women: Chantell Middel-Bovee (Definition)
• Women 50+: Mirella Spano (Nedbank LVCC).

18km trail run
• Men: Samual Matabatha (Bella’s) 01:13:13
• Women: Nontokoza Dlamini (Bella’s) 01:47:29.

12km trail run
• Men: Peter Pienaar (individual) 01:02:10
• Women: Lizaan de Villiers (individual) 01:17:25.