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Beautiful night for an Ugly 5 night race

Hoërskool Kanonkop played host to the Ugly 5 Night Series Hyena Race last night.

September 21, 2023
Matthew Handley 1 minute read
Dr Paul du Plessis and his son-in-law at a previous night race.

Residents from across Middelburg were eager to take part in the Middelburg Marathon Club organised event.

Starting at 18:30, laughter, drinks and memories were shared as the athletes sweated it out during the cool spring evening.

Members of the Middelburg Marathon Club.

• The results for the 10km are as follows:

Male overall – 1st: Graeme Malinga, Eskom; 2nd: Lucky Tsotetsi, Nkangala; 3rd: Marcus Mogola, Nkangala.

40+ Men – 1st: Graeme Malinga, Eskom.

50+ Men – 1st: Cornelias Pretorius, Midack.

60+ Men – 1st: Piet Britton, Medihelp.

Chairperson of the Middelburg Marathon Club, Charmaine van der Merwe, and chairperson of the Midack Athletics Club, Elani Keulder.

Female overall – 1st: Lindi Cronje, Midack; 2nd: Kayla Coetzee, Rooies; 3rd: Therese Grobler, PVC.

40+ Women – 1st: Debbie Grove, Midack.

50+ Women – 1st: Rachel Taljard, Run/Walk for Life.

• The results for the 4.9km are as follows:

Men – 1st: Thomas Prinsloo.

Women – 1st: Sonelle Maritz.

Jacques and Carla Lyle with their son Axel.
No better place to take your dog for a walk than a night race!

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September 21, 2023
Matthew Handley 1 minute read

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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