Dolphin Coast Striders excel at Hillcrest marathon, secure Comrades qualifications
Mhlengi Khowane's lightning-fast time of 2:39.11 secured him ninth place overall and the top spot among the Striders

Nineteen Dolphin Coast Striders ran Comrades qualifying times at the Hillcrest Marathon last weekend.
Another four finished the full length marathon, while 71 completed the half marathon.
Mhlengi Khowane ran a lightning fast 2:39.11 to finish ninth overall and as the best placed Strider.
Thulani Silayi (3:00.56) and Mbizeni Samdebeko (3:21.06) rounded out the podium places for the team.
To qualify for the Comrades Marathon this year, runners need to run a full 42.2km marathon in a time of at least 4:49.59.
In the 21km race, James Damant, Nic Acampora and Kagiso Segole were the best placed Striders, finishing 30th, 31st and 32nd in times of 1:28.34 and 1:28.35.
Toni Seery finished as the second best placed female overall in 1:30.04, also claiming the top spot in her 35-39 category. Janine Goes also took first place in her category, sweeping the 60-69 race in 1:44.42.
You can find a full list of results at results.finishtime.co.za.
If you were not among the field in Hillcrest fear not, there is still plenty of time to qualify for the Comrades. And there is no better place to do it than at the Balwin Sport Dolphin Coast Marathon on March 17, a favourite Comrades qualifier.
The marathon has returned to its home route along the M4 from Ballito to Durban now that the M4 bridge is open, while the 21km and 10km start at Sibaya and Virginia respectively.
Find tickets via webtickets.
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