DURBAN North’s Eric ‘Nyamazane’ Ngunbane has finished 30th in this year’s Comrades Marathon. Ngubane had set himself the goal of finishing within the top 20 and ran an exceptional race. Ngubane who runs for the Nedbank Running Club finished in a time of 6:09:27.

Earlier in the day, South African runner Bongmusa Mthembu won the men’s race. Mthembu, from KwaZulu-Natal crossed the finished line in a time of 5:35:33.

Mthembu was followed by Zimbabwean Hatiwande Nyamande who finished second in 5:38:46. Mthembu last won the race in 2014.

South Africa's Bongmusa Mthembu, 2014 Comrades champ and 3rd last year, wins #Comrades2017 in 5:35:34 pic.twitter.com/Tgd57kmdtU

— ComradesRace (@ComradesRace) June 4, 2017

https://twitter.com/UntoppaTings/status/871293636058783744

How we feel about @BongmusaM right now… #Comrades2017 pic.twitter.com/ZoAhKqtHV3

— Runner's World SA (@runnersworldza) June 4, 2017

Not since 1990 (Fordyce) has a South African runner won the Comrades more than once. Mthembu making history today #Comrades2017

— Runner's World SA (@runnersworldza) June 4, 2017

Congratulations to Bongmusa Mthembu! The winner of #2017ComradesMarathon doing the province and country proud! #proudlySouthAfrican pic.twitter.com/JlVSZyQPhh

— The Sharks (@SharksRugby) June 4, 2017

Congratulations Bongmusa Mthembu on winning the #Comrades2017. https://t.co/iqRLWjPfhr

— Prof Thuli Madonsela #KindnessBuilds (@ThuliMadonsela3) June 4, 2017

Well done to #BongmusaMthembu who has won the #Comrades2017 race. Your strength, resilience and perseverance has paid off. 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/sKjW4wr1Iz

— @Brand_SA (@Brand_SA) June 4, 2017

The KZN man takes home the #Comrades2017 title! Well done #BongmusaMthembu on your second Comrades Marathon win!

📷: @ComradesRace pic.twitter.com/0MCzj9kfvg

— Dolphins Cricket (@DolphinsCricket) June 4, 2017

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