Randburg Harriers celebrates Comrades Marathon participants
Randburg Harriers Running Club held an award ceremony for the members who were part of the 2025 Comrades Marathon.
Randburg Harriers Running Club honoured their brave members, who participated in the Comrades Marathon on June 8, with a club award ceremony recently.
club had a staggering 68 entries in the marathon, with four runners not starting (DNS), one runner not finishing (DNF) and one finishing, but after the cut-off time (UOF).
The club’s public relations officer and media liaison, Buwi Moeketsi, confirmed that they also had a runner, Vincent Siease, who was number 13 on the list of oldest 2025 runners. He received his 22nd Comrades medal and was first in his age group. Two other runners ran their 10th Comrades Marathon, receiving their permanent green numbers.
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Moeketsi said that the countless training sessions and hours spent away from family and friends are made worthwhile when runners are awarded. “It means a lot to them to be recognised by their peers and other aspirant Comrades runners. Knowing that their efforts and hard work could result in a new award, or being first in their respective age groups, is a big motivator to most of the Comrades runners. It always feels good if things go according to plan on race day, and, in turn, they are celebrated.”
She added that the club’s ceremony also acts as motivation for new runners, and those who have dreams of running the ultimate human race in the future. “They also want to be part of a group that gets celebrated after all their hard work.”
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All the runners were awarded with certificates with their finish times. Some runners received special trophies, for being first in their age groups and other achievements.
The two new members of the green numbers club received special clocks that showed all the medals they received in their journey to finish their 10th race.
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