Shalom Marathon Club runners tackles the Imbube and Jacaranda Marathons
Elijah Ndou, Sylvester Shongwe and Moses Masilela completed their first 42km races.
Shalom athletes recently tackled the Imbube Marathon in Eswatini (Swaziland) and the Jacaranda Marathon in Pretoria.
The 42km Imbube Marathon is famous for a 7km hill, called Malagwana.
According to the Shalom runners, this 7km hill is worse than the two hills that they faced during the Comrades Marathon.
Some of the athletes used these races in preparation for the 2020 Comrades qualifier, while others used it as preparation for the upcoming Soweto Marathon.
Elijah Ndou, Sylvester Shongwe and Moses Masilela completed their first 42km races. A total of 12 Shalom athletes competed in 42km Imbube Marathon and completed it in the following times:
• Thamsanga Mrubata 3:54,40
• Thembinkosi Nzuzu 4:01,56
• Bheki Shongwe 4:27,59
• Sydney Khumalo 4:35,17
• Vusumuzi Nhlapho 4:42,53
• Musawenkosi Sibiya 4:43,47
• Moses Soko 4:43,47
• Makhosonke Dhladhla 4:51,46
• Nomvula Mthethwa 4:55,34
• Bheki Maseko 5:20,52
• Elijah Ndou 5:39,20
• Sylvester Shongwe 5:50,51
Lwazi Mnisi ran the 21km in a time of 1:33,05, while Nomfundo Mkhonta ran the race in 2:42,44 and Sibiya Ntokozo in 2:48,18.
Busisiwe Shongwe completed the 10km race in a time of 1:16,46 and Mamotle Soko in a time of 1:41,27.
Read the complete article with all the results in the Highvelder newspaper.
