South Coast Striders conquer Comrades Up Run

Comrades Marathon never fails to disappoint in terms of dishing up the agony and ecstasy of this great race, run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg this year.

There were no surprises when Peter Chidzungu was the first Strider home in a shade over six and a half hours.

But there may have been some when champion tennis player Daniel Francesconi was next as his idea of training is to chase the ball around the court, or more accurately make others do that.

The women did exceptionally well, with Hope Mortimer possibly the first female Striders to finish in under nine hours and comfortably so.

Then came Christina Ahlers, Hope’s sister Grace, Jade du Toit and Victoria Forshaw, all some way under the 10 hour mark. Jade’s sub-10 on debut was remarkable.

There were solid runs from the regulars, who can be pleased with their efforts.

As is often the case, not everyone who had hoped to run made it to the start, and a few had to stop along the way, either missing the required time or not feeling well enough to continue.

RESULTS
Peter Chidzungu 06:35:19
Daniel Francesconi 08:35:41
Hope Mortimer 08:35:41
Christina Ahlers 09:06:31
Grace Mortimer 09:13:45
Jade du Toit 09:42:47
Victoria Forshaw 09:42:47
Michael Forshaw 09:58:27
Arno Vermaak 09:58:47
Ziyanda Adonis 10:08:27
Yashiren Naidoo 10:12:40
Samuel Naidoo 10:17:09
Tobias Ahlers 10:29:19
Zandile Dunywa 10:32:46
Timothy Woodley 10:44:17
Deborah Reynolds 10:46:23
James Clark 10:49:30
Murray van Rensburg 10:50:07
Dylan Bense 10:50:07
Shaun van Eeden 10:50:10
Nadine Young 11:07:19
Denise Loots 11:08:01
Lumka Mteto 11:10:02
Vuyani Gqoboka 11:25:50
Lynn van der Merwe 11:46:50

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