Springs takes part in Comrades – results
Here are the Springs Comrades runners’ results.
A number of Springs residents participated in the 2018 Comrades Marathon on Sunday.
According to Rhoda Steyn from the Striders Athletic Club, all of their novices finished before the cut-off time.
Two members of the club received Bill Rowan medals (finishing between seven hours and 30 minutes and nine hours).
Steyn says the club is extremely proud of every Striders member who took on the Comrades this year.
Here are the Striders Athletic Club finishers’ results:
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Men’s Open.
• Clement Westley – 10:23:50
• Ferdi Van Tonder – 10:36:56
• Ignatius Molawa – 10:15:29
• Jan Scheepers – 10:48:31
• Wayne Kavirayan – 10:35:32
• Jan Van Der Walt – 11:23:57
• Jacques Smith – 9:58:17
• Dinekhi Buti – 7:51:37
Men 40 to 49 years.
• Jose Esmeraldo – 11:39:33
• David Venter – 11:20:54
• Bruce Benadie – 11:52:37
• Letshabo Pule – 10:19:40
• Michael Tsholoba – 9:22:45
• Phumlane Masondo – 11:42:16
• Wesley Mc Aslin – 10:55:59
• Sazi Makhunga – 10:58:07
• Mziwakhe Crossby Maseko – 9:48:09
Men 50 to 59.
• Syd Eckley – 11:57:48
• Karl Herwig – 11:54:14
• John Thoma – 11:36:19
• Johan Roos – 11:46:06
• Zacharia Tshabalala – 12:06:53
Women Open.
• Charmaine Botha – 10:29:00
Women 40 to 49.
• Winniefriedah Mbukwana
Women 50 to 59.
• Alison Herwig – 11:54:18
• Annie Arbuckle – 11:49:52
• Annetjie Nel – 9:42:35
Women 60+
• Petra Myburgh – 11:41:03
The Springs Platinum Refinery Athletic Club (Sprac) at Impala Platinum Refineries in Springs, sent a team of 15 runners to participate in the 2018 Comrades Marathon.
“Two of them were novices: Josias Vilankulu and Themba Masango,” says Dirk du Toit, administrator of the club.
“There was one woman as well, Mandisa Duze, process controller in the refinery and the team captain was Moses Tshabalala, a junior engineer.”
The team achieved the following results:
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Two Bill Rowan medals, nine bronze medals and four Vic Clapham medals.
Springs Platinum Refinery Athletic Club’s results are:
Men’s Open
• Josias Vilankulu – 8:23:53.
• Moses Tshabalala – 8:44:55.
• Mmeli Dubazana – 9:27:44.
• Themba Masango – 9:52:02.
• Thabo Daniel Lekwana – 11:38:23.
Men 40 to 49 years.
• Johannes Choma – 9:00:26.
• Ntlantla Zondo – 9:27:44.
• Bheki Mnisi – 9:27:44.
• Charles Sibiya – 9:35:31.
• Philemon Ngwenya – 9:38:51.
• Elvis Mazibuko – 10:32:25.
• Zweli Kunene – 11:59:17.
Men 50 to 59 years.
• Themba Dube – 9:51:22.
• Judas Boroko – 11:50:20.
Women’s Open
• Mandisa Duze – 11:40:08.
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