The past weekend athletes of Nedbank Running Club managed to win races in three cities.

A definite highlight was the performances of the athletes at the CSIR half-marathon and 10 km event. The 'Green Team' totally dominated, taking first, second and third places.

The 21 km race for men turned out to be a humdinger, with Derocious Makhobalo and Vincent Kipchirchir both refusing to relent. They took their battle for victory to the last kilometre. In the end the Kenian Kipchirchir ensured victory with a final surge to beat Makhobalo by a mere 10 seconds. His winning time was 68:38. Simon Mpholo finished third in 69:56.

Zimbabwe’s Fortunate Chidzivo secured another victory for the club when she won the Ommiedraai 10 km in Kenilworth. Her winning time was 37:31. Candyce Hall (Carb) was second and Nicola Hooper (Carb) third.

Ntombesintu Mfunzi completed the Nedbank Running Club 'hat trick' by winning the White Cane Eye and Laser 10 km in Port Elizabeth. Her winning time was 38:17. Thalia Slatem (ATC Running) finished second in 40:12, with Siphokazi Liwani (Motherwell) taking third place in a time of 42:28.

The men’s race was won by Mariano Eesou (Madibaz), who ran a time of 31:43. Nedbank Running Club’s Brendon Effenaar was second in 31:50, with George Ntshiliza (Bluewater) racing to take the third place in a time of 32:38.

The Sportsmans Warehouse 15 km race for women in Boksburg was won Robyn Kaltenbrann (KPMG) in a time of 60:24. Rebecca Mokgosinyane (Nedbank Running Club) did enough to take second place in 61:40, with Danka Erasmus (KPMG) coming third in 62:27.