What a week for the Nedbank Running Club (NRC). While the elite NRC women - lead by Mamorallo Tjoka - dominated Women’s Day races countrywide, Eric Ngubane did it for the NRC men by taking the win at the very tough 75km Umngeni River Run.
Tjoka clinched first position at the 10km Totalsports Women’s Race held on Women’s Day in Johannesburg in a time of 34:33 before running to another victory at the past weekend’s Old Eds Road Race in Houghton. She blistered her way across the half marathon finish line in 1:26:48, notching up two big wins in less than a week. Tjoka’s teammate and top 20 Comrades runner Deanne Horn took 4th half marathon place at Old Eds in 1:29:40. Another podium position at Old Eds belonged to Derocious Makhobalo who took 2nd position in the men’s open half marathon race in a time of 1:08.
Eric Ngubane represented NRC well on the trail scene by taking the win at the beautiful but tough 75km Umngeni River Run held in KwaZulu-Natal. He broke the tape in a speedy 7:14:22.
Back on the racing scene in South Africa is NRC’s Annie Bothma, who recently returned to South Africa after studying at Coastal Carolina University. Bothma made quite a statement by winning the Cape Town leg of the Totalsports Women’s race, claiming gold in a time of 35:20.
Last but not least special mention must go to the ladies from SWD NRC who claimed 14 podium positions across the various age categories at the 10km Women’s Day Race in SWD.
RESULTS
ARCHIE GUMEDE HALF MARATHON & 10KM, DURBAN, 12 AUGUST
Half Marathon
MEN
Open
3. Namakoe Nkhasi (NRC/LES) 68:43 ?
WOMEN
Masters
1. Xolile Mwelase (NRC) 1:47:54
Open women’s team prize
Nokukhanya Memela 1:37:21
Precious Duma 1:44:53
Sibongile Ziqubu 1:46:59
Xoli Mwelase 1:47:54
CLICKS WIERIE HALF MARATHON & 10KM, CENTURION, 11 AUGUST
Half Marathon
MEN?
Great Grandmasters
1. Pele Tshikundamalema (NRC) 1:47:39.
OLD EDS ROAD RACE 10KM & 21KM, HOUGHTON, 12 AUGUST
Half Marathon
MEN
Open
2. Derocious Makhobalo (NRC) 1:08:15
WOMEN
Open
1. Mamorallo Tjoka (NRC/LES) 1:26:48
4. Deanne Horn (NRC) 1:29:40
10KM
MEN
Masters
3. Patrick Knowles (NRC) 57:05
ATLANTIS HALF MARATHON, ATLANTIS, 11 AUGUST
MEN
Open
2. Mthandazo Qhina (NRC) 1:10:19 (1st Vet)
Veterans
1. Mthandazo Qhina (NRC) 1:10:19
WOMEN
Masters
1. Obertina Kanyongo (NRC/ZIM) 1:34:14
Grandmasters
3. Charmaine Cupido (NRC) 1:50:09
TOTALSPORTS WOMEN'S RACE 10 KM, (WOMEN ONLY)?CAPE TOWN, 9 AUGUST
Open
1. Annie Bothma (NRC) 35:20
4. Bulelwa Simae (NRC) 37:29 (1st Vet)
14. Suzette Vermaak (NRC) 42:35
Veterans
1. Bulelwa Simae (NRC) 37:28 ?
Grandmasters
1. Olga Howard (NRC) 44:19
TOTALSPORTS WOMEN'S RACE 10 KM, (WOMEN ONLY)?JOHANNESBURG, 9 AUGUST
Open
1. Mamorallo Tjoka (NRC/LES) 34:33
CASTLE WALK CENTRE 10 KM, PRETORIA, 9 AUGUST
WOMEN
Open
3. Sunette Schoonraad (NRC) 50:04
Masters
2. Ansa Strydom (NRC) 54:05
Grandmasters
1. Francis van Blerk (NRC) 59:25
CHATSWORTH WOMEN IN ACTION 10KM, CHATSWORTH, 9 AUGUST
WOMEN
Open
1. Zama Mokoena (NRC) 39:20
Veterans
1. Precious Duma (NRC) 44.35
WOMEN’S DAY RACE 10KM, SWD, 9 AUGUST
Junior
1. Candice van Beulen (NRC) 41:16
2. Jandre-Ann Human (NRC) 43:59
Open
1. Candice van Beulen (NRC) 41:16
2. Anastasia Plaatjies (NRC) 42:46
3. Jandre-Ann Human (NRC) 43:59
Veterans
2. Ilse Carlsen (NRC) 51:53
Masters
1. Sharon Losper (NRC) 48:00
2. Thia Landsberg (NRC) 52:13
Grandmasters
1. Mariete de Haan (NRC) 52:59
Great Grandmasters
1. Anna-Marie van Eck (NRC) 1:07:15
2. Dalene Le Roux (NRC) 1:12:38
80+
1. Cecilia Swiegers (NRC) 1:12:42
Walkers
1. Jacolene Calitz (NRC) 1:07:22
2. Mariana van Zyl (NRC) 1:07:23
UMNGENI RIVER RUN 25KM, 50KM & 75KM, KWAZULU-NATAL, 12 AUGUST
25km
MEN
Open
2. Bonginkosi Mayezana (NRC) 1:52:13
50km
Men
Open
9. Benedict Zuma (NRC) 5:09:22
Women
Open
2. Apiwe Gaga (NRC) 4:55:59
6. Hleziphi Ncayiyana (NRC) 6:12:31
75km
MEN
Open
1. Eric Ngubane (NRC) 7:14:22
TWIZZA AMATHOLE MARATHON (54TH)?STUTTERHEIM TO KING WILLIAM'S TOWN, 5 AUGUST
WOMEN
Open
1. Thembela Van der Berg (NRC) 3:52:44
RACE AGAINST CRIME, HERBERTSDALE, 4 AUGUST
Half Marathon
MEN
Open
1. John April (NRC) 1:14:00 ?
2. Gerswin Jacobs (NRC) 1:14:03 ?
3. Sinesipho Didisha (NRC) 1:19:12 ?
Veterans?
2. Eddie Mouton (NRC) 1:31:25 ?
WOMEN
Veterans ?
2. Jackie Calitz (NRC) 2:33:01 ?
Masters
1. Una Saayman (NRC) 2:03:32 ??
Grandmasters
1. Mariette de Haan (NRC) 2:05:25 ??
15 km
MEN
Open
1. Godwin Heyns (NRC) 52:02 ?
2. Francois Maquassa (NRC) 52:10 ?
3. Anderson Ncube (NRC) 52:29 ?
Great Grandmasters
1. Leslie Martin (NRC) 1:33:22 ??
WOMEN
Open
2. Cecilia Nel (NRC) 1:12:42 ??
Masters
1. Aaltje Nieman (NRC) 1:32:09 ?
2. Mariana van Zyl (NRC) 1:50:21 ?
CROSS-COUNTRY
KZN CHAMPIONSHIPS, UTRECHT, 4 AUGUST
SR. MEN (10 km)
7. Sibusiso Kubheka (NRC) 32:53 ?
SR. WOMEN (4 km)
4. Nokukhanya Memela (NRC) 16:52 ?