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20 July 2017
 
Comrades 2017

Comrades Marathon 2017

Once again Congratulations to all the Nedbank Running Club Athletes that finished the 2017 Comrades Marathon

 

Nedbank Running Club Marquee at the Comrades Marathon 2017 in Pictures

 

Bosman still managed to accomplish a unique Comrades feat

Charné Bosman (Nedbank Running Club) might not have won the Comrades ultra-race but by finishing third she has achieved something very few athletes have managed to do. That is to finish first, second and third in consecutive races.

In 2015 she was second, last year she won and now she finished third. Apparently only three other female athletes ever managed to do so in the history of the Comrades.

Bosman who is also supported by the High Performance Centre (hpc) had mixed feelings with the way he race played out.

“I actually knew I was in for a hard slog when I woke up. You get those days when you just know that you don’t have good racing legs but there is nothing you can do about it.

“Things got worse early on during the race when I felt a severe pain shoot through my leg with each step I took. I am not quite sure as to what caused it. Maybe it was a pinched nerve in my back. At one stage I was in so much agony that for a moment or two I contemplated to quit. If it was not for the fantastic supporters along the road I might have just done that, but I did not want to disappoint my fans and I am glad I did not as I certainly would have regretted it. I have spent a whole year preparing for Comrades. The only solution was to take a pain pill and keep on going.

“Going up Polly Shorts was tough. I cannot remember it ever feeling like such a long never ending uphill slog. Once I got to the top I decided that is it I am going to run those last few kilometres as fast as I can. It is difficult to describe the relieve I felt the moment I crossed the finish line.”

Next year Bosman turns 42 but it does not mean that she is going to relinquish her Comrades aspirations. She firmly believe that she has got at least one more good Comrades left in her legs.

“I guess I will never really quit running Comrades as it has become so much part of my life. Only when my body starts to totally rebel is when I will consider stopping.”

The Nedbank Running Club athletes certainly made their presence felt at Comrades with no less of five top ten finishes in the men’s as well as the women’s race.

The top finishers in the men’s race were: 2. Haliwande Nyamande (Zimbabwe) 5:38:45; 4. Ludwick Mamabola 5:42:41; 6. Siphiwe Ndlela 5:45:57; 9. Steve Way (Britain) 5:49:40; 10. Fritjol Fagerland (Sweden) 5:49:54.

The top finishers in the women’s race were: 1. Camille Herron (USA) 6:27:35; 3. Charné Bosman 6:39:51; 4. Gerda Steyn 6:45:45; 5. Jasmin Nunige (Switzerland) 6:46:21; Sarah Bard (USA) 6:49:30.

2017 Comrades Marathon Provisional Results
 

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) together with major co-sponsor, Old Mutual hosted the 2017 Old Mutual Prize Giving Breakfast

   
The celebratory occasion saw the nation’s and the world’s elite ultra-athletes, including the 2017 Comrades Marathon champions, joining CMA sponsors, road-running dignitaries and the media at the Southern Sun Maharani Hotel in Durban.

The 92nd Comrades Marathon on Sunday, 4 June 2017 saw Arthur Ford Athletic Club’s Bongmusa Mthembu claiming the winning position in the Men’s Race while Nedbank Running Club’s Camille Herron from the USA won the Women’s Race.

The provisional results of the 2017 Comrades Marathon are as follows:

Starters: 17031

Finishers: 13852

Top 10 Men (Nedbank Running Club Athletes in Green)

Pos

Race No

Name

Country

Club

Finish

1

31020

Bongmusa MTHEMBU

RSA

Arthur Ford Athletic Club

5:35:34

2

37119

Hatiwande NYAMANDE

Zimbabwe

Nedbank Running Club International

5:38:48

3

18289

Gift KELEHE

RSA

TomTom Athletics Club

5:41:48

4

45047

Ludwick MAMABOLO

RSA

Nedbank Running Club AGN

5:42:40

5

56834

Charles Dibate TJIANE

RSA

Maxed Kwzulu-Natal

5:45:26

6

21367

Siphiwe NDLELA

RSA

Nedbank Running Club AGN

5:45:57

7

14891

Teboho SELLO

Lesotho

Maxed International

5:47:02

8

43769

Prodigal KHUMALO

Zimbabwe

Maxed International

5:47:11

9

28195

Steven WAY

GBR

Nedbank Running Club International

5:49:40

10

34081

Fritjof FAGERLUND

Sweden

Nedbank Running Club International

5:49:50

           

Top 10 Women

Pos

Race No

Name

Country

Club

Finish

1

15075

Camille HERRON

USA

Nedbank Running Club Interntional

6:27:35

2

20886

Alexandra MOROZOVA

RUS

URAL 100 / I Love Running

6:31:45

3

42795

Charne BOSMAN

RSA

Nedbank Running Club AGN

6:39:51

4

30929

Gerda STEYN

RSA

Nedbank Running Club AGN

6:45:45

5

13733

Jasmin NUNIGE

SUI

Nedbank Running Club Interntional

6:46:21

6

34351

Sarah BARD

USA

Nedbank Running Club Interntional

6:49:30

7

35453

Colleen DE REUCK

RSA

KPMG Running Club KZN

6:55:36

8

20837

Danette SMITH

RSA

KPMG Running Club WPA

6:58:38

9

47917

Stephanie SMITH

RSA

Easy Equities Born2Run BORA

7:00:30

10

36241

Devon YANKO

USA

KPMG Running Club International

7:05:55

South African Man

Position

Name

1

Bongmusa Mthembu

South African Woman

Position

Name

1

Charne Bosman

KwaZulu-Natal Man

Position

Name

1

Bongmusa Mthembu

KwaZulu-Natal Woman

Position

Name

1

Fikile Mbuthuma

Category Prizes – Men

Men: 40-49 years

Position

Name

Time

1

Ludwick Mamabolo

5:42:40

2

Charles Dibate Tjiane

5:45:26

3

Steven Way

5:49:40

Men: 50-59 years

Position

Name

Time

1

Reginald Ngobese

6:46:07

2

George Mooi

7:00:25

3

Ronald Shibiri

7:01:39

Men: 60+ years

Position

Name

Time

1

David von Sendon

7:52:11

2

Josiah Makoro

7:58:14

3

Errol Shear

8:07:32

Category Prizes – Women

Women: 40-49 years

Position

Name

Time

1

Charne Bosman

6:39:51

2

Salome Cooper

7:22:30

3

Maria Vilakazi

7:41:42

Women: 50-59 years

Position

Name

Time

1

Colleen de Reuck

6:55:36

2

Tia Jones

7:56:57

3

Jane Mudau

8:33:51

 

 

 

 

Women: 60+ years

Position

Name

Time

1

Val Watson

9:24:15

2

Lynne Semple

9:53:08

3

Blanche Moila

9:58:24

Open Team Prizes - Men

Position

Club

1

Pietersburg Road Runners

2

Nedbank Running Club KZN

3

Maxed KwaZulu-Natal

Open Team Prizes - Women

Position

Name

1

KPMG Running Club AGN

2

Easy Equities Born2Run CGA

3

Team Vitality CGA

Veteran Team Prizes – Men

Position

Club

1

KPMG Running Club CGA

2

Nedbank Running Club KZN

3

Maxed KZN

Veteran Team Prizes - Women

Position

Name

1

KWay VOB Running Club

2

Rand Athletic Club

3

Strand Atletiekklub

Elite Team Prize - Men

Position

Name

1

Nedbank Running Club AGN

Elite Team Prize - Women

Position

Name

1

Nedbank Running Club AGN

 
Spar Womans Race Pretoria

Nedbank Running Club Gauteng North will be hosting the Nedbank hospitality site at the Spar Womans Race Pretoria and all Nedbank Running Club members are welcome.

The very popular Spar Womans Race Pretoria will be run on Saturday the 5th of August 2017

The Nedbank Running Club athletes will be treated with cooldrinks, coffee/Tea as well as mini muffins, bananas, chocolates and Biogen Bars that will be provided by the Nedbank Running Club Gauteng North.

Just look out for the Nedbank Running Club Gazebo’s and feather flags.

Happy Running!

 

 
National Personalities and Stories

Gerda Steyn: our next road running queen
By Carli-Ann Furno on June 9, 2017 in Articles, People

A significant day for Gerda Steyn at Comrades 2017. She held this smile from start to finish.

Photo: Sven Musica

There was no missing Gerda Steyn at the 2017 Comrades Marathon.
While 40 is the common age of successful South African women in this event, 26 year old Gerda left commentators stunned when she crossed the finish line in fourth place, with a time of 6:45:45.
It’s hard to believe that she only started running two years ago.

Click here for the full Storie

Venter “aged a year” running the Washie 100 Miler

Imagine starting a race as a 59-year-old, and by the time you cross the finish line, you are a year older. It sounds impossible, but it did happen.

Suzette Venter (Nedbank Running Club) was 59 years old at the start of this year’s Washie 100 Miler and 25 hours, and 32 minutes later when she finished, she was 60. She even changed race categories starting as a masters athlete and ended up being a grand master. For the last two years, she has been the oldest female athlete to finish.

According to Venter, there is no other way she would have liked to spend her 60th birthday. She had her whole family on route spoiling her, encouraging and even running along for kilometres on end.

“That is what makes the Washie such a unique race.  I really would recommend anyone who is serious about road running to try and finish one Washie. It will certainly be an ever lasting memory,” said Venter who has completed three Washie 100 Milers.

To say Venter loves to run will be a slight understatement. She is addicted to it. In the last thirty years, she has run approximately 60 000km in training and racing. That equates to running one and half times around the world. The circumference of Earth at the equator is about 40 030km.

When asked how many races she completed Venter admits to not knowing.

“I will have to go and count my medals. I certainly have more than enough. At a rough estimate, I would say I have raced well over 600 times, doing more than a hundred marathons, starting the Comrades 18 times and finishing 13 of them. Next year with God’s Grace I hope to get my permanent number in the Two Oceans.”

The statistic boffins might be interested to know that her best time in the Comrades is 8 hours and 22 minutes; for the Two Oceans it is 4 hours 56 minutes and for the marathon it 3 hours 36 minutes.

Venter said the only challenge left for her as a runner is to try and get permanent numbers in as many races possible.

“More importantly I would love to be able to run for quite a few more years. I have been advised by doctors to stop running as my feet can ‘t take much more punishment. But as every serious runner will know we only hear what we want to hear. When the pain becomes unbearable, I just go and buy a new pair or running shoes to cushion my feet.  Then I am off running again. I cannot imagine a day of not go out to run.”

Venter was not always a runner. At first, she and her husband were avid cyclists but all that changed in 1986 when she was involved in a serious accident, nearly losing her life. In 1987 after she had recovered she took up running.

“One of the most rewarding things about being a runner is that you get the opportunity to support good causes when racing. Over the years we have collected quite a few and for bible distribution and cancer.”

 
Trail Running

Eric Ngubane of Nedbank Running Club KZN talking about trail running

 
Race Results

Nedbank RC athletes still dominate at Northgate

Another year, another race but still the Nedbank Running Club athletes are making their presence felt during the running of the Northgate 10km-race in Johannesburg.

The “Green Team” made a clean sweep in the men’s race with Phillimon Mathiba winning in 30.56s, Jonas Mathiba raced to a second place finish running 31.43 with Derocious Makhobalo third in 32.17.

Joka Mamorola won the women's race running 36:40. Andronica Mokgotla was second in 38:55.

Siyaya Khoza (Nedbank RC Soweto Manager) is quite proud of the fact that his athletes have been dominating the race for the last four years with one of the men or women winning it.

** Bulelwa Simae (Nedbank RC) finished third in the Avbob Eersterivier 15km. Her time was 57:00. She was also the first veteran to cross the finish line.

**Brendon Effenaar (Nedbank RC) was second in the 4km at a cross country meeting in Port Elizabeth. He clocked 14:55.

Ntombesintu Mfunzi (Nedbank RC) showed a clean pair of heels in the women’s 10km race winning in 41:54.

Another good result was Siena de Vos (Nedbank RC) finishing third in the women’s 4km race. Her time was 21:27.

**At a cross country meeting at the Kaapzicht Wine Estate outside Kuilsrivier Xolisa Batala (Nedbank RC) finished second in the men’s 10km race. His time was 33:51.

Khaya Butele (Nedbank RC) won the men’s 4km race in 12:16. Vuyiseka Nkumenge was second in the women’s 10km race running 39:51.

** In KwaZulu-Natal  Ntokozo Mkhize finished second in the Forest Hills 10km race. Her time was 38:41.