MZWAMANDLA ZONDI
UQHUBEKILE nokukhonya kwezokugijima kumabanga amade kuleli uGerda Steyn evikela ngempumelelo isicoco sakhe seTotalsports Two Oceans Marathon ephinda eqopha irekhodi kulo mjaho webanga lika-56km.
UGerda osubathela iPhantane Athletics Club uqophe isikhathi esiwu-3:26 ephula u:3:29 awenze nyakenye. Lo msubathi ubesenqoba lo mjaho okwesihlanu kulandelana.
Ingqwele esigabeni sabesilisa kube ngu-Onalenna Khonkobe ngesikhathi esiwu-3:09:30 elandelwa nguLloyd Bosman oqophe u-3:09:58 bobabili basubathela iNedbank Running Club.
Ingqwele yanyakenye uGivemore Mudzinganyama waseZimbabwe osubathela I-Ensika
ungene isithathu ngesikhathi esiwu-3:11:13.
UGerda uye kulo mjaho evele eyimfivilithi njengoba esanda kunqoba imijaho emibili emqoka ukuzilungiselela lo mjaho. Unqobe I-Om Die Dam waqopha irekhodi neVaal Marathon wenza irekhodi nakuyona.
Ekhuluma nabezindaba uthe:”Ngijabule kakhulu ngokunqoba lo mjaho, ngesikhathi ngiqala ukuhamba phambili bengingalibhekile irekhodi. Inhloso yami bekuwukunqoba. Ngithanda ukubonga kakhulu abantu abebengiseka emzileni kanye nomndeni wami, nekilabhu engingaphansi kwayo iPhantane.”
NeKwaZulu-Natal kayisalanga ngaphandle kulo mjaho, uJenet Mbhele waseMzimkhulu osubathela iXcel oqophe umlando nyakenye engena unombolo 10 kwiComrades Marathon, ungene endaweni yesine ngesikhathi esiwu-3:41. Omunye umsubathi wesifundazwe owenze kahle uZinhle Shabalala waseMnambithi osubathela iHollywoodbets ungene unombolo 9 ngesikhathi esiwu-3:53. Bobabili bebeqala ukubamba iqhaza kulo mjaho.
Umjaho obhekiwe manje iComrades Marathon ezokuba mhla ka-9 kuNhlangulana (June) isukela eThekwini isongwe eMgungundlovu.
Izingqwele zalo mjaho zihlomule ngo-R2750 000 ngokuhlukana kobulili. Kusasa kuzokuba neHalf Marathon.
Isiyonke imiphumela yalo mjaho ihambe kanje, kwabesilisa:
1.Onalenna Khonkobe 3:09:30,
2.Lloyd Bosman 3:09:58,
3.Givemore Mudzinganyama 3:11:13,
4.Lebello Mopenyane 3:11:21,
5.Mpatso Nadolo 3:1135,
6.Lebenya Nkoka 3:12:33,
7.Degefa Lafebo 3:12:47,
8.Khoarahlane Seutloali 3:13:50,
9.Pule Sibeko 3:14:21,
10.Lyno Muchena 3:14:41.
Kwabesifazane: 1.Gerda Steyn 3:26:54,
2.Irvette van Zyl 3:29:30,
3.Loveness Madziva 3:38:00,
4.Jenet Mbhele 3:41:08,
5.Carla Natalia Molinaro 3:42:17,
6.Andrea Pomaranski 3:44:28,
7.Caitriona Jennings 3:46:47,
8.Adele Broodryk 3:47:50,
9.Zinhle Shabalala 3:53:39,
10.Steph Mccall 3:55:48
