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Boksburg Athletic Club veteran runner and coach, David Gamede , clinched the men’s Comrades Marathon grandmaster title when he finished the up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg on June 9 in 07:04:44.
“I can only thank God, my wife and children for their unwavering support. My club, the BAC, which sponsors me and others financially and emotionally, for the incredible support. I also want to thank my coach, Frank de Ascencao of Fordyce Fusion.Meiklejohn grabbed his 22nd Comrades silver when he clocked 07:19:56 for the runner-up spot and Wayne Scott rounded-up podium in 07:32:12.
“From the start to 38km, I was okay. My problems started after that. I had blisters on my left toes. It was pain all the way and around 50km, the blisters on my right toes burst,” said Kasu. Debutant Felix Banda added the third in 07:11:48 and Isaac Mokgola, running the ultramarathon in BAC colours for the first time, made it four silvers for the club. It was Mokgola’s third silver in a row.
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