KULINDELEKE ukuthi zidlane imilala kubagijimi kwiBest of the Best Marathon ngeSonto eThekwini, ngenhloso yokwenza izikhathi zokuzibekisela indawo kwiTotalsports Two Oceans Marathon neComrades Marathon.
Lo mjaho ohlanganisa u-42.2km, i-21km ne-10km uzosukela emgwaqweni uMasabalala Yengwa usongwe ngaphakathi eKings Park Athletics Stadium, eThekwini.
Ngokusho kukaMthoko Khuzwayo ongusihlalo weRavens Athletics Club ehlela lo mjaho, i-Marathon (42.2km) ne-21km izoqala ngo-5 ekuseni, kuthi i-10km iqale ngo-6. Abe-42km nabe-21km bazohamba ngomzila owodwa, ngeke bahlangane nabe-10km.
“Kulo nyaka sinama-pace setter amaningi ukusiza abagijimi bakwazi ukwenza izikhathi abazidingayo ukuzibekisela indawo kwiTwo Oceans nakwiComrades.
Lokhu sikwenzele abagijimi ukuze bazitholele ithuba lokuma endaweni engconywana kule mijaho abaya kuyona.
Nakwi-21-km ne-10km sinawo ama-pace setter ukusiza abagijimi ukwenza ngcono izikhathi abanazo kula mabanga,” kusho uKhuzwayo, obe esencoma umzila ngobuhle wathi uzosiza abagijimi ukwenza izikhathi ezinhle.
Bangu-3000 abagijimi okulindeleke ukuba badlane imilala kulo mjaho, lapho khona umgijimi odle umhlanganiso ku-42.2km ezohlomula ngo-R15 000 kubona bobubili ubulili, kube uR5 000 kwi-21km, noR3 000 kwi-10km.
Nyakenye umhlanganiso wadliwa wuMholi Jali ku-42.2km ngesikhathi esingu-2:23:35, kwabesifazane kwaba wuLieketseng Molefe ngesikhathi esingu-3:10:22.
Kwi-21km kwanqoba u-Ayanda Ngcobo ngesikhathi esingu-1:06:42, kwabesifazane kwaba wuMalineo Mahloko ngesikhathi esingu-1:21:21:
Kulo mjaho kubhekwe ukuba abagijimi benze ngcono isikhathi esingu-2:16 owenziwa wuNkosikhona Mhlakwana. Ku-21km irekhodi lakhona lika-1:03 liphethwe wuTebello Ramakogoana.
UMhlakwana obeyinxusa lalo mjaho nyakenye ngeke abonakale kuwona njengoba esapholisa izidubulo zeNedbank Runified 50km Marathon ebiseGqeberha, e-Eastern Cape ngeledlule.
UNgcobo waseMsinga, owaba ngumpetha weHarry Gwala Marathon ngo-2022, wamangaza abaningi nyakenye egijima okokuqala iComrades eqengqeleza phambili zibekwa ebhandeni, kodwa wagcina ephelele endleleni wkangawuqeda kwakuwuqeda umjaho.
Nokho, ngenkathi exoxa naleli phendaba ngemuva kwalo mjaho waveza ukuthi wayezwa amanzi ngobhoko kulo mjaho, wathembisa ukuthi uzozilungiselela kangcono kakhulu ukuze enze into ebhekile kwiComrades yakulo nyaka.
ITwo Oceans yebanga lika-56km izogijinyelwa eKapa ngo-Ephreli 13, kuthi iComrades Marathon yebanga lika-87km igijinywe ngoJuni 9 isukela eThekwini ibheke eMgungundlovu.