Zimbabwean Stephen Muzhingi (33, photo) was the first man to cross the winning line in this year’s Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban’s Sahara Stadium Kingsmead.
Muzhingi finished in a time of 5h23:26, the second-fastest recorded time in the history of the historic marathon.
A visibly jaded Muzhingi completed the course a mere three minutes from the record time of 5h20:49 set two years ago by Russian Leonid Shvetsov (photo below). Last year Muzhingi finished in third place.
Leonid Shvetsov, defending champion and record holder of both the "down" and "up" runs, was second in 05:33:05 and Charles Tjiane, the first South African home, came third in 05:34:18. The rest of the top ten are all South African athletes. Fourth was Fusi Nhlapo in a time of 5:36:16, Lucas Nonyana came in fifth in a time of 5:39:29.
In sixth place is Mncedisi Mkhize in a time of 5:41:14, seventh is Bongmusa Mthembu in 5:41:51, eighth was Peter Molapo with 5:42:24, ninth is Bethuel Netshifthefhe with 5:43:34, and in tenth place is Harmans Mokgadi in a time of 5:44.48.
Meanwhile, Olesya Nurgalieva won the women's race in an unofficial time of 6:12,08.
Her twin sister, Elena Nurgalieva was second in 6:12,11 followed by another Russian, Tatyana Zhirkova in 6:15,00.
Muzhingi finished in a time of 5h23:26, the second-fastest recorded time in the history of the historic marathon.
A visibly jaded Muzhingi completed the course a mere three minutes from the record time of 5h20:49 set two years ago by Russian Leonid Shvetsov (photo below). Last year Muzhingi finished in third place.
Leonid Shvetsov, defending champion and record holder of both the "down" and "up" runs, was second in 05:33:05 and Charles Tjiane, the first South African home, came third in 05:34:18. The rest of the top ten are all South African athletes. Fourth was Fusi Nhlapo in a time of 5:36:16, Lucas Nonyana came in fifth in a time of 5:39:29.
In sixth place is Mncedisi Mkhize in a time of 5:41:14, seventh is Bongmusa Mthembu in 5:41:51, eighth was Peter Molapo with 5:42:24, ninth is Bethuel Netshifthefhe with 5:43:34, and in tenth place is Harmans Mokgadi in a time of 5:44.48.
Meanwhile, Olesya Nurgalieva won the women's race in an unofficial time of 6:12,08.
Her twin sister, Elena Nurgalieva was second in 6:12,11 followed by another Russian, Tatyana Zhirkova in 6:15,00.
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