Defending champions Gamble Pharmacy claimed the first round of the 2015 Town Lodge Business Night Relay on Thursday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium amid strong competition from the Transnet and SPAR Eastern Cape teams in the initial stages of the relay. Despite being without their star runner, Olympian Lusapo April who will be back for them in round 2, the Uitenhage team saw their 5 runners covering the 17.5km distance in a time of 57 minutes and 45 seconds to finish just under 2 … [Read more...] about No Gambling on Championship
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Why Run Through the Bush and at Night?
Nearly 90 individual runners, 20 three-person relay teams, and six under fourteen athletes competed in the first Hopewell Conservation Night Run. The winner was James Thorburn, who finished the 15,5 kilometre course in 1:10:32. Jean Wright was close behind on 1:11:04, and then Bennie Stadler on 1:12:39. Jane Barnardo (1:17:40) was both fourth and the first women home. The 16,5km team relay was won by Bron Turner, Michael Campbell and Patric Jibiliza in 1:23:39, followed by John Lombardo, … [Read more...] about Why Run Through the Bush and at Night?
