Locals conquer the Two Oceans

MOSSEL BAY SPORT NEWS - For the first time in three years, the Two Oceans Marathon has been held.

It last took place in 2019. A stellar Nedbank running club team took on the classic ultra marathon, as well as the half marathon.

Locals from Mossel Bay who finished the half marathon of 21km were Alta Zeelie, Willie Pieterse and Ronel Pieterse. The Two Oceans is considered one of the toughest races.

"We were standing for three hours on Friday just to be part of one of the most amazing races in a queue to collect our race numbers and take part in the expo. The vibe was incredible and the effort put in was even more amazing," said Pieterse

The ultra marathon of 56km took place on Sunday, with the half marathon taking place on Easter Saturday. "Most of our top runners ran the Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km last month so we don't have the normal big squad here," said Nedbank running club national team manager Nick Bester.

In the 2022 half marathon men's race, Moses Tarakinyu won with a time 01:03:31.

The women's race was won by Fortunate Chidzivo with a time of 01:14:49. In the ultra marathon men's race, Edendale Belachew took the honours with a time of 03:09:05 and Gerda Steyn set a new record in the 56km. She become the first woman to break the 3.5 hour barrier in the race, with a time of 3:29:42.

The Two Oceans is considered one of the toughest races.