Ekurhuleni Mayor celebrates seventh Comrades Marathon

31 May 2016 - 18:18 By Nomahlubi Jordaan

Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele is elated to have finished the 2016 Comrades Marathon‚ seven minutes before the 12-hour cut-off time.In a statement released by his office on Tuesday‚ Gungubele said he is “over the moon” after maintaining his “100% record” in the Comrades Marathon on Sunday.“I am quite excited. This was a tough race and as I was approaching Durban‚ all I could think of was another medal. I had a niggling knee injury coming to this race and I was worried about it bothering me as I ran‚ but fortunately there was very little discomfort.“I am just over the moon for having annexed seven medals out of seven races‚” said an ecstatic Gungubele.“There are runners who have participated in this marathon more than 10 times yet could not get as many medals. So I am fortunate for this hundred percent record.”Gungubele said he will soon be starting preparations for next year’s race because "I plan to run this race for as long as I feel strong".Gungubele was awarded the Vic Clapham medal‚ named after the founder of the approximately 90km run held annually between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. These copper medals go to those athletes who finish the race between 11 and 12 hours.More than 20‚000 runners took part in the race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban...

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