Running on Comrades wings to earn his 50th medal
George man finishes six minutes before the 12-hour cut-off and plans to run the 100th edition of the world's oldest and largest ultra-marathon
12 June 2025 - 04:20
It may have been a church sermon that inspired Western Cape pensioner Louis Massyn to run his first Comrades in 1973, but this year it was the Comrades camaraderie that helped him cross his 50th ultra-marathon finish line with just six minutes to spare on Sunday. ..
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