Runners to put Mthembu’s Comrades credentials to the test
Four challengers who could frustrate the defending champion’s bid for a hat-trick of wins in the ultramarathon
05 June 2019 - 15:58
While all eyes are deservedly on Bong’musa Mthembu‚ the Comrades Marathon up-run defending champion, winning the race is easier said than done.
Mthembu is not just the defending up-run champion from 2017 but he is also eyeing a Comrades hat-trick and a fourth title, having also won 2018’s down-run and the 2014 trek from Pietermaritzburg to Durban...
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