Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 108, July 2018 | Page 13

ROAD RUNNING
After the race, Bongmusa said, "I am very emotional about this win, because
the Comrades means so much to me. The experience of my previous Down Run
victory helped me a lot, and I decided in Pinetown to break away from the others
on Cowies Hill. The Down Comrades only really starts in Pinetown."
Interestingly, if Bongmusa can win the 2019 Comrades, he would become just
the sixth man ever to win the race in three consecutive years. Another Comrades
win would also put him level with Alan Robb on four wins, and just one away from
joining the Big Five of the race who posted five or more wins. Given the way he has
performed over the last few years at Comrades, he looks like he could do just that!
Ann’s
Awesome
Surprise
I
n contrast to Bongmus a, who was widely touted by many experts to be a favourite
to win the 2018 Comrades, Ann Ashworth was only considered a safe bet for a top
10 position and a gold medal by most pundits. As the old saying goes, shows what
they know, because the 34-year-old advocate from Johannesburg pulled off one
of the biggest upsets to comfortably win the women’s title in 6:10:04, after a gutsy
run that saw her take, then lose and retake the lead in Pinetown. Pre-race favourite
Gerda Steyn, the 2018 Old Mutual Two Oceans Winner, was second home in 6:15:34
ALL-TIME LEADING MEN’S COMRADES WINNERS
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5
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5
Bruce Fordyce
Arthur Newton
Hardy Ballington
Wally Hayward
5 Jackie Mekler
4 Allan Robb
3 Dave Bagshaw
3 Vladimir Kotov
3 Stephen Muzhingi
3 Bongmusa Mthembu
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Ashworth crossed the finish line with a big smile and received a massive hug from
her coach, John Hamlett, who added a women’s win to his four men’s wins as a
Comrades coach. After catching her breath, she said her race plan had worked out
perfectly. “I had started building up for the Comrades with a win in the Legends
68km last year, followed by a fifth place in the Two Oceans and second in the
Loskop 50km this year. John told me he believed I could win it, but still, I don't
think anyone is more surprised than myself that I am sitting here as the winner. I
took two months off work to train for the Comrades, and I want to thank everyone
who made sacrifices to help me achieve this.” (Look out for an in-depth interview
with Ann in an upcoming edition. – Ed.)
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