TRAIL RUNNING
Ed Jardim at the finish
Records Tumble at 2020 K-Way SkyRun
Perfect running conditions coupled with the hunger born from having no racing from March till November due to the COVID pandemic , contributed to the 2020 K-Way SkyRun being one for the record books . The race saw it ’ s first foreign win as Spaniard Pere Aurell Bove took first place in the 100km main event , with two-time winner Lucky Miya home second . They were followed home by Pere ’ s partner , Duchwoman Ragna Debats , who finished third overall in a new women ’ s record .
In the 65km race , Simon Tshabalala took nearly three minutes off AJ Calitz ’ s previous men ’ s course record , while Deanné Horn finished fourth overall as she too broke the women ’ s course . Both were running Skyrun for the first time . The 38km race was won by Skippy Claassens , with the women ’ s title claimed by Elise Wiese .
“ In the few days leading up to SkyRun , we had a lot of rain predicted , so we were sure we were going to be in for a wet one this year , but fortunately the weather played along and we had a fabulous day out in the mountains today ,” says race organiser , Mike de Haast from Pure Adventures . “ It was a great duel upfront between Lucky and Pere , who were going at it hammer and tongs , and by their own admission a bit too fast at the beginning , which they paid for in the second half . Ragna had an amazing race , smashing the women ’ s record , which is just incredible on this course , and finishing third overall .”
100km Men
1 Pere Aurell Bove 13:56:43 2 Lucky Miya 13:59:39 3 Jock Green 15:25:27
100km Women
1 Ragna Debats 14:21:21 2 Annalise Scholtz 18:07:32 3 Jessica Barrow 19:25:58 3 Suzette Von Broembsen 19:25:58
65km Men
1 Simon Tshabalala 8:37:48 2 Quintin van Heerden 9:58:10 3 Benjamin van Niekerk 10:41:54
65km Women
1 Deanné Horn 10:47:19 2 Trude Carstens 11:18:19 3 Johanet Cilliers 11:25:23
38km Men
1 Skippy Claassens 5:27:51 2 Bryan Mclagan 6:04:10 3 Ben Labuschagne 6:36:05
38km Women
1 Elise Wiese 7:07:01 2 Henriette Nieuwenhuizen 7:33:30 3 Marlize Bosch 7:33:38
The imposing Balloch Wall climb
Riaan , Andrew , Ed , Anella , Denis and Jaco at the finish
Riaan Barnard at the finish
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