Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Thursday, May 22
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Cue
        • Cue Archives
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»Uncategorized»Bear it all for Comrades
    Uncategorized

    Bear it all for Comrades

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailMay 20, 2009No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    FORMER Grahamstonian Evan Mclean will run his 11th Comrades Marathon this year in a bear outfit. McLean decided that 2007 would be his last race after he earned his permanent Comrades number.

    FORMER Grahamstonian Evan Mclean will run his 11th Comrades Marathon this year in a bear outfit. McLean decided that 2007 would be his last race after he earned his permanent Comrades number.

    Coach the bear is The Sports Trust’s official mascot which helps the official Comrades charity raise funds for various sports on all levels.

    Mclean started running at Southwell Primary and then went on to Graeme College where he was part of the school cross country team, matriculating at Graeme in 1987.

    Mclean went on to represent Eastern Province at the South African marathon champs and was part of Port Elizabeth-based Achilles Amateur Athletics Association in the 90s.

    Mclean is also the current Rand Athletics Club captain, has completed 88 marathons, 79 of them in under 3 hours.

    His best position in the Comrades was a 44th in 1999, in a time of 6 hours 17 minutes and 5 seconds.

    SABC will broadcast an interview with Mclean, during the Comrades on Sunday, 24 May.

    Run for moola
    Mclean said the funds will be directed back into road running where about 60 underprivileged runners are currently being trained by Simon Malinda, a 1995 Two Oceans winner.

    Mclean said he is aiming to run this year’s Comrades in the bear outfit, in under 7 hours 30 minutes, which will earn him a silver medal.

    “Hopefully in years to come I can somehow be involved with a charity drive to raise funds which would benefit the Eastern Cape area,” he said.

    Support for the charities are either done via the comrades SMS line where viewers can SMS "Sport" to 38275 (charged at R10) or via www.backabuddy.co.za. Enter “Evan Mclean” to make a donation towards the Sports Trust.

    Previous ArticleTraffic lights spell disaster
    Next Article Dual zoning prevents construction
    Grocott's Mail

      Comments are closed.

      Code of Ethics and Conduct
      GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
      RMR
      Listen to RMR


      Humans of Makhanda

      Humans of Makhanda

      Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

      © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.