The Bayfm Bukani Print Adidas Lake Farm charity run took place from Lake Farm Centre in Port Elizabeth last week.
Three distances were on offer in this annual event, the main event was the 25km race, while there was also a 10km and 5km.
The Bayfm Bukani Print Adidas Lake Farm charity run took place from Lake Farm Centre in Port Elizabeth last week.
Three distances were on offer in this annual event, the main event was the 25km race, while there was also a 10km and 5km.
The 5km event was held mainly for the residents of Lake Farm. In the 25km race, Terri-Lynn Penney of Run/Walk For Life Athletics Club was the second woman overall in a time of 1:53:03.
Penney was just under two minutes behind women’s winner Mirjam Weerd, a professional triathlete from Holland who will be take part in this week’s Ironman South Africa event.
Penney was also the first Grahamstown runner home. She was followed by club mate, Frith van der Merwe, who finished fourth woman and veteran winner in 1:56:12. Eric Mapara (Rhodes University Athletics Club) was second in the 60-64 age category in 2:08:48.
There were 364 finishers in the 25km and 325 finishers in the 10km. Grahamstown results (25km): 37. Terri-Lynn Penney (Run/Walk For Life Athletics Club) 1:53:03 44.
Frith van der Merwe (Run/Walk For Life) 1:56:12 95. Eric Mapara ( Rhodes University Athletics Club) 2:08:48 167. Julie Walker (Run/Walk For Life) 2:20:30 191. Brian Bannatyne (Albany Road Runners) 2:23:12 217.
Liezl Nel (Albany) 2:26:13 228. Sally Price-Smith (no club) 2:29:35 229. Curtis Sahd (Rhodes) 2:29:36 245. Colin Meyer (Run/Walk For Life) 2:32:34 323. Spencer Jones (Albany) 2:44:08 Grahamstown results (10km):
11. Carriot Galela (Run/Walk For Life) 38:24 21.
Nicholas Ntone (Rhodes) 44:18 36. Stephen Penney (Run/Walk For Life) 48:34 38. Alex Adie (Rhodes) 48:55 108. Karen Meyer (Run/Walk For Life) 58:30126. Leanne Voerman (Rhodes) 1:00:41 163. Tom Penlington (Albany) 1:03:31 287. Beverley Cummings-Penlington (no club) 1:17:35.
