On Saturday 4 October the Mykonos Half Marathon’s 21,1 km, 10 km, and 5 km Fun Run took place in near-perfect running weather at Club Mykonos Resort in Langebaan.
According to Bossie Boshoff, Chairperson of Club Mykonos Multisport, the half marathon was well supported by runners from all over the Western Cape for all three distances.
Close to one thousand five hundred runners took part in the event, which makes this the biggest and best Mykonos Half Marathon event yet.
Apart from the prizes for all category winners, there were also several great lucky-draw prizes up for grabs, with the main prize a weekend for four at Club Mykonos Resort.
Club Mykonos Multisport would like to thank the Club Mykonos Resort, Darling Brewery, Peninsula Beverages, Laguna Mall, Laguna Sands Estates, Long Acres Estate, the Saldanha Bay Municipality, West Coast Medical Response, the provincial and municipal traffic departments, the police, as well as everyone else who helped to make this event possible.
Boshoff especially thanked all the athletes who participated in the event.
“See you again next year,” he said.
The winners were:
21,1 km
Men – Sibusiso Madikizela (Gugulethu Athletics Club). Time: 1:13:46
Ladies – Marie-Tinka Olivier (Tyme Bank Langa), 1:23:05.
10 km
Men – Alfonzo Jordaan (Athletes Academy Boland), 34:21.
Ladies – Elske van Wyk, 43:58.
5 km
Men – Colin Makatees, 16:18.
Ladies – Ecania Scheepers, 21:17.
