George Kusche set a new Comrades Marathon men’s record with a time of 5:15:56, finishing ahead of Piet Wiersma and Mbuti Mollo in the 2023 race from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Pictures:Shelley Kjonstad/Independent Newspapers
Image: Shelley Kjonstad/Independent Newspapers
In another memorable Comrades Marathon men’s race, it was George Kusche who emerged victorious in a record run time in the event from Durban to Pietermaritzburg on Sunday.
Kusche crossed the line in a record run time of 5:15:56 after a perfectly paced run in which he only took the lead with less than an hour to go of the race. With a 2:13 marathon personal best (PB), Kusche has made the perfect progression to emerge triumphant in the Ultimate Human Race.
Piet Wiersma was second in 5:19:36, with Mbuti Mollo taking third in 5:21:31.
With a 2:13 marathon personal best (PB), Kusche has made the perfect progression to emerge triumphant in the Ultimate Human Race.
Mollo held the lead after halfway until 68km when he first started walking, though the rest was brief until he started running again - the signs were there that he was battling to keep moving.
1 George Kusche 5:15:56
2 Piet Wiersma 5:19:36
3 Mbuti Mollo 5:21:31
4 Alex Milne 5:22:29
5 Haruki Okayama 5:24:46
6 Charles Lawrence 5:27:08
7 Lloyd Bosman 5:28:53
8 Nikolai Volkov 5:28:59
9 Vasilii Korytkin 5:28:29
10 Tebogo Pulusa 5:29:40