300 runners pitch for Waterfront Half Marathon

KNYSNA NEWS - Saturday 18 November brought with it the perfect weather conditions for running and the perfect morning for a race. Along with the flat route these conditions made for some very fast times.

Godwin Heyns from Nedbank SWD took the 10km title in a time of 31:33, and Louw-Anne Lourens in the female category in 43:16. Loyd Bosman from Nedbank SWD took the 21km overall in a time of 01:08:32 and Davena Magson from Nedbank EC in a time of 01:34:25.

The day was a huge success and every runner had an eventful experience.

A big thank you to Knysna Hollow who suffered a big loss during the Knysna fires, but is continuing their sponsorship of the event.

They will reopen in 2018 and the organisers look forward to have them on board for many years to come.

A list of the winners of each category follows.

10km

Open male: Godwin Heyns 31:33; Leon Adams 31.40; Duwayne Lucas 32.39
Open female: Louw-Anne Lourens 43:16; Candace van beulen 44:25; Kirsty Weir 44:57
Junior male, female: Godwin Heyns 31:33; Louw-Anne Lourens 43:16
Veteran male, female: Mxoli Fana 35:09; Claire Badenhorst 54:43
Master male, female: Patrick Peters 38:01; Ita Stiglingh 54:09
Grandmaster male, female: Patrick Rawlins 42:27; Elizabeth Herbst 01:00:52
Great grandmaster male, female: Nic Brummer 50:24; Barbara Derbidge 01:16:55
Walker male, female: Maxwell Brown 01:00:08; Liezel van Wyk 01:10:47

21km

Open male: Lloyd Bosman 01:08:32; Rodney Prins 01:11:50; Andre Ketchem 01:12:37
Open female: Davera Magson 01:34:25; Janet Woodhead 01:39:32; Chane Bekker 01:45:01
Junior male, female: Sheldon Rensburg 01:19:26; Chane Gricius 01:46:26
Veteran male, female: Lindile Tokota 01:15:21; Davera Magson 01:34:25
Master male, female: Selwyn Losper 01:22:52; Alison Jordaan 01:45:12
Grandmaster male, female: Robert De Reuck 01:34:07; Theresa Lillis 02:21:39
Great grandmaster male, female: Ben Bouwer 02:39:19; Annemarie van Eck 02:46:45
Walker male, female: Antonio Farmer 01:57:08; Jacky Calitz 02:35:05