January 20, 2025

Adnaan Mohamed

Inaugural Momentum Multiply Sport SA Run looking to add a half marathon for next year

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The successful inaugural Momentum Multiply Sport SA 5km and 10 km Run exceeded all expectations and will be looking to possibly add a half marathon (21.1km) to the 5km and 10km events for next year.

The unique sold-out event that took place in Paarl on Saturday afternoon was run on a route set against the backdrop of Paarl Mountain and offered runners the opportunity to pass by some of the historic town’s most iconic landscapes and diverse scenery.

According to Junaid Moerat from SportSA, the feedback from the participants were extremely positive.

“There was a great festive atmosphere and we were very happy with how everything transpired on Saturday. There was a huge demand for entries, but unfortunately we were only allowed a certain amount of participants. We will definitely be looking to make this an annual event and get permission to increase the numbers for next year. We are also looking to possibly add a half marathon route,” said Moerat.

All the race winners, including age category winners, were the recipients of a combined cash purse of over R40 000 made possible by Momentum Multiply and SportSA.

Oscar Bestenbier from the Tygerberg club won the 10km race in a blistering 31 minutes and 46 seconds. He was followed by his Tygerberg teammate Austin Bestenbier (00:33:29) with Paul Thompson (00:34:24) from Boxer crossing the finish line at the Courtrai Primary School.

Results: Open Men 10km pictured with Lorenzo Arendse – Drakenstein MMC for Sports, Recreation, Arts, and Culture, Oscar Bestenbier, Austin Bestenbier and Paul Thompson Photo: Supplied

Hometown girl Danél Louw (00:39:03) from the Paarl AC showed a clean pair of heels to Tygerberg’s Anneline Roffey (00:39:38) closely followed by Hannelie Lotter (00:40:05) from Boxer in third place.

Open Women 10km, pictured with Cheryl Phillips, Drakenstein Municipality Senior Manager of Economic Development and Tourism, Danél Louw, Anneline Roffey and Hannelie Lotter Photo: Supplied

Thapelo Marrand blitzed the 5km in 18 minutes and 20 seconds. Yolisa Dosi (00:19:35) was second with Zachariah Lewis (00:19:54) third.

Open Men 5km pictured with Mike Fraser, Boland Athletics CEO: 1st: Thapelo Marrand – 00:18:20; 2nd:Yolisa Dosi – 00:19:35; 3rd: Zachariah Lewis – 00:19:54 Photo: Supplied

In the Women’s 5km Tessel Van De Loo (00:19:38) came out tops. Van de Loo was way ahead of Le-Ann Andrews (00:26:28) Shenalee Holcombe (00:26:35) also picked up prize-money for finishing third.