Vladimir Kotov, who set the record for the Comrades marathon Up run in 2000 is starting to put his foot down.
Vladimir Kotov, who set the record for the Comrades marathon Up run in 2000 is starting to put his foot down.
Russian Elena Nurgalieva was the first woman home in the 2008 Comrades Marathon.
The defending Comrades champion has won again, setting a record time for the run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
The defending Comrades champion has won again, setting a record time for the run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
He broke the record for the down run of the Comrades Marathon in 2007, now Russian athlete Leonid Shvetsov has done it again.
During the day he cleans classrooms, carries desks and tidies the garden at a Durban school. But in ultra-marathons he shares a stage with doctors, engineers, professional runners and business moguls.
The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon is drawing runners from 64 countries to be part of the group of 19 000 participants.
Results of the Two Oceans 21/56km run in Cape Town on Saturday. [VIDEO]
The notorious Cape Doctor had the final say in the outcome of the 56 kilometre Old Mutual Two Oceans ultra marathon in Cape Town. [VIDEO]