It was Marc Fourie and Lizanne van der Merwe who made an early impression when the fourth edition of the Y2Karoo Race started and finished at the Colesberg High School in the Northern Cape today.
Men’s team Dawie Grobbelaar and Evan Louw won their category with Marlize Moolman and Brigitte Joubert representing the women. Tanya Kirstein and Christo Roos won the mixed team category.
A team in red stands out against the stark Karoo landscape as they make their way back to Colesberg High School after completing the first day of the Y2Karoo Race. Photo: Reblex Photography
Marathon
Men
1. Marc Fourie 55:30
2. Pieter Korkie 57:59
3. Alwyn Dippenaar 58:00
4. Hanre Dreyer 59:43
5. De Klerk Jacobs 1:00:35
Women
1. Lizanne van der Merwe 1:08:52
2. Wilmerie Jacobs 1:14:06
3. Rihanna Vermeulen 1:18:21
4. Marna Moller 1:19:10
5. Ronel Bouwer 1:21:16
Men’s teams
1. Dawie Grobbelaar, Evan Louw 58:42
2. Martin van der Westhuizen, Tertius van Niekerk 59:41
3. Jaco Lombaard, Ben van der Linde 1:05:05
4. Bertus Odendaal, Raymond Odendaal 1:05:41
5. Corne Nel, Phillip de Klerk 1:07:36
Women’s teams
1. Marlize Moolman, Brigitte Joubert 1:16:06
2. Ninette van Zyl, Ansie Cronje 1:18:34
3. Tilly Ferreira, Marietjie Serfontein 1:29:29
4. Dianne Weatherall, Yolande van Rooyen 1:37:36
5. Charise Bezuidenhout, Berdine Gotz 1:40:58
Mixed teams
1. Tanya Kirstein, Christo Roos 1:07:03
2. Manie Smith, Liza-Mari Giliomee 1:07:28
3. Maricel Bekker, Arnou Oberholzer 1:08:50
4. H.B. Steyn, Marisca Steyn 1:13:04
5. Bill Germishuys, Estie Potgieter 1:14:57
Half marathon
Men
1. Camelius van der Riet 1:02:17
2. Anrich du Plessis 1:03:40
3. Thys van der Riet 1:06:52
Women
1. Simone Grove 1:15:30
2. Jozanne Taljaard 1:19:32
3. Tanya van Niekerk 1:23:08
