Joanna Thomas (39) secured herself a first place position in the open women’s category of the Puma Peninsula Marathon on Sunday. Picture: www.mypicture.co.za
Joanna Thomas (39) was the athlete to beat on Sunday, 17 February 2008, when Simon’s Town was a hub of excitement as over 3 000 top road- and lifestyle athletes took to the streets in celebration of the Puma Peninsula Marathon’s 41st anniversary.
Thomas crossed the finishing line in an impressive 3 hours, 2minutes and 50 seconds, who said that the marathon was extremely tiring.
"The windy conditions on route definitely made the marathon more challenging," said Thomas afterwards. "I initially planned to go easy and managed to catch up to Ursula Frans in the first 2km of the race. We ran together all the way, and it was only at the 40km mark that I accelerated and managed to drop her.
"This is my second Puma Peninsula Marathon, in 2007 I placed 4th in the open women’s category, finishing in a faster time, as the wind wasn’t as strong on the day. I am, however, very happy with my performance," Thomas concluded.
Ursula Frans came in second with a time of 3 hours, 3 minutes and 41 seconds, while Maureen Dladla finished third with a time of 3 hours, 11 minutes and 17 seconds.
Due to extreme wind conditions, athletes where unable to beat the record time of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Anneline Roffey completed the Puma Half Marathon in 1 hour, 24 minutes and 34 seconds, securing herself a first place position in the open women’s category. Thozama April came in second, while Nicola Collins finished third.
The route for the Puma Peninsula Marathon has been in use since the inaugural race in 1964. With only one exception, this mind-blowing marathon has always been run in a southerly direction from Green Point to Simon’s Town.
Leading Ladies Results in the Puma Peninsula Marathon 42.2 Kilometre Road Race, in Cape Town on 17 February 2008:
Place Name Club Time
1. Joanna Thomas VOB 3:02:50
2. Ursula Frans MPWP 3:03:41
3. Maureen Dladla SAPSWP 3:11:17
4. Kathleen Shuttleworth MPMAT 3:11:59
5. Lisa Baumann MPCELT 3:13:46
6. Muchaneta Gwata MPCGA 3:17:50
7. Marlize van Schaik DURBAC 3:17:53
8. Karen de Kock METLIFE 3:18:12
9. Susan Dickson VOB 3:18:32
10. Julia Jansen van Rensburg MPCELT 3:18:50
Age Group: 20-39
1. Joanna Thomas VOB 3:02:50
2. Ursula Frans MPWP 3:03:41
3. Maureen Dladla SAPSWP 3:11:17
Age Group: 40-49
1. Rachel Shuttleworth VOB 3:19:55
2. Karen Little VOB 3:20:19
3. Marie Louw HARMONYW 3:26:12
Age Group: 50-59
1. Styntjie Prins PAARL 3:28:22
2. Marina de Milander STRAND 3:40:17
3. Juliette Savini DURBAC 3:47:00
Age Group: 60-69
1. Veronica van Niekerk ELGRAB 3:45:43
Female Team Results
1. VOB – 3:02:50 3:18:32 3:19:55 3:20:19 (3:29:52) (3:30:11) = 13:01:36
Joanna Thomas, Susan Dickson, Rachel Shuttleworth, Karen Little, Tania Anderson, Paula Jandrell
2. DURBAC – 3:17:53 3:26:16 3:33:44 3:38:52 (3:39:45) (3:46:38) = 13:56:45
Marlize van Schaik, Elizabeth De Gouveia, Joanne Wynne, Lorraine Rogers, Caroline Weinwl, Charmaine Botha
3. WCOAST – 3:31:31 3:33:33 3:35:08 3:37:08 (3:41:00) (3:42:32) = 14:17:20
Tilda Krugmann, Sheridan Owen-Davies, Chantal Li, Mari Visagie, Nicola Kemp, vanessa Bell
21.1 Kilometre Road Race
Age Group: 16-19
1. Amy Gilmour VOB 1:59:58
2. Catherine Mizon WPCC 2:59:09
Age Group: OPEN
1. Anneline Roffey MPWP 1:24:34
2. Thozama April MPCELT 1:24:58
3. Lizel Vorster HARMONYW 1:34:37
Age Group: 20-39
1. Anneline Roffey MPWP 1:24:34
2. Thozama April MPCELT 1:24:58
3. Lizel Vorster HARMONYW 1:34:37
Age Group: 40-49
1. Ester Brink STRAND 1:37:48
2. Sandra van Graan EDGE 1:39:00
3. Melonie Mckechnie IRENE 1:40:17
Age Group: 50-59
1. Frances van Blerk HARMONYA 1:40:30
2. Hester Kotze WELLING 1:41:44
3. Bev Charters VOB 1:43:09
Age Group: 60-69
1. Pixie Sparg MPCELT 1:49:03
2. Margie Plantema VOB 1:50:55
3. Marlene James PINE 2:07:52
Age Group: 70+
1. Magdaline Johnson 7TYGER 2:44:55
2. Johanna Visser RWFLWP 2:52:28
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