{"id":42487,"date":"2021-08-30T23:43:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T21:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=42487"},"modified":"2021-08-30T23:43:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T21:43:48","slug":"noosi-bosman-claim-gold-at-the-2021-fedhealth-platinum-trail-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/more-sport\/noosi-bosman-claim-gold-at-the-2021-fedhealth-platinum-trail-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Noosi, Bosman claim gold at the 2021 Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

North-West Province <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Teboho Noosi (Maseru, Lesotho) secured his hat-trick victory in the Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run<\/strong> Long\/+-24km<\/u><\/strong> race that took place at the ATKV Buffelspoort on Sunday 29 August 2021.\u00a0 Noosi claimed gold in a deserving time of 01 hour 24 minutes 08 seconds, while Charne Bosman (Menlo Park, Pretoria), who made her event debut on the day, claimed gold in the women\u2019s race in a time of 01 hour 50 minutes 47 seconds.<\/p>\n

Celebrating its 8th<\/sup> anniversary on the day, trail runners could choose between the Long\/+-24km, the Short\/+-12km, a Fun Run\/+-8km and a 2.5km Kids Event.<\/p>\n

According to Teboho Noosi, the Long\/+-24km<\/u><\/strong> race was tough.\u00a0 \u201cIt was very windy.\u00a0 The course has changed from previous years, I could feel it on some of the climbs, but mostly the route was favourable for my style of running.\u00a0 I led from the start so I can\u2019t tell you what the competition was like.\u00a0 I did not look back.\u00a0 I will definitely be back next year.\u201d\u00a0 Retsepile Khotle came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Collin Kanyimo finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Charne Bosman took no prisoners in the women\u2019s race<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cI expected the route to be more challenging,\u201d admits Bosman.\u00a0 \u201cI was quite scared to run this race after running the THIRSTI AFRICANX in March.\u00a0 The route was hilly, but it was runnable.\u00a0 I\u2019m quite strong on the climbs, so I enjoyed those sections the most, but I\u2019m still scared of falling on the down hills.\u00a0 The event was well organised, and the route was very nice.\u00a0 I am very happy with my run.\u201d\u00a0 Angela van Aardt came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Taryn Snyman finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Renier Grobler (Murrayfield, Pretoria) claimed the top spot on the podium in the Short\/+-12km <\/u><\/strong>race in an impressive time of 59 minutes 37 seconds.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m actually a road runner, so it\u2019s fun for me to get onto the trails,\u201d says Grobler.\u00a0 \u201cI enjoyed the race a lot.\u00a0 I\u2019ve just come back from an injury and would\u2019ve liked to do the 24km race, but it was nice to still run the 12km and even win it.\u00a0 I really liked the steep up-hills, that\u2019s where I got my gap.\u00a0 I\u2019ll definitely be back next year for the 24km race.\u201d\u00a0 Ryan Mathaba came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Tyron Bothma finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Leilani Scheffer (Rustenburg) was happy with the challenge of the Short\/+-12km<\/u><\/strong> race.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ve changed the route up a bit, so it was a little more difficult than in previous years,\u201d says Scheffer.\u00a0 \u201cThe wind was nice and cold, while the terrain was nice and difficult as always.\u00a0 I\u2019ll definitely be back next year.\u201d\u00a0 Scheffer claimed the top spot on the podium in the women\u2019s race<\/strong> in a time of 01 hour 04 minutes 51 seconds.\u00a0 Rone Reynecke came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Elizabeth Lizzy Dlhiwayo finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Itumeleng Khumalo (Marikana, Rustenburg) sprinted to victory in the Fun Run\/+-8km<\/u><\/strong> in a time of 45 minutes 51 seconds.\u00a0 \u201cThe race was fantastic,\u201d says Khumalo.\u00a0 \u201cI currently have a knee injury, as a result I\u2019ve only been able to train twice, but I was fine today.\u00a0 I enjoyed everything about the race.\u00a0 Next year I\u2019ll do the longer race and I will do even better than today.\u201d\u00a0 Tshepo Miya came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Marius van den Berg finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Gezela van den Berg (Rustenburg) was the first runner home in the women\u2019s race<\/strong> crossing the finish line in 47 minutes 54 seconds.\u00a0 \u201cI really enjoyed today\u2019s race,\u201d says van den Berg.\u00a0 \u201cIt was tough, but doable.\u00a0 I\u2019ll definitely be back next year, most probably for the 24km event.\u201d\u00a0 Jana van den Berg came in 2nd<\/sup>, while Lana Harmse finished 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to have hosted a successful Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run at ATKV Buffelspoort today. Thank you to the trail runners from all age groups who joined us in the North West for this event \u2013 we hope you had as much fun on the trails as we did! Although we had to organise this event a bit differently due to COVID-19, it was wonderful to be active and outdoors again, surrounded by participants and their families. We hope to see you on the trails in future!\u201d said Fedhealth Principal Officer, Jeremy Yatt.<\/p>\n

The 2021 Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run Long Route (+-24km)<\/strong> boasted a R22\u00a0000 Prize Purse.\u00a0 To view the Prize Purse Breakdown visit:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.stillwatersports.com\/fedhealth-magalies-monster-platinum-trail-run-prize-purse\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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CHARITY SUPPORT<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run proudly supports The Kindness Collaboration.\u00a0 Founded by Fedhealth and Operation Healing Hands (OHH), The Kindness Collaboration fucuses on supporting South Africans who cannot afford quality medical care.\u00a0 Trail runners could make a donation towards the cause when entering the events online.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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For more information or to make a direct donation towards The Kindness Collaboration visit https:\/\/www.fedhealth.co.za\/kindness-collaboration<\/em>\/<\/em><\/a> For more information about Operation Healing Hands visit http:\/\/ohhsa.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information on the Fedhealth Platinum Trail Run contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045, email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a> or visit www.stillwatersports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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