Amicus June 2017

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27 000 runners from 86 different countries gathered in Cape Town on 15 April this year for the start of the 48th Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon. VIEW THE FULL GALLERY IN THE AMICUS APP! O lympic marathoner Lungile Gongqa took top honours in the 2017 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (OMTOM), the largest running event on the African continent, crossing the finish line in 03:09:43 and becoming the first Capetonian since 1973 to take the Ultra title. In the women's race, Maryna Damantsevich from Belarus took the title with a 10-minute lead, in a time of 03:37:13. Men's winner: Lungile Gongqa In the Half Marathon, Namakoe Nkhasi successfully defended his title in the men’s race and set a new OMTOM Half Marathon record of 01:03:15. Irvette van Zyl reclaimed her Half Marathon title in the women’s race in a time of 01:13:53. Old Mutual’s R1 million prize to the male and female runner breaking the Ultra Marathon records still stands for another year, after the 1988 and 1989 records established by Thompson Magawana (03:03:44) and Frith van der Merwe (03:30:36) proved just too tough this year. Women's winner: Maryna Damantsevich Amicus June 2017.indd 10 2017/05/30 12:14 PM
In the build-up to the main event, thousands of runners and supporters visited the OMTOM Expo at the CTICC in Cape Town, and on Friday 14 April, 800 people tackled the Trail Run, 366 the Friendship Run and 6 000 the Fun Runs. There was extensive coverage on SABC2 from 05:30 on race morning and the event was live-streamed via SABC2 on the OMTOM website, with various live crossings on a number of SABC radio stations and on Facebook. As always, Mutualites embraced the race and raised over R7 000 for charity on Takkie Day, and 350 runners and their families were hosted in the employee hospitality marquee overlooking the finish line. •• This was Old Mutual’s 18th year as title sponsor •• R1.8-million: Total prize money paid to the top men and women in the Ultra and Half Marathons •• 1 326 international runners ran the Ultra Marathon •• 1 570 international runners ran the Half Marathon •• 85: Age of oldest entrant in this year's race •• R670 million: The amount last year's race brought into the Western Cape economy •• Over 16 000 temporary and 685 permanent jobs were created around last year's event 11 SPONSORSHIPS #GOGREEN was developed by Wildlands and supported by Old Mutual. It aims to provide a practical solution for collecting waste from athletes and spectators at endurance events, while educating them about not littering, as well as recycling and upcycling. All waste collected will be upcycled into Green Desks to help address the desk shortage in many underprivileged schools in South Africa. At OMTOM this year: •• 16 tons of plastic was recovered which will make a classroom of desks •• R24 000 was raised on our Do Great Things fundraising platform •• 500 desks were donated by Polyco •• R80 000 was donated to Wildlands as a beneficiary of OMTOM Amicus June 2017.indd 11 2017/05/30 12:14 PM
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