Sasolburg – Long-distance runner Katleho Muso from Cell C Running Club, Gauteng, is still basking in the glory of winning the 30th Sasol Sasolburg Marathon in 02:28:17.
Muso won the marathon just over a week ago, on Saturday, 29 March 2025.
According to World Athletics, this time places him 16th in South Africa this year.
Rose Jijana from the Actom Athletics Club in Vanderbijlpark won the ladies’ 42km event.
Running in the 40-49 year category, Rose, a former Sasol Banyana Banyana soccer player, completed the race in an excellent 03:13:46.
This year, 3 468 athletes signed up for the race.
As a Comrades qualifier, the 42km Sasol Sasolburg Marathon attracted 809 entries, of which the average running time of 04:22:40 was well below the required Comrades qualifying time of sub 4 hours 50 minutes.
The 893 athletes who took on the 21km race, ran an average time of 02:20:33.
Mbuti Mollo, an individual runner, won in 01:08:28, while the former national half marathon champion, Cornelia Joubert from Boxer Superstores Athletics Club, won the ladies’ race in 01:27:51.
Over the years the 10km race at the Sasol Sasolburg Marathon has become increasingly popular.
This year 1 084 athletes entered, running an average time of 01:19:05. This is a vast increase compared to the 610 runners that competed in the 10km race last year.
Mohau Masoenyane from Black Diamond Athletics Club took the honours when he crossed the finish line in 00:32:33, to win the men’s race.
Karin-Mari Dötze from Boxer Superstores Athletics Club, Gauteng North, won the ladies’ race in 00:38:32.
The Fun Run attracted 682 participants this year that granted the not-so-serious athletes and local community the opportunity to join in the spirit of the day while participating in healthy exercise.
One of the most popular attractions to the Sasol Sasolburg Marathon is the water point service to the athletes.
This year didn’t disappoint and healthy competition existed among the stations to render the best service and encouragement to the runners.
De Beer en Claassens Attorneys from Sasolburg walked away with the accolade as best waterpoint for the second year running.
According to Ntokozo Gcabashe, Senior Vice President at Sasol’s Sasolburg and Natref Operations, it is this spirit of citizenship in Sasolburg that Sasol strives to encourage through the sponsorship.
“We thank the participants, Sasolburg Athletics Club, Athletics Free State, local businesses, government, martials, officials, and our Sasol employees who all contributed to the success of hosting the Sasol Sasolburg Marathon successfully for 30 years,” Gcabashe said.
Results of the Sasol Sasolburg Race are available on https://results.finishtime.co.za.
