Sphala Runners Club

The ComradesMarathon is now behind our back, focus now shifts to local marathons, Orange Phikwe Marathon, Palapye Marathon and ward of the winter.

Join Sphala Runners Club for a week of great preparation and team camaraderie so together.

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Today was one special day that will forever go down memory lane.

Starting point was the BIUST Staff Sports and Recreation annual Vice Chancellor’s Run.

We ended the morning with a Tea and Cake to officially welcome back our ComradesMarathon 2026 warriors.

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Sphala Runners Club got over 500 reactions on our posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

Happy Father’s Day

They wake up before the sun.

They run through pain, pressure, and responsibility.

They carry families on their backs, yet still find the strength to chase the road.

At Sphala Runners Club, fatherhood is not just a title, it’s endurance, discipline, sacrifice, and relentless love.

To the men who lead from the front, who show up when it’s hardest, who teach us that quitting is never an option, we salute you.

You are not just raising children.
You are raising warriors.
You are building legacies.

Today we celebrate the fathers who run life’s toughest races… and never stop.





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🇧🇼 BOTSWANA AT COMRADES 2026 🇿🇦

Botswana celebrated 246 official finishers at the 2026 Comrades Marathon, including 72 sub-10-hour performances, 73 novice finishers, 51 Back-to-Back medals, and 4 new Green Number earners.

From Silver medal performances at the front of the field to first-time finishers earning their inaugural Comrades medals, Botswana runners once again demonstrated that our running community continues to grow in both numbers and performance.

Among our finishers were:

🏅 3 Silver Medals
🏅 21 Bill Rowan Medals
🏅 48 Robert Mtshali Medals
🏅 77 Bronze Medals
🏅 97 Vic Clapham Medals

Congratulations to Botswana's fastest athletes:

FASTEST MEN 🇧🇼 👨🏽‍🦱
🥇 Emmanuel Phitlho - 7:11:08 (Silver)
🥈 Polite Ndebele - 7:20:41 (Silver)
🥉 Mogotsi J. Morewanare - 7:21:46 (Silver)

FASTEST WOMEN 🇧🇼 👩🏽
🥇 Didimalang Gabolekwe - 9:37:19 (Robert Mtshali)
🥈 Wangu Mmereki - 9:55:12 (Robert Mtshali)
🥉 Zuleikha Zil-Lee Steinbach - 9:59:24 (Robert Mtshali)

A special congratulations goes to the 73 Botswana novices who completed their first Comrades Marathon and earned the lifelong privilege of calling themselves Comrades finishers. There is only one first Comrades, and this year's novice class has now become part of a very special family.

Another 51 runners earned their Back-to-Back medals, proving that returning to Comrades and finishing again can be every bit as challenging as completing it for the first time.

A special salute goes to our newest Green Number earners, athletes who have reached the remarkable milestone of ten Comrades finishes:

🟩 Bakang Tsheboagae
🟩 Ben Chebani
🟩 Sabelo Matikiti
🟩 Shirley Mosiakgabo

💚 Shirley Mosiakgabo became the first Botswana woman in history to earn a Comrades Green Number.

This is a landmark achievement not only for Shirley, but for Botswana running as a whole, and one that will inspire generations of women runners to follow.

Behind every medal and every finish line photo are months of preparation, supportive families, dedicated coaches, committed running clubs, training partners, volunteers, and countless sacrifices made in pursuit of a dream.

To every Motswana who ran, volunteered, coached, supported, or cheered from home, thank you for flying our flag high.

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Great warrior

𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐊𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐌𝐂𝐌

Clocking an impressive 9:52:52 at an average pace of 6:55 min/km, Mining Manager- Underground,Ricardo Seleke successfully completed the 2026 Comrades Marathon, proudly carrying the Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) flag on one of the world’s toughest endurance stages.

The iconic Up Run stretches 85.777 km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, testing runners with relentless climbs, rolling roads, and legendary scenery.

Wearing the newly launched MCM running apparel, Ricardo embodied resilience, discipline, and determination from start to finish.

This achievement reflects months of preparation and stands as an inspiration to the entire MCM family.

Congratulations, Ricardo Seleke! We are proud of your outstanding representation of MCM on the international stage.