{"id":296016,"date":"2026-02-12T12:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=296016"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:46:15","slug":"thrill-propels-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/thrill-propels-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrill propels runner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Local ultra-marathon runner Nkhetheni Masupa is overwhelmed after he received a guaranteed entry for the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am speechless and overwhelmed by getting an invitation to run one of the majors is something huge. I am truly honoured and grateful. There is a very slim chance to get an entry in this major marathons, almost 1% chance. Why me?&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the downside is that Masupa is actually thinking of turning down this invitation as he will be doing the Chicago Marathon on 11 October. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This year&#8217;s New York Marathon will be my second run of this Abbott Major. The New York is on 1 November. That means two American trips in less than 20 days. This will be exhausting. Doing the Chicago will get me five out of six stars of original Abbott Major marathons, with only Tokyo remaining to complete the Big 6. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"79184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/london-marathon-under-the-belt-comrades-next-up\/vispmasupa_63311\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1290\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"viSPMasupa_63311\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The London Marathon is known for breaking records, mostly its own records, and this year&amp;#8217;s 45th edition, ran on 27 April, had more to break. Never to be outdone, one of the Goldfields&amp;#8217; own famous long-distance runners, Nkhetheni Masupa, participated and ended in overall position 632 (56 608 behind him) and got an impressive age category position 13. The 2025 edition set a new Guinness World Record title for the most finishers in a marathon, after 56 640 entrants completed the race. This record was held by the 2024 New York Marathon, where 55 646 crossed the finishing line. Masupa finished in 2:39:49. &amp;#8220;This is an absolutely fantastic event, reaffirming the London Marathon as by far the most popular marathon on the planet. It was a huge honour to experience an extraordinary and inspirational day. The unique camaraderie of the event and amazing support from the huge crowds all the way represents London at its best,&amp;#8221; says Masupa. His focus now shifts to the&lt;br \/&gt;\nComrades ultramarathon happening on Sunday,&lt;br \/&gt;\n8 June.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The London Marathon is known for breaking records, mostly its own records, and this year&amp;#8217;s 45th edition, ran on 27 April, had more to break. Never to be outdone, one of the Goldfields&amp;#8217; own famous long-distance runners, Nkhetheni Masupa, participated and ended in overall position 632 (56 608 behind him) and got an impressive age category position 13. The 2025 edition set a new Guinness World Record title for the most finishers in a marathon, after 56 640 entrants completed the race. This record was held by the 2024 New York Marathon, where 55 646 crossed the finishing line. Masupa finished in 2:39:49. &amp;#8220;This is an absolutely fantastic event, reaffirming the London Marathon as by far the most popular marathon on the planet. It was a huge honour to experience an extraordinary and inspirational day. The unique camaraderie of the event and amazing support from the huge crowds all the way represents London at its best,&amp;#8221; says Masupa. His focus now shifts to the&lt;br \/&gt;\nComrades ultramarathon happening on Sunday,&lt;br \/&gt;\n8 June.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311-953x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311-953x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\nThe London Marathon is known for breaking records, mostly its own records, and this year's 45th edition, ran on 27 April, had more to break. Never to be outdone, one of the Goldfields' own famous long-distance runners, Nkhetheni Masupa, participated and ended in overall position 632 (56 608 behind him) and got an impressive age category position 13. The 2025 edition set a new Guinness World Record title for the most finishers in a marathon, after 56 640 entrants completed the race. This record was held by the 2024 New York Marathon, where 55 646 crossed the finishing line. Masupa finished in 2:39:49. \" class=\"wp-image-79184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311-953x1024.jpg 953w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/viSPMasupa_63311.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The London Marathon is known for breaking records, mostly its own records, and this year&#8217;s 45th edition, ran on 27 April, had more to break. Never to be outdone, one of the Goldfields&#8217; own famous long-distance runners, Nkhetheni Masupa, participated and ended in overall position 632 (56 608 behind him) and got an impressive age category position 13. The 2025 edition set a new Guinness World Record title for the most finishers in a marathon, after 56 640 entrants completed the race. This record was held by the 2024 New York Marathon, where 55 646 crossed the finishing line. Masupa finished in 2:39:49. <br><br>8 June.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have already done the Berlin Marathon twice \u2013 in 2023, my very first World Major, and 2024. My next Abbott Major is the Boston Marathon on 20 April followed by the Chicago Marathon in October,&#8221; says Masupa.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says his biggest event in 2026 wil be the Comrades Marathon. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will be doing my 10th. It is every Comrades runner&#8217;s dream to get the green number and I am so excited.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His first Comrades marathon was in 2015, just two years after discovering the love of running. He has never looked back since.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am happily 52 years old now even though my Garmin watch says I am 44 according to my training behaviour. 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