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\u201cDit was ‘n magiese dag,\u201d het McGregor ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar was ‘n sterk teenwind in die laaste vyf kilometer en die inkomende gety het nie gehelp nie, maar ons het ‘n wonderlike dag gehad. Dit was wonderlik om saam met my spanmaat Siseko te roei,\u201d het hy bygevoeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was McGregor se 14de oorwinning in 17 wegspringplekke \u2013 sy eerste oorwinning was 25 jaar gelede in 2000 \u2013 maar hy het daarna ges\u00ea hy sal steeds daaraan dink om terug te keer: \u201cEk s\u00ea dit egter elke jaar \u2026 in elk geval, nou is dit tyd vir goeie rooiwyn\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veteraan Herreveld het ges\u00ea: \u201cEk is vandag oorwerk. Hulle het my op die draaie afgelaai \u2013 ou mans kan nie hardloop nie \u2013 en ek het probeer om hulle heelpad in te haal, maar kon nie heeltemal daar kom nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ntondini het ges\u00ea hy is baie dankbaar teenoor McGregor dat hy \u201cna my omgesien het\u201d en het hulde gebring aan Herreveld se taaiheid, lui die persverklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nisbett het ges\u00ea sy was \u201cabsoluut uitgeput\u201d en die geleentheid \u2013 dikwels in bitter koue re\u00ebn \u2013 was besonder taai vanjaar. Sy het ook ges\u00ea die wind op die laaste skof het probeer, \u201cmaar wat sou die Berg wees sonder die wind\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is regtig bly om te wen, maar vir my is elke voltooier van hierdie wedren ‘n wenner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Birkett het sowat 35 km in die skof vooruit getrek na ‘n bietjie \u201cargy bargy\u201d met ‘n groep mansroeiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het vasgebyt, maar Jenna het van die groep afgeval. Ek is so opgewonde oor die tweede plek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit was Nisbett se derde oorwinning in die gesogte geleentheid, wat sy beskryf het as “ongelooflik goed georganiseerd \u2026 gelukwensinge aan die organiseerders en die borge”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agter die elite-renjaers was daar ‘n aantal merkwaardige prestasies, geeneen meer indrukwekkend as Oom Jannie Malherbe wat sy 52ste Bergrivier-kanomarathon voltooi het nie, volgens die persverklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die driemalige wedrenwenner in 1963, 1964 en 1965 hou nou die merkwaardige rekord om 52 uit 63 wedrenne wat plaasgevind het, te voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twee ander noemenswaardige voltooiers was Lisa Scott, wat haar 15de marathon voltooi het en boaan die lys van vroue-afronders is, en Carel Botha wat ‘n merkwaardige maand van uithouvermo\u00eb-sportaktiwiteit voltooi het deur die Comrades-marathon, Freedom Challenge (‘n non-stop bergfietswedren van Pietermaritzburg na Paarl) en Bergrivier-kanomarathon binne ‘n maand te voltooi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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