{"id":53427,"date":"2023-03-06T06:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T04:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/weskus-marathon-comes-of-age-20230301-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:44:53","slug":"weskus-marathon-comes-of-age-20230301-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/weskus-marathon-comes-of-age-20230301-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weskus Marathon comes of age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 21st running of the LCE Weskus Marathon event takes place on Saturday 18 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenic event is regarded as one of the best in South Africa and a bucket-list race for most marathon runners. Runners can take on the 42,2 km full marathon, a 21,1 km half marathon, a 10 km or the 5 km fun run\/walk. 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No cars are allowed within the park for the duration of the race, so runners can enjoy the beauty of the Weskus fynbos, the sea and the lagoon while they tackle the undulating route and close to the end the scary Black Mamba Hill, before finishing on the green lawn of the golf driving range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 21,1 km route takes the runners via a beautiful part of Langebaan towards the West Coast National Park, taking a 11 km circular route inside the Park and then back via the Black Mamba Hill on their way to finish line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10 km and 5 km routes are mostly within the Langebaan Country Estate, with all four races finishing on the driving range. Once again, close to 5 000 participants are expected in the four races, with nearly 1 500 expected for each of the marathons and half-marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presently, the record holders of the marathon are Lungile Gongoa (2:23:17) and Farwa Mentoor (2:58:49). 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