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The third edition of the Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers 50km ultramarathon, which returns to Nelson Mandela Bay on 26 February 2023, has once again attracted a world class elite field..
In its first edition, Nedbank running club athletes Keteme Bekele Negasa and Irvette van Zyl both set new 50km world records with South Africa's Stephen Mokoka setting a new men's world record in last year's event.
Race director and former Comrades Marathon winner Nick Bester is happy with the calibre of entries received for this year's event.
"We have a strong, well-balanced international field for our race and we have received requests from athletes wanting to run from all over the world," he said.
Running in the colours of Nedbank Running Club are no fewer than 4 previous Comrades Marathon winners in the form of reigning champion Tete Dijana, Edward Mothibi, Ludwick Mamabolo and Claude Moshiywa.
There is over R1 million up for grabs in prize money which includes prizes for the top 10 men and women, world record incentives, world age best incentives and prizes to the top South Africans.
Ethiopia's reigning Two Oceans Marathon Champion Endale Belachew and countryman Kenenisa Bekele, a world record holder and Olympic Champion in his own right, will also be in the field.
One of the fastest marathon runners on the start line will be the Zimbabwean Ngonidzashe Ncube who is making his ultra-marathon debut.
Hometown hero Melikhaya Frans, like last year, will have a big and bold PACE across his race number as he sets the pace for the runners over the first 30km at a world record tempo.
