Eddie Mkhabele at the finish of Comrades 2024 (Lloyd Burnard)
You’ve never seen somebody so happy with finishing last as Eddie Mkhabele was on Sunday. And why wouldn’t he be?
Attempting his first Comrades Marathon, the Centurion-based runner taking part in the 40-49 category was officially the 17 297th and final athlete to finish the up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
His official time was 12:00:00 exactly.
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