AMONG the men who will be looking to break David Gatebe’s seven-year Comrades Marathon down run record of 5:18:19 is an athlete who was inspired by that compellingly stunning run by the man from Kroonstad.
Dan Matshailwe has vivid memories of watching Gatebe’s “crazy” run.
“That man made me want to run Comrades. I remember watching that race on TV as if it were yesterday, and I was like ‘that man is crazy’,” says the Nedbank Running Club athlete, who finished third in his maiden race last year.
