RUNNING the Comrades Marathon is no small feat, so possibly becoming the fastest Indian South African runner and beating a 37-year-old record is admirable.
Elston Naicker, who ran his second Comrades Marathon, completed the 2023 race in 6 hours and 3 minutes, and finished in 71st place.
According to the Comrades Marathon Association, the previous record by an Indian South African was held by Poobie Naidoo in 1986. He completed the marathon in 6 hours and 7 minutes.
Naicker, 31, who lives in Tongaat with his