By Adnaan Mohamed
On a sprightly Spring morning in Cape Town where the absence of the Atlantic breeze felt like nature’s starter’s pistol, Joseph Khoarahlane Seutloali once again proved he is no stranger to rewriting the script.
The reigning Totalsports Two Oceans 56km Ultra Marathon champion from Lesotho tore through the streets like a man chasing the horizons smashing the OUTsurance Gun Run Half Marathon record in a blistering time of 1 hour 2 minutes and 27seconds. He beat Joel Mmone’s 2015 Gun Run time of 1:02:31.
Close to 9000 runners lined up at the start on Fritz Sonnenberg Road in ideal weather conditions in Green Point, and finished the challenging but spectacular 21.1km route on the lush green grass of Green Point Common.
Like a thoroughbred biding his time in the pack, Seutloali running in the colours of Hollywood Athletic Club shadowed his rivals up the Sea Point to Camps Bay climb before unleashing a surge that broke the race wide open.
Anthony Timoteus (1:03:05) from the Athlete’s Academy clung on for silver, 38 seconds adrift, while defending champion Lloyd Bosman (1:03:24) from the Nedbank Club settled for third.
Coached by the highly respected Andrew Booyens, Seutloali’s winning time was just 11 seconds shy of his lifetime best of 1:01:56 for the distance, set on a much flatter and faster route in Gqeberha in 2019.
Tymebank Langa’s William Kaptein (1:04:09) was fourth. Kaptein was followed by clubmates Yanga Malusi (1:04:09) and Edward Jack (1:04:32).
In the women’s race, KwaZulu-Natal’s Busisiwe Chamane from the Black Diamond Club literally and figuratively shined as bright like a diamond.
Having swapped soccer boots and volleyball nets for running shoes only in 2020, she has risen swiftly through the ranks.
In Green Point, she seized her biggest prize yet, clocking 1:17:45 ahead of Nedbank’s Anel Terblance (1:18:39) and Carla Johnson (1:20:20) from Asics Running Club. Terblanche’s Nedbank AGN teammate Deanne Laubscher (1:22:50) finished fourth with Tymebank Langa’s Alexa Townsend (1:23:02) crossing the finish line in fifth position.
Elsewhere, the Gun Run’s supporting acts provided their own theatre. Adam Lipschitz (29:18) sprinted to the men’s 10km title on Saturday. Bruce-Lynn Damons (29:32) was hot on his heels, with William Kaptein (30:07) claiming third.
Triathlete Shanae Williams (33:30) edged Kyla Jacobs (33:37) in a thrilling women’s 10km race, and trail king Philani Sengce (1:13:14) secured a third straight crown, striding home more than two minutes clear.
For Seutloali, the road ahead is painted with Olympic dreams, but on Sunday morning, The Mother City belonged to him. and to Chamane, who showed that sometimes the most unlikely journeys can end at the front of the pack.
HALF MARATHON RESULTS: MALE TOP 10
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Joseph SEUTLOALI (#1699) HOLLYWOODBETS ATHLETIC CLUB KZN |
01:02:27 |
| 2 | Anthony TIMOTEUS (#1538) ATHLETE ACADEMY BOLAND |
01:03:05 |
| 3 | Lloyd BOSMAN (#1621) NEDBANK SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS |
01:03:24 |
| 4 | William KAPTEIN (#1209) TYMEBANK LANGA |
01:04:00 |
| 5 | Yanga MALUSI (#1664) TYMEBANK LANGA |
01:04:09 |
| 6 | Edward JACK (#1204) TYMEBANK LANGA |
01:04:32 |
| 7 | Desmond MOKGOBU (#1219) | 01:06:18 |
| 8 | Siboniso SOLDAKA (#1893) CAPE TECHNIKON ATHLETICS CLUB |
01:07:30 |
| 9 | Raydon BALIE (#1617) TYMEBANK LANGA |
01:07:38 |
| 10 | Steven GEORGE (#1507) STRAND ATHLETIC CLUB |
01:08:58 |
WOMEN TOP 10
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Busiswe CHAMANE (#1746) BLACK DIAMONDS ATHLETIC CLUB |
01:17:45 |
| 2 | Ane TERBLANCHE (#1705) NEDBANK RUNNING CLUB WP |
01:18:39 |
| 3 | Carla JOHNSON (#1795) ASICS ATHLETIC CLUB CAPE TOWN |
01:20:20 |
| 4 | Deanne LAUBSCHER (#1095) NEDBANK GAUTENG NORTH |
01:22:50 |
| 5 | Alexa TOWNSEND (#1304) TYMEBANK LANGA |
01:23:02 |
| 6 | Lizel OLDEWAGE (#1101) PAARL ATHLETICS CLUB |
01:23:22 |
| 7 | Melissa LAING (#1411) ATLANTIC ATHLETICS CLUB |
01:23:34 |
| 8 | Lisa Kathryn GEFFEN (#1377) ATLANTIC ATHLETICS CLUB |
01:23:42 |
| 9 | Nadia LOMBAARD (#1806) BOXER CGA |
01:24:27 |
| 10 | Burnedette BREYTENBACH (#3138) MONTANA ATHLETIC CLUB |
01:24:3 |
Find the full results here: OUTsurance 2025 Gun Run
