August was busy month for the crew of FinishTime, timing a total of 14 races across South Africa, including one race in Swakopmund, Namibia. The busiest weekends were the 4 August and 26 August, where no less than three events were timed on a single day.
28 610 results were captured over the 14 races, with the bulk being the Mandela Day Marathon (17500) and the three ladies’ races (Totalsports Ladies Race Cape Town and Johannesburg 9 August) and the Spar Ladies race in Pietermaritzburg (19 August) the next biggest fields with 2780, 3884 and 1693 finishers recorded showing once again how the women’s running market is growing as these races were open only to women.
