140 BAC athletes ready to tackle tough Comrades

10: Number of Boksburg Athletic Club (BAC) members with an A seeding for this year’s race – Eugene van der Westhuizen, Nick Bester, Khulekani Zwane, Oudemane Metswamere, Joseph Morowane, Lucky Ramakuwela, Wynand Strydom, Ryan Gibson, George Benade and Karel Burger.

19: Number of BAC members with an B seeding for this year’s race – Zacharia Mogotsi, Mphikeleli Joseph Tshabalala, David Kouvarellis, Wayne McBowles, Werner van der Berg, Thinus Holl, Nardus Jordaan, Rudolf Oberholzer, Josias Makoro, Benzi Tenza, Derek van der Spuy, Phumlani Sifiso Mthethwa, Lindy-Lee Folscher (only woman in the club with a B seeding), Oscar Mhlongo, Tseko Mabote, Thabo Modise, Jan van der Linde, Cosnath Zitha and Wesley Botton.

140: Number of runners the BAC has entered in this year’s race

1921: The year when the first Comrades Marathon took place, on May 24, in Pietermaritzburg.

1975: The year in which the Boksburg Athletic Club was founded

1977: The BAC entered 27 of its members in the race for the very first time, with 10 athletes achieving silver medals

87.72: The distance in kilometres of this year’s ”up run” from Durban to Pietermaritzburg

BAC’s first man home, 1982-2014:

1982 Leslie Wright

1983 Leslie Wright

1984 Vitto Lolli

1985 Clarence Botha

1986 Fergie Mennie

1987 Fergie Mennie

1988 Ken Brandon-Kirby

1989 Jacques Wilms

1990 Frank Da Ascencao

1991 Leon Hand

1992 Frank Da Ascencao

1993 Frank Da Ascencao

1994 Frank Da Ascencao

1995 Frank Da Ascencao

1996 Richard Jourdain

1997 Frank Da Ascencao

1998 Frank Da Ascencao

1999 Oelof Vorster

2000 Frank Da Ascencao

2001 Nelson Magapa

2002 Nana Zwane

2003 Oelof Vorster

2004 Greg Bishop

2005 Joel Molo

2006 Greg Bishop

2007 Trevor Toerien

2008 Trevor Toerien

2009 Trevor Toerien

2010 Trevor Toerien

2011 Karel Burger

2012 Karel Burger

2013 Dieter Muller

2014 Karel Burger

BAC’s first woman home, 1982-201

1982 Tuula Laycock

1983 Anne Kouvarellis/Tuula Laycock

1984 ShelleyTaylor (van der Spuy)

1985 Shelley Taylor (van der Spuy)

1986 Sarah Hackney

1987 Sarah Hackney

1988 Gina Payne

1989 Lucinda Newby

1990 Lucinda Newby

1991 Lucinda Newby

1992 Lucinda Newby

1993 Sarah Hackney

1994 Lucinda Newby

1995 Carolyn Wridgway

1996 Lucinda Newby

1997 Shelley van der Spuy

1998 Carolyn Wridgway

1999 Carolyn Wridgway

2000 Carolyn Wridgway

2001 Lesley van der Merwe (Train)

2002 Carolyn Wridgway

2003 Gwen Muller

2004 Lesley Train

2005 Carolyn Wridgway

2006 Lesley Train

2007 Lesley Train

2008 Lesley Train

2009 Reinette Bosman

2010 Salome Cooper

2011 Lindy-Lee Folscher

2012 Shelley van der Spuy

2013 Shelley van der Spuy

2014 Lindy-Lee Folscher – @SabeloBoksburg