Gift Kelehe from Rustenburg won the men's race and Caroline Wostmann from Pretoria was the first woman to cross the finish line. Wostman finished the race in 06:12:22.
Kelehe was the first athlete to cross the finish line in Durban, shortly after 11:00, with a time of 05:38:35. He is employed as a policeman in Rustenburg, squeezing in his training between his work hours. Kelehe finished more then seven minutes ahead of Ethiopian Mohammed Husien, who took second place. Third place went to South Africa's Hatiwande Nyamande.
He came third last year and fifth in 2011.
His brother, Andrew, won the race in 2001.
33-year-old Kelehe started out with just over 22,000 other participants at 05:30 yesterday morning as athletes from across the world took on the 'up' run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, covering a distance of more than 87km.
2015 Winners of the Comrades Marathon:
Men:
1 Gift Kelehe, South Africa, 5:38:36
2 Mohammed Husien, Ethiopia, 5:46:14
3 Hatiwande Nyamande, South Africa, 5:48:19.
Women:
1 Caroline Wostmann, South Africa, 6:12:22
2 Charne Bosman, South Africa, 6:33:24
3 Elena Nurgalieva, Russia, 6:40:36
1 Gift Kelehe, South Africa, 5:38:36
2 Mohammed Husien, Ethiopia, 5:46:14
3 Hatiwande Nyamande, South Africa, 5:48:19.
Women:
1 Caroline Wostmann, South Africa, 6:12:22
2 Charne Bosman, South Africa, 6:33:24
3 Elena Nurgalieva, Russia, 6:40:36
