Dark horse George Kusche overcame a stomach upset to win the 99th Comrades, completing the 85.777km up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a record time of 5hr 16min 06sec.
The self-coached data scientist ended 12th in his Comrades debut last year despite vomiting about halfway, but this time the 27-year-old refused to allow his race to be derailed when his stomach revolted at the other end.
Kusche, running for Nedbank, took the lead with 10km to go, overtaking the walking Mbuti Mollo of Maxed Elite, the last surviving athlete of the early breakaway runners.
