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CBZ Partnership Magazine • Q1 March 2024
Zimuto sets CBZ Marathon record
In a historic feat, Tendai Zimuto once again demonstrated his legendary prowess by claiming victory in the 5th edition of the CBZ
Marathon held at the Old Georgians Sports Club on the 3rd of March, 2024 by successfully defending his 42-kilometer champion
tittle he won in the 2023 edition.
With the fastest finish time of two hours, eighteen minutes, and thirty-two seconds (02:18:32) set in 2023, Zimuto holds the current
record for the 42km CBZ Marathon. Despite this, he finished this year’s race slightly off pace, only six seconds off his previous best.
He crossed the finish line in two hours, eighteen minutes, and thirty-eight seconds (02:18:38). Tendai Zimuto of Black
Rhinos Sports Club solidified his status and set the bar high as a record-setting athlete
who not only creates
history but also maintains his extraordinary standards.
Over 2,000 runners registered to compete in a variety of
distances, including 5, 10, 21, and the difficult 42-kilometer
run. This was a record increase from the previous year’s 1,700
athletes, and since it was a qualifier for the Comrades and
Two Oceans marathons, the competition was fierce and
the stakes were high.
In the women’s 42-kilometer race, Rudo
Mhonderwa was outstanding, finishing in a
time of two hours, fifty-four minutes, and
twenty-eight seconds (02:54:28). She won and beat Patience
Murove of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services
club’s winning time in 2023 by a remarkable five minutes and
twenty-one seconds. Despite her remarkable achievement,
she was unable to surpass Olivia Chitate’s 2020 CBZ Marathon
women’s category fastest
record of two hours, fifty minutes, and thirteen seconds (02:50:13).
This sets Chitate apart from the competition.
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