Camjet Comrades 2025 | Top Runners Who Made Us Proud
- Camjet Pty Ltd
- Jun 24
- 6 min read
Meet Camjet’s top 4 Comrades 2025 runners — stories of grit, inspiration, and unwavering support. Discover how they conquered the Ultimate Human Race with Camjet behind them.
Camjet Comrades 2025: Celebrating Our Top 4 Runners
This year, Camjet proudly sponsored 50 runners for the iconic Comrades Marathon – the Ultimate Human Race. Among them, four standout individuals pushed through every cramp, climb, and kilometer with extraordinary grit. These aren’t just runners - they’re storytellers, parents, warriors of the road, and reflections of what endurance really means.
Let’s take a closer look at the stories behind our fastest four – their journeys, their race day emotions, and how Camjet helped them go the distance.
Nokwazi Zulu
Grace and Grit
Finish Time: 9:21:44 | Average Pace: 6:15 min/km
A former ramp model and proud mom of four, Nokwazi only ran her first full marathon in 2024. Her journey started in 2018 by joining her fiancé on morning runs, gradually developing into a full-blown love for the sport.
Q: Brief background
A: I am Nokwazi Zulu, 42 years old, a former ramp model and who's also a mother to 4 beautiful children, and who ran her first 42km marathon last year 2024
Q: Tell us a bit about your running journey – how did you get started?
A: I started running in 2018, accompanying my fiance for his morning runs, doing 5km's and ended up enjoying it
Q: What does it mean to you to run the Comrades Marathon, especially with Camjet behind you?
Zeal, determination and belief. Through all the challenges that I faced along the route, I kept going coz I knew I will see Camjet on route singing and dancing, ensuring I am in good condition
Q: Describe your race day: what was your mindset, and where did you dig deep?
Having fun and finishing my race in 10 hours, Botha's hill was tough, I stopped due to my running stomach but after taking some tablets from our Camjet table, I managed to push until the finish line
Q: What’s your proudest moment from this year’s race?
A: Finishing my first comrades marathon in 9:21:44 and still feeling good and able to walk
Q: How do you stay motivated during the toughest parts of training or racing?
A: Positive self talk is important and effective in staying motivated
Q: What advice would you give to someone dreaming of running Comrades?
A: I would encourage them to go for it, to prepare and to believe in themselves. It's a long race and yet so beautiful.
Bheka "MasTende" Magwaza
Running Through Resilience
Finish Time: 9:51:03 | Average Pace: 6:35 min/km
Bheka hails from Eshowe’s Mpaphala area and is a proud endurance athlete. His journey began after a tough retrenchment, turning to running as therapy — eventually joining Team C16 in 2017.
Q: Brief background
A: I’m a passionate long-distance runner from Eshowe, Mpaphala area with a deep love for endurance sports and personal growth through participating in different physical sports.
Q: Tell us a bit about your running journey – how did you get started?
A: I started running casually as a coping mechanism after facing a Section 189 at my former workplace, but it quickly became a lifestyle after joining Team C16 in 2017.
Q: What does it mean to you to run the Comrades Marathon, especially with Camjet behind you?
A: It means everything. The support you receive on Comrades Day truly defines your race performance and having Camjet behind me made the entire journey even more manageable.
Q: Describe your race day: what was your mindset, and where did you dig deep?
A: My mindset was focused and ready, thanks to a well-structured Comrades training plan. I had to dig deep at Botha’s Hill and again in the final stretch around Berea, reminding myself why I started and the goal I set.
Q: What’s your proudest moment from this year’s race?
A: Beating my personal best by almost an hour, improving from 10:41 to 09:51 was a proud and unforgettable moment.
Q: How do you stay motivated during the toughest parts of training or racing?
A: I reflect on my journey from hardship, which led me to start running, to healing, which running has brought into my life. I constantly remind myself what it all means to me.
Q: What advice would you give to someone dreaming of running Comrades?
A: Start with your ‘why’ through that answer you will find purpose, surround yourself with supportive people, and trust that every step brings you closer to something greater. Something you were born to achieve.
Nombuso Ngcobo
Veteran Strength in Motion
Finish Time: 11:02 | Average Pace: 7:22 min/km
Nombuso is no stranger to the Comrades – this was her 8th finish, and she’s chasing that coveted Green Number. Her journey began in 2013 after a gym chat led to an invitation to run — by 2014, she was doing marathons.
Q: Brief background
A: I'm a person who loves challenging sports mentally and physically . I have 8 comrades going for green no.
Q: Tell us a bit about your running journey – how did you get started?
A: Started late 2013 ,having a chat with runners from gym and I was invited to join, 2014 did my first marathon...
Q: What does it mean to you to run the Comrades Marathon, especially with Camjet behind you?
A: It's meant a lot to me. I was able to spot our own seconding team so much easier
Q: Describe your race day: what was your mindset, and where did you dig deep?
A: This year was tough for me,had stiff muscles from Pmb till halfway. I dig deeper on the first half
Q: What’s your proudest moment from this year’s race?
A: How "FiR" was able to do so much as a group in a short space for time.
Q: How do you stay motivated during the toughest parts of training or racing?
A: I always say I started it, and I need to finish it. I don't have any options
Q: What advice would you give to someone dreaming of running Comrades?
A: Comrades is a human race, make history for yourself or family. The rest is history 😉
Brian Hlamapi
Heart, Hustle & 90km of Lessons
Finish Time: 11:28 | Average Pace: 7:40 min/km
A loving husband and father of two girls, Brian’s journey into running began in 2017 — a post-gym discovery that running half marathons brought him a sense of peace and purpose.
Q: Brief background
A: 35+ gang but under 40 😊 … a loving husband and father of 2 beautiful girls and an ULTRA MARATHON RUNNER.
Q: Tell us a bit about your running journey – how did you get started?
A: where I needed to fill a void as I had taken a break from the “Alcoholic Bevs”, started doing park runs on weekends, and gym during the week. But the running bug overpowered the weights and started running half marathons from 2017, which later progressed to marathons in 2018.
Q: What does it mean to you to run the Comrades Marathon, especially with Camjet behind you?
A: Running in the comrades marathon has helped me build grit and resilience, and being able to impart these traits in my everyday life, with Camjet supporting us this year has further enhanced these traits, knowing that we can count on them as they pride themselves on efficiency and reliability.
Q: Describe your race day: what was your mindset, and where did you dig deep?
A: In my mind, the plan was simple: keep moving, some battles will be lost along the way, but the war will be won in the end. crawling out of Bothas Hill, I had to dig deep
Q: What’s your proudest moment from this year’s race?
A: We often take for granted the magnitude of finishing the Ultimate Human Race. With the unwavering support of family, friends, and CamJet, crossing that finish line becomes more than just a personal achievement — it’s a shared victory.
Q: How do you stay motivated during the toughest parts of training or racing?
A: Motivated by each run, whether it's training or races, as good runs bring happiness, bad runs build experience, worst runs teach lessons, and best runs create memories
Q: What advice would you give to someone dreaming of running Comrades?
A: Running the Comrades Marathon isn’t just about crossing 90km—it's about discovering your strength, discipline, and heart with every step. ...Comrades is a journey, and your journey starts now. One run at a time
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