Vusi and Tshifhiwa Malobolo of the Nedbank Running Club achieved this unique feat over the weekend at the Garbie road running event in Springs, when Vusi won the men's 32 km race in a time of 1:53:16 and Tshifhiwa won the women's race in 2:13:34.

According to Vusi, there were quite a few races in the past where both he and his wife managed to get a top 10 placing or finish on the podium, but they had never won on the same day at the same race.

Just before they got married in 2012 Tshifhiwa won the women's City2City ultra marathon and Vusi finished third in the men's race.

'Being able to win on Sunday is something really special,' Vusi says.

It could be claimed that they met literally at 'high speed' while both of them were attending a training camp. Vusi does not elaborate whether it was Tshifhiwa's fleet-footedness that attracted his attention or whether they got to know each other while gasping for oxygen during a training run.

'We got married in 2012 and since then we never really stopped running. Our day starts with a run and we finish with a run. I presume you can say we are a sort of professional "running couple". And we still enjoy every kilometre.'

Pule Tjaoane (Ulinda) finished second in the men's 32 km, running a time of 1:53:47, and Nkosi Skosana (Anglo) finished third in 1:54:03.

Yolandé Maclean (Born2Run) was second in the women's race in a time of 2:14:31, and Salome Cooper (Born2Run) third in 2:20:19.

The men's 15 km was won by junior athlete Thabo Masima (Nedbank Running Club). His winning time was 50:51, with Lethabo Morapedi (Ulinda) second in 52:18 and Dumisani Masima (Ulinda) third in 52:21.

Other good results for the Nedbank Running Club were Namakhoe Nkhasi winning the 10 km event at the PWC George Claasen Memorial Road Race in 30:18 and Beryl Makokha coming third in the women's 21 km, clocking a time of 1:34:28.

In the southern Cape it was once again the athletes of the Nedbank Running Club that dominated during the Schoemanshoek 10 km and 21 km races.

The club made a clean sweep in the men's and women's 10 km races, with Dullan Solomons winning the men's race in 33:55. Elfonzo Pieterse was second in 34:42 and Anderson Ncube third in 34:57.

The women's race was won by Staphany Petro. Her winning time was 39:55, with Brittney-Ann Meyer second in 47:15 and Ronelle Engelbrecht third in 48:07.

The men's half-marathon was also an all-green affair with John April winning in 1:11:09, Godwin Heyns finishing second in 1:17:05 and Auchten October third in 1:19:45.

Nedbank Running Club athletes did well in the women's 21 km with Anel van Wyk winning in 1:19:10 and Annetjie Botes second in 1:35:36. Elmien du Plessis (Hartenbos) came third in 1:49:35.

Kutlwisiso Sidinile from the Nedbank Running Club, who will probably represent South Africa at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala in March, finished third in the 5 000 m race at the Central Gauteng track meeting in Germiston. He ran a time of 15:15.