Thirty-five year old Ludwick Mamabolo brought the title home when he crossed the Comrades Marathon finishing line at Kingsmead in Durban yesterday, in a time of 5hrs 31min 5sec.
It was the first time in seven years that a South African had won the world renowned ultra-marathon - in 2005 Sipho Ngomane made us proud.
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At the end of the gruelling race, Mamabolo fell down in tears - they were tears of joy and pride! He told reporters he had done it for South Africa, saying:
"It is a dream come true. It pained me every day when I would look at the papers and see that no South African had been tipped to win."
Fellow South African, Mthembu Bongmusa, was second in 5:32.40.
Another five local athletes finishing in the top 10.
Homegrown legends Zola Budd and Bruce Fordyce crossed the finishing line together in 8:06:09.
Check out the great images and video footage on https://www.facebook.com/ComradesMarathon