Magnolia Road Runners is a registered club since 1981 and grew rapidly during the 80’s and early 90’s before the intervention of so called professional clubs. During this era the club excelled to the extent that we produced a men’s as well as a ladies Comrades winner in Nick Bester and Francis van Blerk. During this time the club’s membership grew to over 800 members and the club won the three major team trophies for men at Comrades namely the Gunga Din, Arthur Newton and Vic Clapham Trophies.