Editor&39;s note: this article has been updated to include the women&39;s race winner.

DURBAN - For the first time in 23 years, two South Africans are the winners of the 90th Comrades Marathon.

Gift Kelehe from Rustenburg won the men&39;s race and Caroline Wostmann from Pretoria was the first woman to cross the finish line.

Kelehe was the first athlete to cross the finish line in Durban, shortly after 11:00 CAT, with a time of 05:38:35.

He came third last year and fifth in 2011. His brother, Andrew, won the race in 2001.

Gift Kelehe wins the 90th comrades marathon pic.twitter.com/u8WQwmcVJk — Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 31, 2015

SA&39;s Gift Kelehe won the Comrades Marathon in a time of 5:38.35 in the men’s race. — SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) May 31, 2015

And Gift Kelehe wins the historic 90th @ComradesRace, making all of South Africa proud! comrades2015 pic.twitter.com/5oOWsvpyN0 — SouthAfrican Tourism (@GoToSouthAfrica) May 31, 2015

Wostman finished the race in 06:12:22.

Caroline Wostman 2015 Comrades champion pic.twitter.com/f0HAMOsDny — Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 31, 2015

Mohammed Husain of Ethiopia came in second, with another South African, Hatiwande Nyamande coming in third.

3rd place Hatiwande from F1 pic.twitter.com/J8jWm4AjQJ — Comrades Marathon (@ComradesRace) May 31, 2015

33-year-old Kelehe started out with just over 22,000 other participants at 05:30 CAT this morning

This year&39;s race is an &39;up&39; run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, covering a distance of more than 87 kilometres.

Runners have until 17.30 CAT in the afternoon to complete the route.