Glenrose Xaba delivered again on Sunday, racing to a convincing victory at the fourth leg of the annual Absa Run Your City series in Tshwane.
Xaba won the women’s 10km race in 31:51, finishing well clear of Lesotho’s Blandina Makatisi, who was second in 32:58. Makatisi’s compatriot, Neheng Khatala, ended third in 33:35.
Building on a superb season
Her latest victory gave Xaba another reason to celebrate in the latter stages of what has been a great season for the 29-year-old athlete.
Xaba won the national 5 000m and 10 000m titles on the track this year, as well as the SA 10km and half-marathon titles on the road.
She also broke the long-standing national 10km record held by Elana Meyer (31:13) by finishing fourth in 31:12 at the Run Your City race in Durban last month.
Mofolo wins men’s contest
In the men’s race on Sunday, another athlete from Lesotho, Kamohelo Mofolo, secured the win in 28:40.
Mofolo finished just two seconds ahead of Kenyan runner-up Gideon Kipgnetich (28:42).
Kabelo Mulaudzi was the first South African home, grabbing third spot overall in 28:52.
Elroy Gelant, who had won the previous leg of the Run Your City series in Durban, took fourth place in Tshwane in 29:02, just two weeks after he finished 11th in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Results, Absa Run Your City 10km (Tshwane, 25 August)
Men
1 Kamohelo Mofolo (Lesotho) 28:40, 2 Gideon Kipgnetich (Kenya) 28:42, 3 Kabelo Mulaudzi (Boxer AC) 28:52, 4 Elroy Gelant (Boxer AC) 29:02, 5 Chris Mhlanga (Boxer AC) 29:18, 6 Nicholas Seoposengwe (Boxer AC) 29:29, 7 Lucky Mohale 29:39 (Boxer AC), 8 Onalenna Khonkhobe (Nedbank RC) 29:42, 9 Niel van der Merwe (Boxer AC) 29:43, 10 Puseletso Mofokeng (PTC AC) 29:46
Women
1 Glenrose Xaba (Boxer AC) 31:51, 2 Blandina Makatisi (Lesotho) 32:58, 3 Neheng Khatala (Lesotho) 33:35, 4 Karabo Mailula (Tuks AC) 33:37, 5 Fridah Ndinda (Kenya) 33:46, 6 Cacisile Sosibo (Boxer AC) 34:47, 7 Karabo More (Masai AC) 35:12, 8 Malineo Mahloko (Lesotho) 35:33, 9 Millicent Nyaberi (Kenya) 35:37, 10 Lebo Phalula-Mzazi (Boxer AC) 36:00
