{"id":22990,"date":"2018-10-09T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=22990"},"modified":"2018-10-09T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:14:59","slug":"in-form-wanders-seeking-sub-28-at-fnb-durban-10k-citysurfrun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/in-form-wanders-seeking-sub-28-at-fnb-durban-10k-citysurfrun\/","title":{"rendered":"In-form Wanders seeking sub 28 at FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking 28 minutes over 10km is the target for 22-year-old Swiss National Record Holder, Julien Wanders, as he returns to Durban on Sunday, 14 October 2018 for that onslaught at the 2nd<\/sup> running of the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN.<\/p>\n

Wanders was third across the line at the inaugural event in 2017 with a new personal best of 28:13, then a Swiss National Record, one which he subsequently broke on 31 December in Houilles, France. Wanders came dreadfully close to dipping under 28 minutes there, crossing the line in 28:02 for the current Swiss National 10km record.<\/p>\n

Durban will once again be Julien Wanders\u2019 first 10km of the season on the road, and given how 2018 has gone for him, that target of sub 28min is well on the cards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have had a really good year again, better than 2017, mainly because I have been able to stay injury free for most of the time and have hence not lost out on valuable training,\u201d said Wanders from his training base in Iten, Kenya. \u201cI feel confident for Durban as I have ticked all the boxes in training and I have had a really solid 2018 so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wanders has every reason to be confident, he has run personal bests in 2018 for the 1500m (3:43.39 \u2013 Zofingen,\u00a0 Switzerland, 14 July), 3000m (Bellinzona, Switzerland \u2013 18 July), 5000m (13:24.79 \u2013 Berlin, 14 August) and the half marathon (60:09 \u2013 Barcelona, 11 February). All those bests are also national records.<\/p>\n

The half marathon best in February set Wanders up nicely for the rest of 2018, as he followed that up with an 8th place finish at the World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain in March before hitting a very successful track season.<\/p>\n

With the focus now returning to the road for year end, Wanders believes that he will be able to hit the 2:47\/km average required to dip under 28 minutes in the 10km. \u201cAll indications are there in training. The course is perfect for a fast time, we saw that in 2017 and I am really looking forward to coming back. I know that Joshua Cheptegei has recovered well from his injury and we all know he likes to race hard and fast, so there is no chance that this will be a tactical race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wanders is also aware that the South African athletes are not keen to let the foreign contingent of athletes dominate the race and with the recently announced incentives to South African athletes, he is expecting a serious threat from the local contingent. \u201cEveryone always wants to perform well in front of their home crowd.\u00a0 A good race against top international competition means that international races will be looking at who does what.\u00a0 I expect that the South Africans will not be holding back. And when a race incentivizes the local athletes, you know that they are expecting some big challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organisers on Monday announced a series of incentives for South African athletes, piquing the interest of some athletes.\u00a0 Irvette van Zyl, who seems unbeatable over 10km right now (she won again on Sunday, 07 October in 34:07 on a very tough course at altitude), is looking to dip under 32 minutes for the first time in her career. \u201cI have been eyeing Durban for a fast time since my return to racing from pregnancy.\u00a0 The incentives definitely make this goal more attractive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two Oceans winner Gerda Steyn, who is deep in marathon training for New York, stunned the field on Sunday, 07 October to finish second in 34:57 and feels she can break 33 minutes for the first time. \u201cI felt really good and strong today (Sunday, 07 October). I am in probably the best shape of my life and am excited about Durban where I want to run fast. The incentives are a real bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Zyl, if she breaks 32 minutes, stands to earn an additional R30 000 to any prize money she may earn on race day, and Steyn will walk away with an extra R20 000 if she goes under 33 minutes.<\/p>\n

Herewith a summary of the SA Athletes Incentive Scheme<\/strong> that was announced on Monday, 08 October 2018:<\/p>\n

Incentive Scheme<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 SA Men<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
29m30 – 29m59<\/td>\nR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29m00 – 29m29<\/td>\nR\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a06000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28m30 \u2013 28m59<\/td>\nR12 000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28m00 – 28m29<\/td>\nR20 000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27m38 – 27m59<\/td>\nR30 000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sub 27m38<\/td>\nR50 000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Incentive Scheme<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 SA Women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
34m30 – 33m29<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3 000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33m28 – 33m00<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32m59 – 32m30<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32m29 – 32m00<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20\u00a0000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31m59 – 31m13<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30\u00a0000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31m12 or quicker (SA record)<\/td>\n\u00a0R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50\u00a0000.00<\/td>\nNot cumulative<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u>:\u00a0 FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Celebrating its 2nd<\/sup> anniversary in 2018, the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN grants entrants the unique opportunity to explore their city on foot.\u00a0 In addition to lively on-route entertainment and rubbing shoulders with some of the world\u2019s best middle distance runners, the 2018 FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN route will also highlight a number of Durban\u2019s iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday, 14 October 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n07:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nBlue Lagoon (Athlone Drive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nBeachfront Precinct (near The Bike and Bean)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN is proudly hosted by KZN Athletics.\u00a0
\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

CHARITY SUPPORT<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>When entering online runners (and walkers) can support one of five Durban based charities:\u00a0 1. The Reach For A Dream Foundation<\/strong>, 2. TREE<\/strong>, 3. Durban & Coast SPCA<\/strong>, 4. LIV Village<\/strong> and\/or 5. iThemba Lethu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PRIZE PURSE<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN will boast a whopping Prize Purse of R250000 in 2018.\u00a0 Prize Money will be awarded to the top ten men\u2019s and women\u2019s finishers in the open category with the overall winners each taking home R30\u00a0000.\u00a0 Prize money has also been allocated to the top three finishers in the junior, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+ age group categories.<\/p>\n

EXCITING NEWS<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>Wilson Kipketer, former 800m world record holder, will participate in the 2018 FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN on Sunday, 14 October 2018.\u00a0 Kipketer who is employed by race sponsor, PUMA and won gold at three successive World Championships, has been brought to SA to inspire runners to bring their best to the event.<\/p>\n

You can join Wilson Kipketer for a 5km warm up run on Friday, 12 October\u00a0 starting at 5pm from Race Pack Collection\u00a0or meet him at a signing session at Race Pack Collection on Saturday, 13 October. After running the race on Sunday he will also be handing over the PUMA Beat Bolt cheque at prize giving.<\/p>\n

\u201cPUMA is excited to bring a true legend of athletics to the 2018 FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN to inspire runners to achieve their personal best,\u201d said Brett Bellinger, Marketing Director PUMA South Africa.<\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0 <\/strong>Durban10k<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0 <\/strong>@Durban10k<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0 @Durban10k<\/a><\/p>\n

Official hashtag:<\/strong>\u00a0 #FNBRunYourCity<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 www.durban10k.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

About the FNB Run Your City Series<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB is proud to bring you the FNB Run Your City Series. The series encompasses three unique mass races namely the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN, FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. The three races are about inclusivity for all as well as encouraging business involvement, family, world class achievement and fun for all participants.<\/p>\n

FNB\u2019s strategy is to engage with our clients and non-clients through healthy lifestyle activities, where we sponsor selected sporting events that allow us relationship building opportunities, ensuring that we enrich the communities and the lives of those around us. Through the runs, we encourage runners to run their city their way. We invite all runners back to the city to experience the rejuvenation, revival and renewed city centres.<\/p>\n

For further information please visit www.runyourcityseries.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

ISSUED BY:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newsport Media<\/a><\/p>\n

ON BEHALF OF: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FNB Run Your City Series<\/a> a Stillwater Sports Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Breaking 28 minutes over 10km is the target for 22-year-old Swiss National Record Holder, Julien Wanders, as he returns to Durban on Sunday, 14 October 2018 for that onslaught at the 2nd running of the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. Wanders was third across the line at the inaugural event in 2017 with a new personal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[2816,2686,287,2905,2193,2685],"class_list":["post-22990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-10k-citysurfrun","tag-citysurfrun","tag-durban","tag-durban-10k-citysurfrun","tag-fnb","tag-fnb-durban-10k-citysurfrun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}