{"id":43925,"date":"2022-07-08T20:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=43925"},"modified":"2022-07-08T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:10:53","slug":"showdown-looming-in-the-womens-field-at-the-absa-run-your-city-durban-10k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/more-sport\/showdown-looming-in-the-womens-field-at-the-absa-run-your-city-durban-10k\/","title":{"rendered":"Showdown looming in the Women\u2019s Field at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Glenrose Xaba and Kesa Molotsane are the latest top names in the women\u2019s field to confirm their entry into the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday 10 July.<\/p>\n

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These athletes join an already impressive list of runners that include Ethiopia\u2019s Genzebe Dibaba and Mahlet Alemu Mulugeta, Kenya\u2019s Jesca Chelangat and South Africa\u2019s Gerda Steyn.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe women\u2019s race will be exceptional, and we believe we have been able to put together the strongest ever women\u2019s 10km field in Africa,\u201d said Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series. \u201cTo have a sub 31min 10km athlete (Jesca Chelangat \u2013 30:48; Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K 2022), a multiple world record holder who just narrowly missed out on running sub 31 over 10km (Genzebe Dibaba \u2013 four world records, former World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist) and South Africa\u2019s best who are all coming into incredible form is amazing for the series and for South Africa. We are guaranteed to witness unbelievable racing come Sunday 10 July. We are very excited to have such a strong field of local and international athletes #RunForDurban.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Xaba is in scintillating form after recently setting a new Personal Best in the 5000m, clocking 15:25.92, in Belgium, to improve her previous best by 13sec. She is in excellent shape, coasting to a best of 32:45 in the 2019 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, a time which is very likely to improve substantially come Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Kesa Molotsane, known for exceptional consistency, finished 3rd<\/sup> at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K in October 2021 to run her PB of 32:51 and although the route is not the same, she does like to run in Durban and has posted some of the best times of her career in eThekwini over the years.<\/p>\n

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Also running is Lesotho\u2019s National Record Holder over 10\u00a0000m, Half Marathon, Marathon, and Olympian, Neheng Khatala, and an already incredible women\u2019s field that features four-time World Record Holder, Olympic Silver Medalist and former World Champion, Genzebe Dibaba, Kenya\u2019s Jesca Chelangat, Ethiopia\u2019s Mahlet Alemu and South Africa\u2019s Gerda Steyn, and you have all the ingredients of one of the fastest women\u2019s races ever to have taken place on South African soil. Khatala has run three races in 2022, the Motsepe Foundation Half Marathon, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K in May where she placed 7th<\/sup> in 32:06 to set a new PB and Lesotho National 10km Record, and the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon on 4 June where she clocked 69:57, also a new Lesotho National Record.<\/p>\n

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EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Date<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday 10 July 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\nStandard (Licensed)<\/u>: R235.00<\/p>\n

Gold Package (Licensed)<\/u>: R900.00<\/p>\n

Temporary Licence<\/u>: R50.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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ENTER at RACE PACK COLLECTION<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Venue:<\/strong> The Globe, Sun Coast<\/p>\n

Date and Time: <\/strong><\/p>\n