South African long-distance runner Glenrose Xaba has plans to renovate her mother’s house using her earnings from a highly successful year of road races.
Athletics South Africa’s Athletes Commission vice-chairperson and Spar Women’s 10km Challenge ambassador Kesa Molotsane is confident Glenrose Xaba will secure this year’s Grand Prix series title.
The Spar Women’s 10km challenge has launched the Joburg event, scheduled for 6 October at Marks Park Sports Centre.
The Vice-Chairperson of Athletics South Africa (ASA) Kesa Molotsane believes that a local runner has the potential to shatter the six-year dominance of foreign competitors in the Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix series this year.
Three-time Spar Women’s Grand Prix series champion Irvette van Zyl is determined to make a strong comeback in the renowned competition after facing setbacks last year.
Fresh off her victory in the final leg of the Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix series in Joburg, Ethiopian sensation Salem Gebre has some advice to offer South African runners.