Nolene Conrad stunned the elite women’s field to secure her maiden national 10km title in 33:37 at the SA 10km Championships in Bloemfontein on Saturday, improving her personal best by 27 seconds.
Women's results, SA 10km Championships, Bloemfontein: 1 Nolene Conrad 33:37, 2 Christine Kalmer 34:38, 3 Lebo Phalula 34:54
— All Athletics (@AllAthleticsSA) February 22, 2014
Running in her new Boxer club colours, Conrad decimated her opposition to finish well ahead of Christine Kalmer, who was second in 34:20.
Big shout out to @nolacon winning the SA10km champs! Very proud of @Chris10Kalmer finishing in second. #TeamBoxer
— René Kalmer (@ReneKalmer) February 22, 2014
Defending champion Lebo Phalula took third place in 34:54, stepping on the podium for the fourth year in succession.
Conrad, a popular winner on social media, received many well wishes, including this one from SA women’s running icon, Elana Meyer:
Well done to @nolacon for being the SA champ for 10k's on the road, with a new PB! Good luck with next block of training for Debut marathon
— Elana Van Zyl Meyer (@elanameyer) February 22, 2014
Main photo caption: Nolene Conrad stunned the elite women’s field to secure her maiden national 10km title in 33:37 at the SA 10km Championships in Bloemfontein, improving her personal best by 27 seconds, on Saturday, 22 February, 2014. In this file photo, Conrad is pictured in Nedbank colours at the 2013 running of the Johannesburg leg of the SPAR 10km Challenge. Photo: Reg Caldecott
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