Former British world duathlon champion, Emma Pallant, gave her all to win the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon on Sunday, 16 April 2023.
Pallant held off Ethiopia’s Bekelech Wariyo by five seconds to win the race in 1hr 14min 17sec, 32 seconds inside last year’s winning time.
Lesotho’s Mokulubete Makatasi trailed by almost two minutes in third.
“Today (Sunday) was awesome – a great contest. Last year I went off way too hard, not expecting hills and got caught out, finishing 6th. I wasn’t happy so had to return. I drew energy from the many supporters along the way – in South Africa everyone gets out on road to cheer on the athletes and I love that,” explained Pallant after the race.
“I didn’t think I was going to hold on – I was spent and then had that slight uphill near the finish. That was terrible, but somehow I just made it to the tape.”
Phantane’s Mbuleli Mathanga and Emma Pallant seize glory in two nail-biting #TTOM2023 Half Marathon finishes: https://t.co/D2fw4WzVvs pic.twitter.com/BCLSHe6Blr
— Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (@2OceansMarathon) April 18, 2023
Photo 1 Caption: Former British world duathlon champion, Emma Pallant, gave her all to win the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon on Sunday, 16 April 2023. Photo: Totalsports (Twitter)
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