Zelda Botha Wins SA Race Walk Half-Marathon Title at Athletics SA Trials in Pretoria
Central Gauteng’s Zelda Botha showed her class at the ASA Race Walking Trials at UP, winning the 21.1km in 1:52:55 to cement her spot for the World Championships in Brazil, alongside standout victories for 30km champ Marizel Meintjies and U20s winner Lee Sue Nyathi.
Glenrose Xaba Breaks Elana Meyer Course Record to Retain SA Half-Marathon Title
Glenrose Xaba defended her title to earn a sixth SA Half-Marathon gold medal, breaking former world record holder Elana Meyer’s course record at the ASA Road Running Champs in Namakgale at Phalaborwa in Limpopo on Saturday.
Glenrose Xaba Favoured to Retain SA Half-Marathon Title
Glenrose Xaba is the half-marathon pre-race favourite as strong fields line up in the annual contests for national titles over various distances at the ASA Road Running Championships in Limpopo this Saturday.
Calli Thackery victorious on her McKirdy Micro Marathon Debut in New York
Calli Thackery had a debut for the books after she ran the joint second-fastest time by a British woman at the McKirdy Micro Marathon in New York. It was also comfortably inside the Olympic qualifying time of 2:26:50.