Irvette van Zyl wins the 10km Spar Women’s Challenge
Van Zyl said the race had been a big part of her running career and she has run the race for 16 years.
Irvette van Zyl clinched a win in the 10km Spar Women’s Challenge again this year in 34:48. Photograph by Tshepiso Mametela.
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Van Zyl said it was a tough race and she felt she had a ‘dip’ at the 6km mark and didn’t feel she would win, but she told herself, “I really want to win it.”
She added, “There is no race like the Spar race.”
Van Zyl said the race has been a big part of her running career because she has run the race for 16 years.
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Second place in the Spar Women’s Challenge went to Kesa Molotsane with an impressive time of 35:07 while her fellow KPMG teammate Nolene Conrad finished with 36:19.
Conrad said the race was tougher than in previous years following her move from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The difference in altitude affected her performance but she motivated herself to get the third place.
“Well done to all the ladies,” she said.
Molotsane was crowned the overall winner of the SPAR Grand Prix, which included races in Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
The first female finisher in the 5km run was Bernedette Wilson who is 14 years old.
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