Glenrose Xaba returns to Thembisa 10km event
Xaba who boasts a 10km personal best time of 31:55, has enjoyed an excellent season during which she also set a new half marathon career best of 1:08:37.
Thembisa Mile organisers announced last week that multiple South African champion and SPAR Grand Prix winner, Glenrose Xaba of Boxer Athletics Club, will compete in the Thembisa 10km on October 29.
Xaba, who boasts a 10km personal best time of 31:55, has enjoyed an excellent season during which she also set a new half marathon career best of 1:08:37.
After finishing in second place in 2016 and 2017, Xaba is aiming not only to win the Thembisa 10km for the first time but also to lower the course record of 34:50 set in 2017 by Mamorallo Tjoka of Lesotho.
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Her 2017 time of 35:34 is the third fastest time ever recorded by a woman in the Thembisa 10km.
She said she is looking forward to running in the streets of Thembisa again.
Entries for Thembisa Mile and 10km are available online at www.thembisamile.co.za on a first-come, first-serve basis.
