Zola Budd to tackle Comrades
Zola Budd confirmed on Monday she will take part in the 2014 Comrades Marathon in the colours of the newly-formed Umhlanga-based Hooters Running Club.
FILE PICTURE: Discovery runners during the 2011 Soweto Marathon at the MTN Expo Centre in Nasrec on November 06, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Lee Warren / Gallo Images
She will also compete in the Two Oceans marathon over the Easter weekend as part of her Comrades build-up.
Budd made her Comrades debut in 2012, finishing in a time of 8 hours 5 minutes (8:05).
“There was a lot of pressure for me to break 7 hours 30 minutes to earn a silver medal, but I’m glad I took Bruce Fordyce’s advice and ran a conservative race,” she said.
“It was very tough and I said I would never ever do it again. But here I am excited to run again.”
Budd planned to do the up-run last year, but withdrew after falling ill with flu.
– Sapa
