The stage is set for what promises to be the fastest 10km race ever run on African soil when the Absa Run Your City Durban 10km takes place on 12 July.
South African 10km champion Glenrose Xaba has told SABC Sport that she will make a late decision on whether to compete in the upcoming Absa Run Your City Durban 10km in July because of an overseas race scheduled a week after the local event.
South African road running star Tayla Kavanagh is in great form but she is staying calm ahead of the Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10km on 10 May.
Kenyan road running sensation Brenda Jepchirchir has expressed her desire to return to South Africa after claiming her maiden title at the Absa Run Your City Gqeberha 10km on Sunday.
The organiser, founder, and managing director of Stillwater Sports, that organizes the popular Absa Run Your City Series, Micheal Meyer, has broken his silence on the dramatic late withdrawal of the pace setters who were meant to guide Adriaan Wildschutt to a historic sub-27-minute run on African soil at the Gqeberha 10km on Sunday.
South African multiple record holder Adriaan Wildschutt may have crossed the line first at the Absa Run Your City Gqeberha 10km on Sunday, but his victory came wrapped in controversy after the late withdrawal of pace setters Ryan Mphahlele and Luan Munnik due to illness and injury.