Athletics South Africa (ASA) chairperson of road running Enoch Skosana says while the federation is disappointed by last month’s cancellation of the Cape Town Marathon due to severe weather conditions, the setback has unexpectedly benefited the Soweto Marathon.
Three-time Cape Town Marathon champion Stephen Mokoka has defended the organizers’ decision to cancel Sunday’s race due to severe weather conditions.
Nedbank Running Club manager and former Comrades Marathon champion Nick Bester insists there was no need for the organizers of the Cape Town Marathon to cancel Sunday’s race just hours before the start, calling the decision “rushed and embarrassing.”
Veteran South African athletics coach Micheal “Sponge” Seme insists there is no pressure on his star athlete, Stephen Mokoka, to win a record-extending fourth Cape Town Marathon title this weekend.
South African ultra-marathon queen Gerda Steyn has shared valuable advice with Glenrose Xaba, the country’s in-form road-running star, ahead of her debut at the Valencia Marathon scheduled for 7 December in Spain.
South Africa marathon champion Bennett Seloyi is eyeing a top-10 finish at the upcoming Cape Town Marathon as his fine form on the road continues.