South African marathon record holder Glerose Xaba says she’s targeting another victory at the 2025 Spar Women’s 10km Challenge, set to take place on 5 October at the Marks Park Sports Centre in Emmarentia, Johannesburg.
Stillwater Sports managing director and Absa Run Your City series founder Michael Meyer has pushed back against Glenrose Xaba’s criticism of the Durban 10km route, after the South African long-distance star said the course was unexpectedly hilly and hampered her attempt to challenge her national record.
South African 10km record holder Glenrose Xaba told SABC Sport that the course changes at Sunday’s Absa Run Your City Durban race caught her off guard.
South African 10km record holder Glenrose Xaba is aiming to break her own record at the upcoming Absa Run Your City event in Durban on Sunday.
Kenyan long-distance star Jessica Chelangat is set to return to the Absa Run Your City 10km in Durban on 13 July, where she’ll be looking to challenge South Africa’s top athletes.
Having already secured qualification for the World Athletics Championships in the marathon, Glenrose Xaba is now exploring every opportunity to qualify for the 10,000m in Tokyo later this year.