No strangers to the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, Kenya’s Diana Chesang and Lesotho’s Neheng Khatala will return to South African shores where they’ll join SA’s Glenrose Xaba at the inaugural Absa RUN YOUR CITY Gqeberha 10K on Sunday, 2 April.
Khatala is the Lesotho record holder in the 10 000m (33:27.35), 10km (32:06), half marathon (69:57) and marathon (2:28.06), all run in 2022 except for the marathon which was run in 2021. Khatala had the season of her life in 2022 and is keen on picking up where she left off. Narrowly missing out on breaking 32min in the 10k, she is keen on that breakthrough, and with Chesang racing for a PB in Gqeberha, chances of that coming to fruition are high.
“The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series routes are fast and flat, especially Gqeberha, Cape Town and Durban,” said Khatala.
“I like it because every time I line up, I race against good elite runners and that pushes me beyond my limits and helps me achieve good times.”
With the start (07:00) and finish at Kings Beach, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series boasts an impressive, combined prize purse of R 1 560 000 in 2023. Each of the five events will be assigned R312 000 in prize money of which R252 000 will be allocated towards the Open Category (R126 000 going to Top 10 Open Men’s and R126 000 to Top 10 Open Women’s), and R60 000 towards Age Categories (Junior, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60 – 69 and 70+ Age Categories). To enter or view visit www.runyourcityseries.com
