When Irvette van Blerk crossed the line in 2:33.41 at the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April, 2012, she not only qualified for the Olympic Games, but also ensured that South Africa will be sending a three strong team in both the men’s and women’s races. This will be first time that South Africa sends […]
van Blerk repeats SPAR win
June 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Irvette van Blerk took no hostages in winning the 22nd Durban SPAR Women’s race in a new personal best time of 32 minutes 50 seconds. Van Blerk took the lead from the gun and blasted through the first kilometre in threeminutes 5 seconds leaving the country’s top athletes in her wake. Zimbabwean Rutendo Nyahora, […]
The Battle for Grand Prix points
June 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
South Africa – The eventual winner of the SPAR Grand Prix could well be decided this weekend, when the Durban leg of the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge takes place. The Durban race is midway through the five-race series. The runner with the most points after all five Challenge races have been run will pocket R60 […]
