JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WITH several contenders enjoying the form of their lives after attaining personal bests, this weekend’s Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Half Marathon is anticipated to be a tightly contested affair.
The race scheduled for the coastal city of Qgeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth on Saturday, marks a return to road running after more than year of inactivity because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Records have been set at some smaller events.
Most of the spotlight in Qgeberha will be on Gerda Steyn, a clear-cut favourite weeks after she smashed a 25-year-old South African record when she clocked 2 hours 25 minutes and 28 seconds at the Xiamen Sienna Tuscany Elite Marathon in Sienna, Italy on April 11.