SPAR women's race centurions ready for Durban leg
TWO local runners, Janene Carey and Grace de Oliveira, are looking forward to this weekend's Durban SPAR Women's 10/5km Challenge (Sunday, June 22).
Carey and De Oliveira, both Durban North residents, have completed 104 and 109 SPAR Women's Challenge races respectively across the country.
The SPAR Women's Challenge will see participants run around scenic parts of the city, with the routes taking participants around the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium precinct and along the Durban beachfront.
Also read: Durban SPAR Women's 10/5km Challenge celebrates huge milestone
I have raced the SPAR event since inception. This will be my 24th Durban SPAR Women's 10/5km Challenge this year,' explained Carey, a Boxer Athletic Club member. 'This is such an iconic race. Us ladies are privileged to have an event that is just for us ladies. I do feel bad for the guys out there, but I'm also grateful that we have this event. It's unique. Everyone who can do it should do it.'
De Oliveira of the Mr Price Sport Maxed Elite running club echoed those sentiments.
'The SPAR women's races are unique in that it's for women only and, in saying that, it is women of all shapes, sizes, age, and ability and I would definitely encourage others to take part, as it's a time when all women can get together and celebrate what great human beings we are. We, as women, wear so many hats, so why not wear another hat that says, 'I can run/walk'. You don't have to go out there to win, but just to compete is good enough,' she said.
De Oliveira said the Durban event is one of her favourites because she gets to run in her home town with tremendous support from family and friends.
While entries to this year's race are fully booked, visit www.spar.run for more information.
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