Victory Race set for the weekend
The last race of the 17th Old Mutual Victory Race series will take place in Windhoek tomorrow.
Arguably the biggest road-running event in the country, it is worth N$1 million over four races, in which professional and aspiring runners showcase their abilities.
The 17th Old Mutual Victory Race series started on 10 June in Oshakati.
The second race took place at Keetmanshoop on 8 July, followed by the Swakopmund leg on 29 July.
In Oshakati Kefas Kondjashili won the 21km race in a time of 01:06:58, while Helalia Johannes won the women's category in a time of 01:15:16. Uveni-Nawa Kuugongelwa followed Kondjashili and Leonard Namupala was third. Ottlie Haimwata followed Johannes and Sofia Nambabi came third.
Both athletes said after the race that they could not improve their times because the competition was not tough enough.
“I could not improve on my previous time of 01:09:00 that I set during the 2013 Victory Race at Swakopmund in the Erongo Region, because of no strong challenger,” said Johannes, adding that she was running alone ahead of everyone from the beginning of the race.
Kondjashili said he also ran alone for most of the race as his mates only managed to stay with him in the first two kilometres.
In the second race at Keetmanshoop, Kuugongelwa walked away with the first prize in men's category, second place went to Tomas Rainhold and third place to Stephanus Kaudinge.
Helalia Johannes took the prize in the women's category, followed by Lavinia Haitope and Sarti Eshitile, who took third spot.
On 29 July, in the third race at Swakopmund, Kondjashili came to the fore again and walked away with the first prize, followed by Rainhold and Mynhardt Kauanivi.
Beata Naigambo won the women's 21km category, followed by Leena Ekandjo and in third place Alina Armas.
The winners will be entered into next year's Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa, with all expenses paid.
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Arguably the biggest road-running event in the country, it is worth N$1 million over four races, in which professional and aspiring runners showcase their abilities.
The 17th Old Mutual Victory Race series started on 10 June in Oshakati.
The second race took place at Keetmanshoop on 8 July, followed by the Swakopmund leg on 29 July.
In Oshakati Kefas Kondjashili won the 21km race in a time of 01:06:58, while Helalia Johannes won the women's category in a time of 01:15:16. Uveni-Nawa Kuugongelwa followed Kondjashili and Leonard Namupala was third. Ottlie Haimwata followed Johannes and Sofia Nambabi came third.
Both athletes said after the race that they could not improve their times because the competition was not tough enough.
“I could not improve on my previous time of 01:09:00 that I set during the 2013 Victory Race at Swakopmund in the Erongo Region, because of no strong challenger,” said Johannes, adding that she was running alone ahead of everyone from the beginning of the race.
Kondjashili said he also ran alone for most of the race as his mates only managed to stay with him in the first two kilometres.
In the second race at Keetmanshoop, Kuugongelwa walked away with the first prize in men's category, second place went to Tomas Rainhold and third place to Stephanus Kaudinge.
Helalia Johannes took the prize in the women's category, followed by Lavinia Haitope and Sarti Eshitile, who took third spot.
On 29 July, in the third race at Swakopmund, Kondjashili came to the fore again and walked away with the first prize, followed by Rainhold and Mynhardt Kauanivi.
Beata Naigambo won the women's 21km category, followed by Leena Ekandjo and in third place Alina Armas.
The winners will be entered into next year's Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa, with all expenses paid.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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