THE streets of Durban were flooded with a sea of pink when runners and walkers joined forces to celebrate National Women’s Day at the Totalsports Women’s Race on Friday, 9 August in support of PinkDrive.
Jenet Mbhele (Umzimkulu) was the first 10km runner to cross the finish line at the Kings Park Athletics Track in Durban. “I was prepared to do well today. I broke away from the leading group at round about the 5km mark and kept the lead. I am so happy to take first place. It has motivated me to continue doing well,” she said. Mbhele claimed gold in an impressive time of 34 minutes 51 seconds. Jenna Challenor came in second, while Janie Grundling finished third.
The Totalsports Women’s Race supports PinkDrive, a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that is committed to improving breast cancer awareness, education, and providing and offering free services to the medically uninsured across South Africa.
PinkDrive received a welcomed donation of R75 000 (R25 000 per city – Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg).
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