Absence makes the heart grow fonder- Van Zyl
Three times champion excited about returning to Soweto.
Renowned long distance runner and Soweto Marathon winner, Irvette van Zyl has expressed her excitement for returning to the people’s race.
Van Zyl is currently in form after returning from an injury to win the Johannesburg leg of the Totalsports Womens Race.
She also did good at the Spar Grand Prix 10km Joburg race last month.
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Van Zyl is now ready to take on the African Bank Soweto Marathon this Sunday.
“I’m very excited for Sunday.
“It’s been three years since I ran this race. Last year I couldn’t run the race because unfortunately I had an injury,” said Van Zyl during a media briefing at Soccer City Stadium on Friday morning.
She said she was thankful for the opportunity to be part of the people’s race which is close to her heart.
In terms of performance and records, Van Zyl said she was not sure if she was going to break it as Soweto is not easy to predict times before the actual race.
“If the weather is cooler it is possible to break the record.
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“The last 10KM can be very brutal but I’ll be very happy if I can finish with the podium,” she said adding that even though she knows the route well, the competition is always tough.
20000 runners are expected to take part in the Soweto Marathon this coming Sunday.
Excitement is mounting as runners have started collecting their race packs and are hoping that the weather will not be too harsh come Sunday morning.
