Presidents’ Run readies Striders for Comrades
The Springs Striders Athletic Club held its annual Presidents’ Run at the Springs Rugby Club on Sunday.
With the Comrades Marathon taking place on Sunday, the Presidents’ Run is held to prepare its athletes who will be competing in the Comrades.
The Presidents’ Run route held 10km in store for the runners and 6km for the walkers.
Lelani van der Walt, the club’s secretary, says Striders will have 34 runners taking part in the Comrades.
Of these 34, nine are female and 25 are male runners, with seven of these runners being novices.
Tanya Buitendach, Riaan Jacobs, Donald McCarthy, Ferdinand van Tonder, Gerald Robbeson, Riaan Vos and Karl Herwig will be running their first Comrades Marathon on Sunday.
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