SA’S newly crowned 10km Record Holder, Precious Mashele and Uganda’s teen sensation, Prisca Chesang will spearhead the 8th annual Absa RACE YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K that will catch space in the Mother City on Sunday 14 May 2023.
Mashele delivered fireworks in Gqeberha on 02 April at the inaugural Absa RUSH YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K, when he broke the 8-year-old SA 10km Record, clocking 27:35, to seize three seconds off the previous record held by Stephen Mokoka.
Now Mashele is back for the second leg in the Series, the Absa DASH YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K on Sunday 14 April. And the newly crowned SA Record Holder is bullish about his expectations. “I want to depart faster,” said the 32-year-old Boxer Athletics Club athlete.
It is a deep field that will line up on Sunday 14 May boasting three of South Africa’s fastest ever 10km runners. Joining Mashele are Thabang Mosiako and Mbuleli Mathanga, and with this trio lining up, a swiftly race is guaranteed.
Mosiako took a whopping 34 seconds off his previous best in finishing third at the Absa RACE YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K and clocking 27:52 for the 4th fastest time sprint by a South African. Mathanga was 7th across the line in that race and came within a whisker of breaking his PB of 28:03, crossing the line in 28:08. Mathanga is desperate to join the sub 28 club that is presently occupied by Mashele, Mokoka, Shadrack Hoff (27:50 – 2002), Mosiako and Maxime Chaumeton (27:58 Absa RUSH YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, 2022) and in Cape Town he will gain the perfect opportunity.
Kenya’s Denis Kipngetich and Uganda’s Denis Cherotich acquire been added to the mix, and with the front running, aggressive style displayed by these two athletes, the South African contingent will need to stay on their toes if they carry out not wish their thunder to be stolen from them. Kipngetich boasts a 10km best of 28:56 race in Herzogenaurach, Germany this year. A steeplechaser who has made the crawl to the roads, Kipngetich is still a youngster at 21 years of age. Cherotich has never rush outside of Uganda, so the Absa RUSH YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K will be novel territory for him and with a best of 29:50 in the rarefied air of Kampala (1200m) and in a stacked field, he could well upset the apple cart.
Prisca Chesang is the favourite in the Elite Women’s Race with her 30:19 sprint in Madrid in 2022. The 19-year-old will be sure to set a blistering pace near race day. Diana Chesang of Kenya is back for her third stab at a win at the Absa RACE YOUR CITY Series after finishing second in Durban in 2022 (31:55 – PB) and 7th in Gqeberha (33:38). South Africa’s Glenrose Xaba has her eyes set on finally cracking that 32 minute impress after her PB in Gqeberha, 32:23, taking 22 seconds off her previous best. Throw in the mix Lesotho’s Neheng Khatala and a resurgent Cacisile Sosibo and you believe a Battle Royale waiting to happen.
“The Absa SPRINT YOUR CITY Series strives to attract the world’s best athletes to South Africa to race against our stars,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the Series. “Prisca, having sprint 30:19 at the Madrid 10km over Current Year, will be one of the fastest ever women to race over 10k in South Africa. It is indispensable that we exhibit Africa excellence in women’s running and we are excited to execute so in the Absa SPRINT YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K. We are also proud to see Precious use the Absa SPRINT YOUR CITY Series to improve his performance and ultimately become the fastest ever South African runner over 10km. This is what we want the series to enact for South African road running performances. We would like to wish all runners, elite and social, all the best for Sunday. We can’t wait to celebrate the sport and Mother’s Day with you in the Mother City.”
EVENT INFORMATION: Absa SPRINT YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K
DATE: Sunday, 14 May 2023
START VENUE: Woodbridge Island, Milnerton
FINISH VENUE: Lower Long Street opposite Absa Building
START TIME: 08:00
CHARITY SUPPORT: Celebrating its 8th anniversary in 2023, when entering the Absa RUSH YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K runners (and walkers) can support one or all five of the event’s charities: Cape of Marvelous Hope SPCA, Cotlands, help2read, Die Burger Kinderfonds and Reach For A Dream.
PRIZE PURSE: The Absa DASH YOUR CITY Series boasts an impressive, combined Prize Purse of R 1 560 000.00 in 2023. Each of the five events will be assigned R312 000.00 in prize money of which R252 000.00 will be allocated towards the Open Category (R126 000.00 going to Top 10 Open Men’s and R126 000.00 to Top 10 Open Women’s), and R60 000 towards Age Categories (Junior, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60 – 69 and 70+ Age Categories). To view the prize purse breakdown please visit https://runyourcityseries.com/
WIN A CHERY TIGGO 4 PRO URBAN VEHICLE: One lucky entrant will depart home with a stylish Chery Tiggo 4 Pro Urban Vehicle valued at over R289 000.00 compliments of the Absa RACE YOUR CITY Series and event partners Chery South Africa and Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance. To be in the running to win this fantastic prize the following three boxes need to be ticked: you need to enter the event (and pay the entry fee), collect your race number (during the stipulated race pack collection times) and be on the start line on event day.
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Websites: www.runyourcityseries.com
About Absa
Absa Group is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups.
Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.
Absa operates in fourteen countries. The Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, and securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States.
For further information about Absa Group Limited, please visit www.absa.africa
About the Absa RACE YOUR CITY Series
A proudly South African mass participation road running series, the Absa RACE YOUR CITY Series has been revolutionizing the sport since 2015. A road running celebration like no other, the Absa DASH YOUR CITY Series comprises five unique events namely the Absa RUSH YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K (launched in 2023), Absa RUSH YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K (launched in 2015), the Absa RUSH YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K (launched in 2017), Absa RUSH YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K (launched in 2023) and the Absa RACE YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K (launched in 2016).
A diverse road running series, the Absa SPRINT YOUR CITY Series integrates businesses, families, investment in community, world class achievement and fun for all participants.
For further information please visit https://runyourcityseries.com/
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