Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 149 Feb. 2022 | Page 11

RUNNER ’ S HIGH
Where : Cape Peninsula Marathon , Cape Town , Western Cape Athlete : Sithembiso Mqhele took the lead and ran solo from the 7km mark to win the 54th edition of the race in a time of 2:22:00 , thus giving himself a great birthday present after he turned 31 two days earlier . Photographer : Action Photo SA
The Experience : “ The future looks bright . To all the people who have supported me , thank you for your support … family , Murray & Roberts Running Club , Coach Parry ,
Monde Tutani , friends , training partners and sponsors 32Gi , thank you very much . For me , the success has been very encouraging . Next stop is the Two Oceans
Ultra Marathon .” – Sithembiso Mqhele
Send us your Runner ’ s High pic Got a great running shot from a recent run ? Then mail it to letters @ modernathlete . co . za , including a bit of info about it , and we ’ ll do the rest .
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