group for 15km ( 1:04:00 ) and the marathon ( 3:14:37 ), both set in 2015 .
Isaac Kipkemboi only Stephen Mokoka , Shadrack Hoff and Matthews Motshwarateu have run faster , but only Mokoka ’ s SA Record came on a standard course .
Chelangat , who was second in the Cape Town leg of the series in her 10km debut , made no secret of her aim to break Sheila Chepkirui ’ s all-comers record of 30:55 , set in the same race three years ago . Paced by Gladwin Mzazi , she charged away from the start and was never challenged , opening an eventual gap of 74 seconds on compatriot Diana Chesang . Chelangat ’ s time is just one second slower than the fastest ever on SA soil , the 30:40 set on the aided RYC Cape Town course in May by Stella Chesang . Third in Durban was another Kenyan , Fridah Ndinda , and the first South African was Glenrose Xaba in fourth .
Jesca Chelangat
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Fast Times Blitzed in Durban RYC Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10km , 10 July
Kenyans Isaac Kipkemboi and Jesca Chelangat ran away from their rivals in the Durban leg of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY ( RYC ) Series and the super-flat course produced a South African Women ’ s All-comers Record of 30:41 for the latter , but the main spotlight fell on an elated Maxime Chaumeton , whose 27:58 in fourth place made him the first South African to go under 28 minutes on home soil , and only the second local runner to do so anywhere on a non-aided course .
Kipkemboi , who had been second to Daniel Simiu Ebenyo in the last two RYC events , set a blistering pace right from the start and won in a personal best of 27:37 ,
15 seconds ahead of Namakoe Nkhasi ’ s Lesotho national record . Four men dipped under 28 minutes ( all setting PBs ), equal to the most ever in South Africa , and 10 went faster than 28:30 , the most ever in an SA event . Furthermore , 12 of the top 20 men set PBs , and 24 of the top 40 . Also , in the men ’ s masters ( 50-59 ) division , Johannes Kekana ’ s 31:03 took a whopping 42 seconds off the venerated national record Titus Mamabolo set almost to the day 31 years ago .
Chaumeton , ran the race of his life two days before his 22nd birthday , taking a massive 32 seconds off the PB he clocked when he was fourth in last year ’ s SA Championships in the same race . He moved into equal fourth place on the SA all-time list ( with Gert Thys ), and
TOP 10 STATS
2022 Fastest SA 10km Runners ( As at 11 July 2022 )
The recent Absa RUN YOU CITY DURBAN 10K ( 10 July ) saw the leading men in South Africa take full advantage of the fast course and record incentives on offer as many posted their fastest times if the year , but the SPAR Grand Prix races in Gqeberha ( 28 May ) and Durban ( 26 June ) still feature prominently amongst the list of fastest SA women thus far in 2022 .
TOP 10 MEN
1 |
27:58 |
Maxime Chaumeton ( Durban , 10 July ) |
2 |
28:03 |
Mbuleli Mathanga ( Durban , 10 July ) |
3 |
28:14 |
Stephen Mokoka ( Durban , 10 July ) |
4 |
28:26 |
Thabang Mosiako ( Durban , 10 July ) |
5 |
28:29 |
Reghen Magwai ( Durban , 10 July ) |
6 |
28:29a |
Anthony Timoteus ( Cape Town 15 May ) |
7 |
28:31 |
Kabelo Seboko ( Durban , 10 July ) |
8 |
28:35a |
Desmond Mokgobu ( Cape Town 15 May ) |
9 |
28:36 |
Sibusiso Nzima ( Durban , 10 July ) |
10 |
28:37 |
Nicholas Seoposengwe ( Durban , 10 July ) |
TOP 10 WOMEN
1 |
31:58 |
Dominique Scott ( Charleston , 2 April ) |
2 |
32:33 |
Tayla Kavanagh ( Port Elizabeth , 28 May ) |
3 |
32:52 |
Glenrose Xaba ( Durban , 10 July ) |
4 |
32:58 |
Cacisile Sosibo ( Port Elizabeth , 28 May ) |
5 |
32:59 |
Lebo Phalula ( Durban , 10 July ) |
6 |
33:03 |
Irvette van Zyl ( Durban , 26 June ) |
7 |
33:14 |
Kesa Molotsane ( Port Elizabeth , 28 May ) |
8 |
33:20 |
Cian Oldknow ( Durban , 26 June ) |
9 |
33:28 |
Kyla Jacobs ( Durban , 26 June ) |
10 |
33:32 |
Gerda Steyn ( Durban , 10 July ) |
KEY a – Aided course , e . g . point-to-point , and therefore not record-legal
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