Nare has won R25 000 per race, bagging R100 000 thus far. However, the aspiring farmer, who wears Nedbank Running Club colours, is still a long way away from clinching the series.
Ethiopian runner Tadu Nare won her fourth consecutive race in the Spar Women’s Challenge, but the Champagne remains on ice in her campaign to become the overall champion.
South African champion Glenrose Xaba finished second with a time of 33:42, while Gerda Steyn came third with a time of 34:17. “My plan is to continue running hard. It’s still early and I’m not yet the champion. I still have to run well in the two remaining races,” she said via a translator.Getting to know the Ethiopian star who’s burning up Mzansi’s popular women’s raceHowever, the chasing athletes are not far behind, as the second-place finisher gets 24 points and third place gets 23 points.After the Durban leg, Nare had 75 points, Fortunate Chidzivo was second with 64 points and Kesa Molotsane had 62.
“That was my favourite race so far. I had a good start and the weather conditions were favourable,” she said of the race she won in a career best 10km time of 31:28.Xaba said she had come up with a new strategy for the race, after finishing second to Nare in two previous legs.
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