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South African wins BDF half marathon

It was not an easy Sunday morning for local road runners as they fell short of winning the BDF Half Marathon held yesterday at the SSKB.

The visitors found themselves leading the pack. South African runner, Sehohle Folavio won the men’s 21.1km race with a time of 1:07.59. Folavio said he arrived late at the venue and did not have time for a warm up.

“I panicked when I arrived late but I decided to remain calm and used the first two kilometers as warm up and read the race. Luckily I was in the company of a Kenyan athlete who I knew was a strong contender.

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