CANOE MARATHON
Khwela targets Dusi glory
The welcome rain has given the uMzimkhulu River a new lease of life
With six weeks to go before the Dusi Canoe Marathon‚ Sbonelo Khwela has already entered the final phase of his preparations for three gruelling days on the 120km river trek from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The athlete‚ who with Andy Birkett won the 2014 K2 (doubles) race‚ has set his sights on adding a K1 (singles) race victory to his list of honours. And to do that, he gets up at the crack of dawn to begin his training at Shongweni Dam. Khwela‚ who lives in Shongweni‚ trains twice a day with fellow competitors Banetse Nkhoesa and Marc Germiquet, who he says are pushing him hard. But a lack of rain has made it hard to prepare for the technical aspects the race requires. "I am very confident ahead of this year’s [2017’s] race. I have a good feeling about it. Winning the K1 Dusi is the ultimate prize for any competitive paddler‚" said Khwela‚ who finished third with Nkhoesa in 2016’s marathon. Widely regarded as one of the most powerful runners the competition has seen yet‚ Khwela has...
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