Irvette van Zyl ‘just needs to stick to game plan’
SA legend tips local to win Cape Town Marathon
Irvette van Zyl’s name looms large in the women’s elite field gearing up to challenge for line honours in the Cape Town Marathon on Sunday.While the former Olympian is better known for her exploits over shorter distances, the added mileage should not prove to be an obstacle for the 30-year-old Johannesburg resident.She need just reproduce her form on marathon debut in 2012 at the London Marathon when she placed a credible 20th in a respectable 2hr 33min 41sec to come into the reckoning.Factor in another top-class effort in the London Marathon the following year and she must be seen to be a possible threat in a world-class field gathered to mix it in Africa’s first Gold Label Status event.Backing her to go close is SA’s legendary long-distance athlete Elana Meyer, who won gold at the World Half Marathon World Championships in 1993 as well as being a two-time world-record holder over the distance, not to mention winning silver at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the 10,000m."Irvette has...
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