Not since doing the double in the men’s and women’s races in 2010 has a South African won the Cape Town Marathon. For the past seven years Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes have ruled the roost in both categories while there have been sporadic raids by Zimbabwe. But 2018’s 12th edition of the race, expected to be run in perfect conditions on Sunday, could bring a change in fortunes for the locals, with SA No1-ranked Stephen Mokoka a definite contender for honours in the men’s race and Capetonian Nolene Conrad fancied to go all the way in the women’s field. The IAAF gold label status race, which was awarded in 2017, doubles as the SA Marathon Championships and also sees a revival of the Captain’s Challenge. The Challenge was initiated by World Cup-winning former Springbok captain Francois Pienaar who challenged captains of industry to tackle the 42km run. Olympian and race ambassador Elana Meyer is upbeat on SA’s chances of a double. “Without doubt we’ve attracted our strongest line-up a...
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