The Hollywoodbets Durban 10km, one for the record books
The third edition of the Hollywoodbets Durban 10km brought together the finest athletes in the country.
Hosted at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Outer Fields this past Sunday, it’s already etched in the record books. Renowned as the country’s richest 10km race, it naturally drew top talents nationwide. The prize purse of R342,500 and R35,000 for the first male and female runners, respectively, added to the all the excitement. Hollywood Athletics Club Cian Oldknow, dominated the women’s race, clocking an impressive 32:17 and setting a new personal best. In the men’s category, it was a tough call, but Kabelo Mulaudzi, from the Boxer Athletics Running Club emerged victorious with a remarkable time of 28:01, marking his third consecutive win in 10km.
“My body was sore when we started. It was not responding well, but after the 6km mark my body started to pick up and I went to the front and picked up the pace. I was trying hard to hang in there and wait for the right time to pounce. But I knew I was going to pull away in the last 2km,” Mulaudzi.
“I have the World Half Marathon Championships in Latvia. This was one of the preparation races for that. I am feeling good, but we still have a bit of some training to do before we go there. I’m really excited and looking forward to it.” Oldknow
The event saw 5000 runners enjoying the fun and exciting route, with post-race entertainment by local artists adding to the excitement.
Hollywood Chairman Greg Glossop expressed his excitement about the turnout, stating, “We achieved our goal, and now we’re looking forward to the fourth edition in 2024, which will make its debut in Gauteng. This has been in the works for a while, and now the wheels are in motion.”
