Kenyan Brenda Kenei set to light up Joburg Women’s race

Kenyan runner Brenda Kenei is poised to excel in the TotalSports Women’s Race Joburg 10km, marking her first appearance on South African soil in the event. Kenei expressed her excitement about competing in a women-only race, a platform she sees as an opportunity to connect with fellow sports enthusiasts and chase her qualifying standard for the 2027 World Championships.

With a personal best of 30:29, which is a minute quicker than the winning time of her Kenyan teammate Daisilah Jerono at a recent race in Cape Town, Kenei acknowledges the challenge posed by the high altitude and hilly course characteristic of Johannesburg. Despite these adversities, Kenei remains undeterred, setting her sights on breaking the 30:30 barrier.

She encourages all participants to support one another and aims to foster a spirit of camaraderie throughout the race. The event, the final leg of a three-race series, will conclude at Marks Park in the bustling heart of Johannesburg, providing a fitting finale to Kenei's South African sojourn in athletics. Jerono, too, shares Kenei's optimism, speaking of his eagerness to perform at his best and contribute to the spirit of social justice and human rights advocacy that the race embodies.