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Nel hits top gear at Gallopers race

Benoni Harriers' top runner Bronwyn Nel ran an incredible lifetime best to clinch the junior women's title at the ASF Gallopers 15km race in Leondale on July 6. Averaging just over 04:00min/km, the middle-distance sensation clocked 01:00:34 personal best in the women's 15km to cross the line in third place overall and first in the junior women's race. Nel finished behind the Benoni Northerns Marathon women's half-marathon winner Zanele Maisa of Waterfall AC, who won in 55:55, and runner-up Gillian Farquaharson of Run Zone, who was 03:32 off the pace after crossing the line in 59:26. The USA-bound athlete has been in superb form since the beginning of the year. She used the race to prepare for the Indiana Institute of Technology's cross-country season. 'Coach Richard O'Donoghue told me to use the race as a long run training to build a solid base for when I leave for the USA. I am pleased to finish third overall and first in the junior race. I'm thankful for the support from everyone in our group,' she said. The Harriers' junior runners were in a dominant mood as they strutted their talent in the race. Kiana Pepler completed the top three in the junior women's race, clocking 01:02:49 for the bronze. She was sixth overall. Mary-Jane Nel clocked 01:09:51 for fourth place in the junior women's race, while Kaitlyn Mackay was fifth with 01:15:35. In the junior men's event, Ockert Winter was fourth in 01:02:49 while Liam Hendrikse and Divan Klein were fifth and sixth, respectively, in a 01:10:10 photo finish. Former East Athletic Club's (EAC) Avuma Phez, now with North West University, won the junior men's race in 48:50. Lesedi AC's Simphiwe Buzwa finished second 08:27 later, and Thapelo Khumalo of Boxer completed the top three in 59:22. Nkosiyethu Sotyantya beat Kenyan Paul Omuya by three seconds to clinch the men's main race. The African Bank Runners athlete clocked 47:37 for his victory, while the Kenyan, winner of the veteran men's race, crossed the line in 47:40 for second place. The Boksburg Athletic Club's (BAC) Maphuti Majetja was 20 seconds off after finishing the race in 47:57 to round out the podium. Also Read: Stoltz podiums at BNAC Marathon Also Read: Stoltz races to podium after recovering from injury At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!