MATSHELANE MAMABOLO
GLENROSE Xaba usurped Elana Meyer as the South African 10km record holder in Durban yesterday and immediately paid tribute to the legendary athlete who had faith in her abilities when she was still young.
Thank you, Elana, for motivating me, Xaba said after running a 3112 for a fourth- place finish in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN10K, slicing a second off Meyers mark from 2001.
I was always looking at your times, especially those times that are national records and I told myself, I am capable of doing anything, I am very strong, I will train hard and will keep believing in myself as I look at your records and motivate myself.
Meyer played a major role in putting fire in a young Xabas belly.
