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Mashele’s sights set on SA half marathon record

Road Running

PRECIOUS Mashele is a rare breed. A participant in the individual sport of running, the Boxer Athletics Club star was not thumping his naturally puffed-up chest with pride following his 10km record run, as track and road stars are wont to.

Granted, he spoke of how he went into last Sunday’s Absa Run Your City in Gqeberha confident he would break the seven-year national mark set by his inspiration and friend Stephen Mokoka.

But as he reflected on his epic 27:35, a run three seconds faster than Mokoka’s

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