South Africa: Johannes Comes Second in Cape Town Marathon... Bags N$130,000 in Prize Money

19 September 2017

Windhoek — Namibia's veteran long distance runner, Helalia Johannes, narrowly missed out on a decisive win at the grueling Sanlam Cape Town Marathon after she finished second overall, just six seconds behind winner Betelhem Moges of Ethiopia.

The Namibian marathon queen set the pace early on in the race, as she went out at a blistering pace, strongly leaping away from the chasing pack of equally strong competitors. By the halfway mark, Johannes had already kept a good time of 1:15.22.

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