This is set to be a triumphal finale for the young runner, who has dominated South Africa's premier women's road running series since racing returned after the Covid shutdown.

 Under the revised SPAR Grand Prix rules this year, where an athlete's best 4 results in the 6-part series count, Nare's full-house of 120 points from 4 consecutive bonus-points wins, cannot be beaten.

She thus becomes the third person, after Rene Kalmer and Irvette van Zyl, to win the title three times and will take home a whopping 10 000 US dollars for her efforts.

Fellow-Ethiopian Selam Gebre (Nedbank) is similarly certain of finishing second after collecting 116 points in her 4 top finishes. She will earn 5000 dollars for her efforts.

--ChannelAfrica--