Kenyans Salem Kibet and Doreen Cherop dominated the Absa Run Your City 10km in Tshwane, winning the men’s and women’s races on Sunday. Kibet won the men’s race in 28min 45sec, while Cherop was first in the women’s race in 31:35. South Africans Zenzile Pheko [28:55] and Glenrose Xaba [31:38] finished second in the men’s and women’s races.Chris Mhlanga rounded off the men’s podium finish with a time of 28:46, while another Kenyan, Deborah Chemutai, was third in the women’s race in 31:59.After finishing second, Xaba was happy with her achievement and said this shows she is in good shape, as she is preparing for the World Half Marathon Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 20.“I’m excited; the competition was very high, but I’m glad I was able to push and fight until the finish. It’s the 200m. I realised I have more energy to close the gap, but it was too late,” Xaba said. “But I’m glad I was able to give the competition, and she is faster than me because I had 31:12 and she had 30:43 in Durban, so to run this time at high altitude shows I am in good shape.“The course is challenging but very fast. I’m very happy I was able to run. Last week I was running on the hills, and I think it is getting a bit of an impact, but I’m not worried about the win. I’m glad that I was able to finish in position two and enter the competition. This shows that I’m on track with my preparations for the World Championships.“I’m looking forward to achieving my goals at the World Half Marathon Championships.”Cherop was pleased with back-to-back wins after winning the race in Durban in July.“I’m so happy to win in Durban and Tshwane,” she said.“I trust my training, so when it comes to running the race, it is easy because I train hard. My body was not good, and I didn’t expect to win, but I’m happy with my achievement.“The course in Durban was not hard, but here it is difficult.”About 10,000 runners, including Comrades Marathon Up Run champion George Kusche and Tete Dijana, took to the streets of Tshwane in what was a challenging course.Sowetan