Expat women to take on 225 km Jeddah to Taif running challenge

JEDDAH: In November, Emma Merrick and Elzette Van Zyl will be undertaking an extraordinary enduring challenge, running 225 km from Jeddah to Taif — a demanding feat they hope to complete in approximately 28 hours. If successful, they will be the first women in Saudi Arabia to accomplish this test of endurance. Merrick, 35, is a mindset performance coach from the UK and Van Zyl, 34, is a personal trainer from South Africa. The Jeddah-based women spoke to Arab News about how their “delusional idea” of running from one city to another transpired and the ongoing training.

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