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Ten students, nine girls and a boy from Peterhouse and Chisipite took part in the famous Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon over the weekend representing their schools and Zimbabwe.

Leanne Fayd’herbe, Lorna Doorman, Megan Shaxson, Julia Moores and Farai Mbofana made up the Peterhouse team and was coached by St Saint.

The Chisipite Senior School team was composed of Arabella Schneeburger, Lauren Kageler, Tyler Horsley, Megan Dickens, Holly Garnet, Hannah Craig and Nicole Wallace. The team was accompanied by Lorraine Hill and Susan Mahachi, who also competed in the marathon.

The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon started in 1970 with 26 runners and has grown since then to include runners from all over the world. Dubbed the most beautiful marathon in the world, the event takes place every Easter weekend in Cape Town. All the Zimbabwean students took part in the half marathon and they all crossed the finishing line. Marathon running is a growing sport in Zimbabwean schools as more and more student athletes are starting to take part in professionally organised events.

On the local scene a number of school teams took part in the Old Mutual Roger Brackley Marathon.

More schools are expected to take part in the Econet-sponsored Victoria Falls marathon that takes place on June 29 this year. – Peterhousejournal.

Mashrhino in final leg

MASHRHINO, a junior handball select side from Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe, will this week enter the second and final leg of the 16-day sport and cultural exchange programme in which they are training and playing with several German teams.

A team of seven boys and five girls, picked from a number of high and primary schools in Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe, travelled for this programme arranged and co-ordinated by the Hamburg Handball Association of Germany. The programme was facilitated by the GeBe Foundation, a German non-profit organisation which has links with a number of sport associations Germany and has a branch in Cape Town, South Africa aimed at developing the talents of young handball players who were identified by the Mashonaland West Handball Association of Zimbabwe. The seven boys and five girls from the Mashonaland West Province, are currently on this sport and cultural exchange programme. – The Herald.