Iita and Johannes win at Keetmans

MIDDLE-DISTANCE runners Reinhold Iita and Hilaria Johannes won their respective categories in the second leg of the Old Mutual Victory Races held at Keetmanshoop over the weekend.

The event attracted a phenomenal 730 participants in the 21-km and 5-km races, which were held under ideal weather conditions. Iita, a Namibia Defence Force (NDF) athlete, stamped his authority in the 21-km race by winning it in one hour, five minutes and 57 seconds.Second-placed Frans Hosea, also with the NDF, finished in a personal best time less than a minute behind Iita in 1:06:45.Luketz Swartbooi finished third in 1:08:24.The next race will be held in Windhoek on October 7 and the winner of that race will take home N$10 000.Johannes once again dominated the women’s race over 21 km by decimating closest rival Racher Akukuthela.They achieved times of 1:16:02 and 1:19:36 respectively.With Beata Naigambo running third in the series in 1:20:35, Johannes is set to be the winner of the 2006 Old Mutual Victory Race series.Iita, a Namibia Defence Force (NDF) athlete, stamped his authority in the 21-km race by winning it in one hour, five minutes and 57 seconds.Second-placed Frans Hosea, also with the NDF, finished in a personal best time less than a minute behind Iita in 1:06:45.Luketz Swartbooi finished third in 1:08:24.The next race will be held in Windhoek on October 7 and the winner of that race will take home N$10 000.Johannes once again dominated the women’s race over 21 km by decimating closest rival Racher Akukuthela.They achieved times of 1:16:02 and 1:19:36 respectively.With Beata Naigambo running third in the series in 1:20:35, Johannes is set to be the winner of the 2006 Old Mutual Victory Race series.