ATHLETICS NEWS - Being robbed by the wind from running a new best in the 100 metres on Saturday does not faze Anaso Jobodwana. In fact, it motivates him.
Jobodwana won the 100 metres at the Gauteng North Championships in a time of 10.07s, but unfortunately, the wind from behind was 3.3 metres per second. In the semifinal, his time was 10.12s, but again the wind was a factor. It means Jobodwana’s best time officially in the short sprint remains 10.10s.
Jobodwana was upbeat about his performance.
“I know now that there is speed in my legs. The challenge is to figure out how to be consistently fast in races and to make sure I stay fast. It is now only February. I aim to still be able to run fast times in September. The ultimate goal is to run a good race at next year’s World Championships,” said Jobodwana, who decided last week to join TuksAthletics.
The World Championships bronze medallist will be coached by Thabo Matebedi who also coaches the talented Malesela Senona.
According to Jobodwana, he has known Matebedi for a few years. There were times in the past that Matebedi advised him on some aspects of his sprinting. What he said made sense. That is why he decided to ask Matebedi to coach him full time.
“My time in Durban has come to an end. The plus of joining Tuks is that there is a group of talented sprinters. To be honest, I missed that competitive edge when training.”
Jobodwana said he made a conscious decision last year to sort out his injury issues.
“It got to be frustrating to get injured every time I pushed myself a bit, whether it was in training or racing. I realised that I will probably never get to race to my full potential if I just keep on going as always. So my focus has been on rectifying all my imbalances. I've got perhaps five, maybe six good years of racing left, and I want to make the most of it.”
