Nkateko Masinga, the talented South African writer and runner, recently took on the Sappi Tuks Race in Pretoria!

She shared this achievement in an Instagram post, expressing how much fun it was to run through the campus of her alma mater, University of Pretoria, as part of the 21.1km route. This is not Masinga’s first race — she has participated in many races and marathons, including four already this year! In a recap of her 2024 season, she shared:

I joined the club of my dreams, got my 65-minute PB for 10km, ran in 3 provinces and closed the season with 3 consecutive 21km races!

Nkateko Masinga is an award-winning South African writer and scholar whose work is at the intersection of narrative medicine and social justice. She is a 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow, and a Golden Key Scholar. Her latest book, Daughter Wound, was published by UK publisher Hazel Press in April 2024 and was Book of the Week at the London Review Bookshop in its week of release.

Congratulations to Masinga and best of luck for this year’s running season!