LISTEN: Jenna Challenor goes viral for finishing Comrades by crawling

LISTEN: Jenna Challenor goes viral for finishing Comrades by crawling

A moment of determination and willingness to complete the race...

Jenna Challenor is a long-distance runner from Durban joins DKS in studio.
Jenna Challenor is a long-distance runner from Durban joins DKS in studio. Image: ECR

Jenna Challenor is a long-distance runner from Durban 

She finished in 4th place at this year's Comrades Marathon. 

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Her video went viral even before she crossed the finish line. 

So Darren, Keri and Sky got her in studio and this is how the interview.

Jenna Challenor is a long-distance runner from Durban joins DKS in studio.
Jenna Challenor is a long-distance runner from Durban joins DKS in studio. Image: ECR

A moment that will be savoured in Comrades Marathon history.

Jenna Challenor, a mother of three from KwaZulu-Natal, stunned onlookers with her determination to finish the Comrades.

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The KZN athlete finished the race in 4th place with an amazing time of six hours and 42 minutes.

However, she captured many hearts with how she finished the race.

Jenna was approaching the finish line, but her body gave up on her. She collapsed to her knees.

Determined to finish the race, she crawled her way to the finish line.  

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In the video, which people have shared quite a lot, you can see her momentous effort as she collapses and then crawls her way across the finish line.

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