Anaso eager to sprint to peak of his powers

RECENTLY married Anaso Jobodwana is thankful that he can run and knows he can improve from the 10.36 he ran at the ASA Speed Series in Germiston on Wednesday evening.

For him to get better‚ it’s a case of improving his starts and making sure he gets his body into decent shape for the 100m and 200m.

Those are the events he is aiming to take part in next month’s National Championships in Potchefstroom.

“My last part of the race is very good but the start seems to be the problem‚” he said.

“I wasn’t getting the intensity in the first 20m.

“I really do need to focus on that and go back to the drawing board.

“Hopefully‚ by the time I get to nationals‚ I’ll be in better shape and position than I’m in now.

“I’m battling with my intensity‚ my rhythm when I’m coming out of the blocks and that’s a big thing. I’ve been getting it right at training though‚” said Jobodwana.

“I’m also training my body to take on the 100 and the 200 at the nationals.

“The thing of losing out on a season means I have to try something new and also do well.

“I want to be back on the world stage where I belong.”

The importance of being in Potchefstroom is not lost on Jobodwana‚ who wants to scale the peaks of Beijing 2015 before injury cut him down to size.

Age may still be on his side but he knows sprinters have a limited shelf-life.

There’s also the growing internal competition which has seen the likes of Gift Leotlela and Thando Roto also making their mark as budding pace merchants.

Jobodwana knows the quality of competition available in South Africa will bring the best out of him and he is looking forward to the blue-chip meeting in the NorthWest.

“The national championships will be important for me as a confidence booster because I’ll be able to mingle with the guys who are at the top right now.

“I also need to get my resilience back because it’s been a while since I ran against the top guys.

“One of the reasons why I came to this specific meeting was to go up against them but it was not to be‚” said Jobodwana.

“Nationals are important and we have to qualify because I haven’t done much recently. But it’s a good thing our sprinting has improved.

“When I see the results of the other guys‚ it motivates me more to get back on the track and train.

“I may not like the fact that I’m not at the top but I’m really liking what I’m seeing with the other guys.” — TMG