On 15 February, a day after Valentine’s declarations of love, a few thousand runners will take to Pretoria’s streets to participate in the Sappi Tuks Race.
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Sarina Bosman, the popular announcer of Pretoria FM, will be one of them and with good reason. Pretoria FM and TuksFM are the event’s media sponsors.
Running is one of the passions of the Bosman family. Most late afternoons, Sarina jogs with her husband, Carel, and their two children. Carel pushes the 2-year-old Philip in a pram while Sarina has the six-month-old Gustav strapped to her body in a harness. Sarina confesses that their running pace is slow, but then again, for them, it’s not about speed. It’s family time.
Carel will take part in the half marathon to log the kilometres as part of the build-up to Comrades. Sarina will probably do the 5km run.”
When asked why she jogs, Sarina jokes that she does it to keep her figure in check. Then she confesses that she likes to eat.
“Another reason why I jog is because Carel diplomatically made it clear that I’m a friendlier person when I’ve been exercising. He’s right. Jogging is good for my state of mind.
“When I jog, I get my heart rate up, fresh air in my lungs, and sun on my skin. I am in a better mood when I return from a run. I think more clearly about things. I’m not a keen jogger, but it’s essential for me to jog four to five kilometres three to four times a week. The furthest I’ve ever run in a race was the Phobians 15km race. I aim to complete a half marathon before the end of the year.”
Sarina studied journalism and languages at Tuks from 2010 to 2012.
“There’s a good reason why I chose Tuks. The plan from the beginning was to work as an announcer at TuksFM as a student. I did so from my first year as a student. Radio is a passion. It all started when I was 11 and watched an interview with Derick Gardner on Pasella. I was fascinated when he talked about all the preparation he had to do for each program. I was also a big fan of Samantha Cohen on Highveld Stereo. My grandfather later told me how my grandmother nearly got to work as a radio announcer. Radio seems to be in our family’s blood.”
The Sappi TuksRace on 15 February 2025 includes the 21.1km and 10km official races and 5km and 1km fun family events. It will take place at the UP Hillcrest sporting complex on the streets of Pretoria. Athletes who decide to run the Sappi TuksRace 21km will pass the Sappi Tech Centre at the 18 km-marker watering point. The TuksSport Night Race, sponsored by Sappi, will take place on the University campus in September.