Lagos Women Run: Event Ambassador to lecture women on Road Race, relationships

The event ambassador for the 10th edition of the annual Lagos Women Run, U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo, has said there are lot or gains for couples by taking to running or walking together.
While describing the race as an opportunity for her to get more insight about Lagos state after taking part during the last edition, she also added that running has helped her relationship as well.
According to the Zimbabwean – American, she has been taking part in different Road Races across the world, it was a great opportunity for her to be part of the Lagos Women Run in 2024 alongside her husband who happened to be a Nigerian and Yoruba by tribe.

Speaking during a press conference to herald the 10th edition of the race, Mhlaba-Adebo, called on several women to join her on November 5 during one of the symposiums arranged to empower women where she will be talking about the impact of running in relationships.

“I am very excited that I’m going to be talking about marathons and marriage. I’ve been running with my husband for 16 years,” she said.

“For those of you who are interested in figuring out how can you balance relationships and marathons, what can we learn about running and how can that help our relationships? This will be the talk for you. It’s going to be interactive. It’s going to be fun.

“So I invite you to join me November 5th at 11 a.m. Other than that, I really look forward to you guys joining me and all the 8,000 plus women who are going to be running or walking on November 8th.”

The 10th edition of the race is expected to take place on Saturday, November 8, in Lagos.