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Elhousine and Philemon set to take on the world in Japan at Golden Trail...

The Golden Trail World Series (GTWS), now in its sixth edition, commences its 2024 season in Kobe, Japan, tomorrow (Saturday 20 April). The series, which pits elite-level trail runners from around the world on rugged mountain courses that range from...

Finally Thabang bags a Two Oceans Title

Modern Athlete 2023 Road Runner of the Year, Thabang Mosiako, completed unfinished Two Oceans business in style while Lesotho athlete, Mokulubete Blandine Masakiti, edged out Cian Oldknow in a close race at the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon in...

High Five for Steyn as Khonkhobe dances to Two Oceans Gold

Gerda Steyn reached scarcely believable ultra-marathon heights at the 53rd  Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town this morning (Saturday 13 April), while Klerksdorp athlete, Onalenna Khonkhobe transformed an error in 2022 into an outstanding victory today, just two...

Remembering Mbuleli in Two Oceans Classic on Sunday

Many of South Africa’s leading road speedsters are in Cape Town for this weekend’s Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon, but the defending champion will be a notable absentee. The talented young athlete from the Phantane club, Mbuleli Mathanga, lost his...

“It’s great to be a part of Two Oceans again” says top contender for...

While superstars Stephen Mokoka and Gerda Steyn top the bill at tomorrow’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (Saturday 13 April), a number of other marathoners are waiting in the wings, ready to step up to the top of the podium,...

It’s time for Africa – the 2023 African Trail Runners of the Year are...

Africa and running are inextricably linked. When our fore-parents moved from Africa into other parts of the planet almost 100 000 years ago, running was part and parcel of life, whether in pursuit of their next meal, running from danger or...

A (new) star is born as Vincent Langat lopes to victory in Gqeberha

The 2024 edition of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY 10K series got underway in Gqeberha this morning with two young Kenyan athletes taking line honours in impressive style. Running for the first time outside Kenya, 23-year-old Vincent Kibet Langat’s loping...

Chelimo, Chebet reign supreme in Belgrade as Africa triumph in World Cross-County

East Africa continued its dominance in international cross-country, claiming all team and individual medals bar one at this year’s World Cross-Country Championships at an unseasonably warm Belgrade, Serbia, over the weekend. With the exception of Great Britain’s bronze medal in...

Gerda role model for Phantane’s youngsters as she looks to Two Oceans for Paris...

Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016. Hardly surprising, as her 8hr 19min for 56th position in her Comrades debut 10 months prior...

Sports shoe powerhouse joins Africa’s leading trail event

With Maryann Shaw RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, South Africa’s premier festival of trail running, is proud to announce adidas TERREX as their official technical sponsor. RMB UTCT hosts its tenth edition in 2024 and looks forward to taking its place...
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