Sandes wins inaugural race in the MUT mud at George
Forty-year-old trail legend, Ryan Sandes, showed there’s still competitive life in his legs when he raced to an emphatic victory in the Mountain Ultra Trail 100 miler (MUT Miler by UTMB) which took place on mountain trails around the...
Golden Trail Series 2021 Season preview
The recent launch of the 2021 Golden Trail World Series has cut through COVID uncertainty and created new year excitement amongst the world’s best trail athletes, who can look forward to another year of high quality competition in some...
Made-for-TV Cape Town Marathon drama as Mothibi, Bothma win
Edward Mothibi and Annie Bothma were crowned the overall 2020 Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon champions, as many of South Africa’s leading marathoners engaged in intense battle in three of South Africa’s cities to decide the final outcome.
While thousands...
Track and Field returns with a bang on South African soil
By Stephen Granger
Track is back with a bang in South Africa, with the Athletics South Africa Grand Prix 2 Intercontinental Series in full swing and a mouth-watering event scheduled for Stellenbosch next Monday (28 March).
The second in the Grand...
Made-for-TV Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon drama as Mothibi, Bothma win
Edward Mothibi and Annie Bothma took gold as the overall 2020 Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon winners, in an event that saw many of South Africa’s leading marathoners engaged in intense battles in three cities on Sunday (October 18).
Forty-three...
Trail history as South African team announced for World Championships
In a major step forward for trail and mountain running in South Africa, Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced the names of sixteen trail athletes to take part in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, which are scheduled...
Kane Reilly races to record-breaking win at Cape Town Trail Marathon
Kane Reilly turned the tables on long-time rival, Johardt van Heerden, racing to a record-breaking victory at the Cape Town Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes, while Landie Greyling took the women’s title after a race-long battle with close rival...
Calitz and Rukadza to set AfricanX afire.
The AfricanX Trail Run is unusual in that it requires teams of two - male, female or mixed - to participate. AJ Calitz and Bernard Tarisai Rukadza are looking to "own" the event, again this year.
AJ Calitz has been...
Cape Town Marathon off, huge virtual event on – organisers
Organisers have finally confirmed what the running community has anticipated for months - that the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 2020 event is cancelled. However, the confirmation will give fresh impetus to the unique and equally anticipated virtual event.
The continent’s...
SA’s Ryan Sandes sets the pace with 100-miler #Homerun.
South African ultra-trail runner Ryan Sandes is recovering after a Corona “lockdown” run around his home turned into one of the most arduous training "100-miler" runs of his career.
“It was a lot tougher than I expected,” the ultra-trail sensation...