Two Oceans Marathon look to return to the glory years
Confirmation that the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon will move from their traditional Easter Weekend was a significant point of discussion at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at a Cape Town hotel yesterday evening when it was confirmed that entries...
Simpson and McCann shine brightly in the Ultra-trail Cape Town 55km
Robbie Simpson and Toni McCann took the honours on Day One of the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town this morning (Friday 24 November), racing clear of their rivals in the 55km ‘Peninsula Traverse’ which took place on Cape Town’s trails,...
Tadu Nare races to SPAR Grand Prix 10km riches in Cape Town
Small of stature but a giant at heart, Tadu Teshome Nare, raced to an emphatic victory at the 2022 SPAR Grand Prix 10km race at Green Point in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 23 October) to seal her top...
Top athletes contend for Gqeberha’s Runified 50km
With windy weather conditions expected for the final countdown to race day, the elite field gathered for the 4th edition of the Runified City 50km set for 25 February 2024 will need to be ready to test their mettle.
The...
Gerda role model for Phantane’s youngsters as she looks to Two Oceans for Paris...
By Stephen Granger
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...
Van Niekerk looks for positives in Tokyo 2020 postponement
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” the delay will give him time to regain full fitness after a long period on...
It’s the Ryan and Tshepo show again in top track meeting
History almost repeated itself in another top-flight men’s 1500m race, the highlight of this evening’s (29 April) athletics at the Cape Miler Club & Endurocad WA Challenger Series 2 Meeting on a perfect night at the University of the...
Elhousine leads an Africa 1-2-3 at the Golden Trail World Series Grand Final
Leading Moroccan trail athlete, Elhousine ‘Hassan’ Elazzaoui, raced to a superb victory in the Golden Trail Series Grand Final, in the northern Italian town of Noli over the weekend (22 October 2023) while Romanian newcomer to the sport, Madalina...
The Golden Trail: blessings and injuries in The Azores
Horta, Faial Island, Azores
Rain is regarded as an African blessing so the weather may have been tipping a cap to the region where the sport of trail running originated centuries ago, on Thursday (October 29) as the Golden Trail...
Mark Wagenheim gunning for Number 29 in this spring’s Gun Run Half Marathon
This September heralds the 29th running of the OUTsurance Gun Run and Mark Wagenheim will again be at the start, having run each edition of the Cape’s popular half marathons since the inaugural run in 1993.
Something about the Gun...