‘Whale’ of a time for Kyle and Simone at De Hoop
Kyle Bucklow and Simone Malan raced to memorable victories in the 10th Merrell Whale of Trail, supported by PSG Wealth and Cape Nature, run over 53 testing kilometres in near-perfect conditions at the De Hoop Nature Reserve at the...
Toni top of the trail world in Chamonix
When Toni McCann bounced back from adversity on August 31, she did so less than three months after crippling injuries ruled her out of the World Mountain and Trail Championships. At the French alpine town of Chamonix, she ran...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon limits participants to 10,000 for 2021, eyes Gold Label...
The organizers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has announced two major changes to the 2021 edition of the Silver Label race.
Bukola Olopade, the race consultant and CEO for Nilayo Sports Management Company has revealed that only...
Wano on top of the world in the Jonkershoek Mountains
Namibian-born athlete, Wano Katjiri, enjoyed one of his best days out on the trails, earning a hard-fought victory over Patrick Cameron-Smith in the annual Jonkershoek Mountain Challenge over 38km, the first leg in the four-race Mountain Challenge series by...
Last-gasp Sibusiso grabs Milkwood title in exciting finish
Nedbank athlete, Sibusiso Madikizela, came out on top in a last-gasp dash against Boxer athlete, Godwin Swartz, at the annual ABAX Milkwood Half Marathon, run on it’s traditional out and back course between Kommetjie and Scarborough over the weekend,...
Steyn and Khonkhobe and significantly increased numbers the plus points from this year’s Two...
This year’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, which took place in Cape Town recently, produced intense road-running competition and delivered one of the best-ever races since the Two Oceans’ inception in 1970.
It will be remembered for a once-in-a-generation athlete with...
It’s back to business at the SPAR Women’s Challenge
It’s all action once again at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge, as the 2023 edition of the popular series gets underway in Green Point, Cape Town on Sunday (23 April).
While the SPAR Grand Prix circuit blazed brightly last year,...
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...
African trail athletes making strides in the French Alps
by Stephen Granger
British athlete Jonathan Albon and Sara Alonso took line honours at the Mont Blanc 'The Roller Coaster' Marathon over the weekend in the second of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series but not before African athletes...
SOUTH AFRICA’S 13 PEAKS CHALLENGE
World-class trail running performances are invariably linked to legendary and iconic trail running races. There are some hugely well-known races, like the Western States 100 miler, the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc, or Golden Series events such as Zegama and Sierra...