Coach Jacques and Stellenbosch – building a positive distance running legacy
Stellenbosch has a well-deserved reputation of being home to some of the biggest names in distance running in South Africa. Chances of bumping into some of the country’s running legends on a stroll through the town are good –...
Last Chance Saloon as Gun Run entry cut-off looms
Distance runners throughout South Africa were scrambling to secure an entry for this year’s OUTsurance Gun Run ahead of the cut-off this weekend to ensure their participation in what has become one of the most popular weekend festivals of...
Siboniso fired up for Gun Run Trail success
The cover has been blown on one of the best kept secrets in trail running - the OUTsurance Gun Run Trail Run. Elites and trail enthusiasts alike have signed up for the second event at this year’s Gun Run...
Mvuyisi’s Whale of Trail victory a stepping stone to Mont Blanc
Mvuyisi Gcogco and Landie Greyling raced to decisive victories at the 53km Merrell Whale of Trail, which took place on Saturday 5 August in the Cape Nature De Hoop Nature Reserve in ideal running conditions.
Mvuyisi Gcogco wins the 2023...
Achieving their dreams – girls from Cape Flats set to join Pink Run in...
More than a hundred girls from Endurocad’s ACHIEVE programme will celebrate health, wellness and new life at the Totalsports Women’s Day Challenge in Cape Town on Wednesday (9 August), part of the cast of thousands of grandmothers, aunts, mothers,...
Whale of a time ahead for Mvuyisi
Eastern Cape trail athlete, Mvuyisi Gcogco, arrived at De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Southern Cape yesterday (Thursday 3 August) to run the Merrell Whale of Trail tomorrow, excited about the first step of an adventure which offers new...
Cape Town on path to take its place amongst the world’s biggest city marathons
With just 80 days to go before runners line up for the start of the 2023 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM), quality and quantity are the watch-words as Africa’s leading city marathon moves steadily towards becoming the next Abbott’s...
80 days to go as Cape Town Marathon sends strong message of inclusivity and...
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon broke new ground at their ‘80 days to go’ launch on Thursday (27 July) with its announcement that they had doubled the number of free entries allocated to runners who could not afford the...
It’s a Reilly double-act as Kane and Sam reign supreme in the Hout Bay...
Kane and Samantha Reilly pulled off a remarkable brother-sister act at the 21st Hout Bay Trail Challenge this morning (Saturday 22 July), racing to emphatic victories over the challenging 40km circumnavigation of the Hout Bay mountains.
Brother Kane raced to his...
Hout Bay Trail Challenge gets the ‘key to the door’ as leading athletes face...
Trail-running eyes are focused on one of the oldest and most iconic trail races in South Africa this weekend as the Hout Bay Trail Challenge (HBTC) comes of age.
This will be the 21st running of forty kilometres of challenging...