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...
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...
Elana van Zyl awarded prestigious medal
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon race ambassador and South African athletics legend, Elana van Zyl, was awarded the prestigious Sri Chinmoy Oneness Home Peace Run Torch Bearer Award at Green Point on Saturday - a tribute to her substantial work...
All set for historic Sanlam CapeTown Marathon, live on spnafrica.com
The 2020 Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon gets underway on Sunday morning in extraordinary circumstances which no-one could have envisaged when Kenyan Edwin Koech crossed the finish line to win last year’s race to the cheers and applause thousands.
The...
Cape Town Marathon attracts legends: Elana, Budd, de Reuck, Radcliffe, Kristiansen
Half the South African senior women's team competing at the World Cross Country Championships in Spain in 1993 will be running Sunday's Sanlam Peace 10km - Elana van Zyl (second from right), Colleen de Reuck (second from left) and...
Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus
Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19, days after throwing himself a birthday party.
The 34-year-old Jamaican earlier revealed on his social platforms that he would be self-isolating whatever the outcome.
"Just to be safe, I'll quarantine...
Record-breaker Six Peak run for trail duo
Sunrise at the Ventersberg Summit. Photo: Julius de Clerq
Two top South African trail runners, Johardt van Heerden and Daniel Claassen, laid down a marker in the Southern Cape this week with a record-breaking run over the tough Six Peak...
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...
Trail running’s Golden Ticket
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book by Roald Dahl, loved by children around the world, in large part due to the excitement created by a contest to win a “golden ticket” which would entitle the...
“Comrades” – at 99, the world’s greatest ultra-marathon, now virtual, too
Over 40 000 runners from around the world participated in Sunday's (June 14) virtual Comrades Marathon, celebrating it’s 99th year remotely, away from the iconic 90 km route between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The massive participation underlined the race's status as the...