Strong winds add to the pain as Johannes and Rebecca sweep to career-defining victories...
One of the windiest Ultra-trail Cape Town days in its eleven-year history produced two new champions in the Peninsula Traverse 55km this morning (Friday 21 November) on a dramatic opening of the three-day festival of international trail running in...
The Great World Race blows hot and cold – and hot again – as...
For many, running a marathon represents the pinnacle physical endurance. But an adventure-seeking fifty-seven-strong posse of participants taking part in the Great World Race are on course to take that pinnacle to dizzy heights.
Seven marathons on seven continents in...
Oli and Ebeth shine in Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge
Oli Morris and Ebeth Marais raced to decisive victories at the Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge over 22km between Hout Bay and Fish Hoek this morning (Sunday 2 November).
One of the oldest trail races in the country, which follows the...
Shock, drama and resurrection as 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon cancelled
The cancellation of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for the first time in its 32-year history was a blow to everyone involved in the race and to the wider community. But the event remains a world-class city marathon and...
It’s Peak Performance for PK at Cape Town Trail Marathon on Table Mountain
Philani ‘PK’ Sengce ran the race of his life to win the Cape Town Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes in perfect conditions on the slopes of Table Mountain this morning, overjoyed to be able to support his sister’s university...
Comrades Marathon Association lose their ‘Matriarch’ as thousands mourn Cheryl Winn’s passing
The sudden passing on Sunday 5 October of Cheryl Winn, the ‘Matriarch of the Comrades Marathon’, comes as a massive blow not only to the Comrades Marathon Association, which she served tirelessly for more than thirty years, but also...
Kenya strikes gold in the land of the rising sun
Kenya led a strong African performance at the 2025 World Championships which ended in Tokyo on Sunday (21 September), finishing second to the USA on the medals table with 7 gold medals in their total haul of 11. Eight...
African contenders ready for battle at Tokyo 2025 World Athletics championships
The nine-day event runs from September 13–21 at the Japan National Stadium, featuring 14 stadium sessions across 49 disciplines.
The stage is set for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with African athletes among those tipped to shine...
Joyline Chepngeno continues her world-class form at the UTMB OCC
Kenyan athlete, Joyline Chepngeno, became the second African female athlete to win the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc OCC race around the Mont Blanc massif this morning (28 August) after holding off former winner, Chinese athlete Miao Yao in a desperately...
‘Still Water’ runs deep as Two Oceans Marathon sets sail for a bright future
The signature ink on the contract to appoint Stillwater Sports as the official Staging and Commercial Partner of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon was barely dry when the Two Oceans engine room, dormant for some time, kicked into life...