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All guns blazing as Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon returns to glory days

Thousands of visiting runners from more than 80 countries are flocking to Cape Town this weekend to challenge themselves on one of the most beautiful marathons on the planet - the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon. Some say that if the...

Ferdinand Omanyala, sprint king

Kenyans are known for their dominance in middle and long-distance races around the world. Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon have not disappointed in the marathon, but Ferdinand Omanyala, the recently-crowned Commonwealth 100 metres champ, has re-opened the country's sprints...

A dream Gun Run for ‘fourth-time-lucky’ Sibusiso Nzima

Sibusiso Nzima finally made it to the top of the Gun Run podium with a career-defining victory at the OUTsurance Gun Run Half Marathon at Green Point this morning (17 September), while leading ultra-marathoner, Carla Molinaro, showed her talent...

Calitz and Rukadza to set AfricanX afire.

The AfricanX Trail Run is unusual in that it requires teams of two - male, female or mixed - to participate. AJ Calitz and Bernard Tarisai Rukadza are looking to "own" the event, again this year. AJ Calitz has been...

‘Once in a lifetime’ storm not enough to quell the 29th Gun Run

Not even the highest seas in living memory could dampen the gun powder of one of the Cape’s most popular and prestigious running events, as the traditional firing of a model canon signaled the end of the 29th edition...

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...

Ethiopia to the fore in celebration of African marathon magic at the Sanlam Cape...

Ethiopian Adane Kebede Gebre won the 2023 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon in 2 hrs 11 min 25 sec in one of the closest finishes in the history of the race, with South African hero, Stephen Mokoka, narrowly failing to...

Olympics Special – Mokgobu’s dreams of gold

Story by Stephen Granger Desmond Mokgobu is running shoulder to shoulder with one of host Japan’s favourite marathoners, in the final stages of the biggest race of his life.  The two enter the stadium almost stride for stride, but Mokgobu’s...

Brandon and Michelle are Maxi Race royalty in storm-affected race

George athlete, Brandon Hulley, overcame some of the toughest trail conditions in the business, to win his first major career title at the K-Way Maxi Race Cape Winelands 75km, presented by Banhoek Chilli Oil, at Stellenbosch over the weekend...

Two Oceans Marathon chair upbeat about new beginnings and an end to turbulent times

Sixty-four-year-old Brackenfell-based distance runner and grandfather of two, William Christian Swartbooi, enters his second term as Two Oceans Marathon NPC Chairperson and his 10th year on the board.  Being familiar with athletic trends, he is optimistic that the historic...
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