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,...
Elazzaoui chasing Golden Trail World Series podium position at DoloMyths in Italy
The DoloMyths Run will celebrate its 25th anniversary tomorrow (Saturday 25 July) as the Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) reaches the half-way mark following the season opener at Zegama in Spain in May and the Mont Blanc Marathon three weeks ago.
The already...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
Sports shoe powerhouse joins Africa’s leading trail event
With Maryann Shaw
RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, South Africa’s premier festival of trail running, is proud to announce adidas TERREX as their official technical sponsor. RMB UTCT hosts its tenth edition in 2024 and looks forward to taking its place...
The masses set to return to the SPAR Women’s Challenge Series
While longer distance road running events, such as Comrades, Two Oceans, Cape Town and Soweto Marathons typically command the lion’s share of road running media interest in South Africa, competitive and lucrative shorter distance series have become important building...
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...
African X trail run is back
One of the most exciting announcements in South African distance-running in recent months has been the confirmation that the AfricanX Trailrun is back.
One of the best-loved trail events in the country by both elite athletes and social runners, AfricanX...