It’s TERREX time at Ultra-trail Cape Town – and they mean business
With Africa’s most prestigious trail race, Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT), less than a week away, a closely-knit group of talented trail athletes with a global reach have made their presence felt in South Africa’s ‘Mother City’ in recent weeks.
The decision...
Project Noordhoeked’s William Chirwa exciting new trail running talent
Fifteen minutes into our Long Beach walk from the Noordhoek Car Park, our guide suddenly recalls he had forgotten to collect and hand out fabric bags for us to collect plastics littering the beach.
“No problem,” says our guide. “You...
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...
Trail newbies shine at the Otter African Trail Challenge
New-to-trail running, Joshua Nuttall and Mellusca Toovey surprised by topping the podium in the Otter African Trail Challenge run between Storm’s River and Nature’s Valley in cool and wet running conditions this morning (Thursday 5 October).
Nuttall, who only started...
Mphahlele and Tshite light up the Green Point track
Mafori Ryan Mphahlele take a bow! And Tshepo Tshite too.
On a perfect night for athletics at the Green Point Athletics Stadium yesterday (Monday 17 April), 24-year-old University of Johannesburg athlete, Ryan Mphahlele, ran the race of his life at...
Gerda Steyn’s ultra-long route to Japan
It’s 13 786 km from Durban, South Africa, to Sapporo, Japan, but Gerda Steyn will attempt to bridge the distance between the Comrades and the Olympics marathons with a few strides next Saturday, 7 August, as she goes to the...
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...
Two Oceans Marathon look to return to the glory years
Confirmation that the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon will move from their traditional Easter Weekend was a significant point of discussion at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at a Cape Town hotel yesterday evening when it was confirmed that entries...
Otter African Trail Run earns prestigious SANParks award
The Otter African Trail Run has walked off with a prestigious ‘Kudu Award’ at the annual South African National Parks awards ceremony in Johannesburg this week, with the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park, through which the...
SA’s Ryan Sandes sets the pace with 100-miler #Homerun.
South African ultra-trail runner Ryan Sandes is recovering after a Corona “lockdown” run around his home turned into one of the most arduous training "100-miler" runs of his career.
“It was a lot tougher than I expected,” the ultra-trail sensation...