Africa’s magnificent distance runners are fuelled by tech, grit and strategy
Recent strides by African athletes in marathon running have been nothing short of extraordinary. While the advent of advanced "super shoes" has played a role, experts emphasize the meticulous planning and strategy behind these remarkable athletic achievements.
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Top of the Table for Kane and Bianca at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon...
Cape Town athletes, Kane Reilly and Bianca Tarboton, were crowned Table Mountain royalty at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Vertical Challenge this evening (Thursday 12 October), the event opener of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM)weekend festival of running, which...
Battle of the Robbies at Otter African Trail Run as big rains threaten Southern...
Nature’s Valley, Southern Cape
Tension is rising ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday 7 October) Otter African Trail Run, presented by Easy Equities, as one of the strongest marathon trail fields in African history prepares to line up for the 06h30 start...
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...
Otter Trail set to weave its magic on trail runners
Leading South African and international trail athletes gather at Nature’s Valley in the Southern Cape this week for Saturday's 14th running of the Otter African Trail Run, presented by Easy Equities, with a strong men’s field likely to result...
Africa to the fore at inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships
Africa dominated proceedings at the World Athletics Road Running Championships held in Riga, Latvia, over the weekend (Sunday 1 October), with Kenya topping the medal table ahead of long-time rival in running, Ethiopia.
Athletes from over 90 countries took part...
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...
Tigst Assefa redefines women’s marathon running in Berlin
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa has set a new women's world record that redefines women's marathon running. Her 2:11:53 finish at the 2023 BMW Berlin Marathon is more than two minutes faster than the previous record.
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Ethiopian runner...
‘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...
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...