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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‘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...
Big shots in running for podium places at the 29th Gun Run
It's showtime for the 2023 OUTsurance Gun Run with 15 000 runners, walkers and dogs making their final preparations for the 29th edition of Cape Town’s popular weekend running festival.
Starting out in 1993, the event has flourished and expanded over...
PK’s trail debut at Gun Run Trail Run a talking point among pundits
One of a twin and with five siblings, Philani Sengce was born and raised in the small Eastern Cape district of Ngqeleni. Now emerging as one of the leading distance runners in the Western Cape in South Africa, Sengce...
Grobler and Emily are ‘puffing’ royalty on the Cape Peninsula mountain chain
Grobler Basson and Emily Djock raced to record-breaking victories in cold and windy weather at the PUFfeR Peninsula Ultra Fun Run across the spine of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town over the weekend (Saturday 9 September).
One of the...
Trail runners enjoying a spring ‘high’ in the Cape’s mountains
‘Skyrunning’ conjours images of peak performance and mountain freedom on top of the world. In recent years athletes around the world have been seeking new challenges associated with running at high altitude and on steep and technically challenging gradients...
Toni top of the trail world in Chamonix
When Toni McCann bounced back from adversity on August 31, she did so less than three months after crippling injuries ruled her out of the World Mountain and Trail Championships. At the French alpine town of Chamonix, she ran...
Marathoners wilt in the Budapest heat as Victor and Amane take gold
African athletes dominated the men’s and women’s marathons on the last two days of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest over the weekend, with Ethiopian and Ugandan athletes racing strongly in conditions far from conducive to distance racing.
Kenya and...
Africa’s leading distance athletes tipped for marathon honours at the World Athletics Championship in...
African athletes have impressed at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this week, walking away with a clutch of medals after Day Six, but Africa is expected to come into its own in the longest two races on the...