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...
Live action another winner at UTCT
By Stephen Granger
Jim Walmsley and Courtney Dauwalter blazed to impressive victories on Table Mountain trails in last week’s Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT) 100km, but there was an impressive ‘behind the scenes’ alternate ‘relay run’ over the challenging course with...
Trail running’s Golden Ticket
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book by Roald Dahl, loved by children around the world, in large part due to the excitement created by a contest to win a “golden ticket” which would entitle the...
Record-breaker Six Peak run for trail duo
Sunrise at the Ventersberg Summit. Photo: Julius de Clerq
Two top South African trail runners, Johardt van Heerden and Daniel Claassen, laid down a marker in the Southern Cape this week with a record-breaking run over the tough Six Peak...
The Great World Race blows hot and cold – and hot again – as...
For many, running a marathon represents the pinnacle physical endurance. But an adventure-seeking fifty-seven-strong posse of participants taking part in the Great World Race are on course to take that pinnacle to dizzy heights.
Seven marathons on seven continents in...
Covid Legacy: The Special Edition Trail.
The winter trail season in South Africa continues in earnest this weekend, with an impressive line-up of athletes competing in the Special Edition Trail over a two-lap course on Table Mountain.
The Special Edition Trail has its origins in the...
Sandes to take on UTD
Madeira’s loss is South Africa’s gain in ultra-distance trail running this month. Trail super-star Ryan Sandes, who had planned to run the Ultra-trail Madeira on the Portuguese island this month, has opted instead to race locally.
Sandes was to have...
How far can a person run in 24 hours? This ultra marathon star will...
Yiannis Kouros is a living legend. The Greek athlete’s extraordinary feats of ultra-distance running defy belief. Many of his records, set in the 80s and 90s, still stand. But one, of which Kouros boasted would stand for centuries, is...
Cowboys head internationals at UTCT
by Stephen Granger
Cape Town, South Africa is a long way from cowboy territory.
Jim Walmsley is the best-known of a group of runners raised in Arizona, USA, who once called themselves the "Coconino Cowboys" after the second-largest county in the...
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...