Otter African brings local flavour to 2020 trail racing
The Otter African Trail Run is one of the few major trail races not cancelled this year and the cream of the crop of South Africa's trail athletes are chomping at the bit to get their competitive juices flowing...
Coloured “bib” stages during Azores trail championship a potential game-changer: organiser
A novel ‘races-within-a-race’ format for the four-day Golden Trail Championship (GTC) which commences with a prologue on the island of Faial in The Azores on Wednesday (October 28) is likely to have far-reaching consequences, according to Golden Trail founder Greg...
“Super Pole” Przedwojewski and Switzerland’s Mathys take overall honours in the Golden Trail Championship,...
Sunday 1st November is All Saints Day in the USA and whether that influenced the outcome of the final day of the Golden Trail Championship - The Azores Trail Run – on the Island of Faial, we'll never know. However,...
Joyline Chepngeno continues her world-class form at the UTMB OCC
Kenyan athlete, Joyline Chepngeno, became the second African female athlete to win the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc OCC race around the Mont Blanc massif this morning (28 August) after holding off former winner, Chinese athlete Miao Yao in a desperately...
To redefine the art of trail – just throw away the rule book
By Stephen Granger
They’re bold, brave and ballsy and stirring up a storm in trail running circles. And they’re in Cape Town to compete in the country’s premier trail running event – Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT).
Courtney Dauwalter and Mathieu Blanchard...
Top pairings at AFRICANX set to spice up the field
With less than 48 hours until the start of the 2021 THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, a host of top Southern African trail, road and cross-country athletes are starting to assemble in the mountain region of Elgin – home to...
An ultra-fast Otter could be on the cards
By Stephen Granger
It’s not for nothing that the Otter African Trail Run carries the epithet “The Grail of Trail”.
The fabled footrace between Storm’s River and Nature’s Valley along South Africa’s most popular hiking trail takes place tomorrow (Saturday 9...
South African trail athletes bag Golden Tickets
Johardt van Heerden and Toni McCann celebrating their respective victories at the 2019 Otter African Trail Run. Photo: Stephen Granger
Leading South African trail athletes, Johardt van Heerden and Toni McCann, bagged the sought-after golden tickets on offer for the...
Dodo pair poised to take flight at the Otter
Dodo Trail heroes Mvuyisi Gcogco and Emily Djock will be looking to take their form in July’s challenging trail race in Mauritius into Saturday’s Otter TERREX Trail, South Africa’s premier marathon-distance trail race.
This year’s race through the enchanting Tsitsikamma...
Calitz and Rukadza to set AfricanX afire.
The AfricanX Trail Run is unusual in that it requires teams of two - male, female or mixed - to participate. AJ Calitz and Bernard Tarisai Rukadza are looking to "own" the event, again this year.
AJ Calitz has been...