Extreme Sports

Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days – the seventh edition!

The World Marathon Challenge is back after three years COVID-induced absence and 48 marathon addicts from 12 countries leave from…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

It’s the Robbie and Landie show in the Ultra-trail Cape Town pipe-opener

31-year-old Scottish athlete Robbie Simpson raced to an emphatic victory at the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town Peninsula Traverse 55 km…

2 years ago

Showtime on Table Mountain as the world’s top trail athletes line up for the ‘last dance’ of 2022

It’s showtime for Rand Merchant Bank Ultra-trail Cape Town (RMB UTCT) as the new-look endurance event gets underway this weekend,…

2 years ago

Simon stars in Southern Drakensberg at the K-Way Skyrun

By Kelly Burke and Stephen Granger Despite a slippery, overgrown course from heavy rainfalls in the area, Simon Tshabalala, showed…

2 years ago

Mountain runners to fly high in first Vertical Kilometre challenge

Running-related competitions, whether on track, road, cross-country or trail, typically take place over distances measured horizontally on the earth’s surface. …

2 years ago

Kanyimo upsets Tshabalala in the Witteberg Mountains

by SPNA / Kelly Burke Perfect weather conditions made for an exciting race at the 2022 K-Way SA 4 Peaks…

2 years ago

“Mountain Abandoned” in Snowdonia, Wales, for top ultra-trail athlete Griffioen

by Stephen Granger Leading South African ultra-distance athlete, Nicolette Griffioen, was a star-performer in the Ultra-trail Snowdonia, which took place…

2 years ago

Healy on a high in the hills in Amadeus country

by Stephen Granger Former Sharks academy rugby scrum-half, Matt Healy, moved up several notches on the international trail-running circuit with…

2 years ago

When a successful sporting event becomes Africa’s best brand advertising

Ultra-Trail Cape Town branding provides the backdrop for three Canadians who excelled at the UTCT 100km - Mathieu Blanchard (4th…

3 years ago