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...
South Africa’s top trail run to go ahead
Trail runners are celebrating the confirmation that the 2020 Otter African Trail Run will be run as scheduled at the end of October, while the Merrell Whale of Trail ultra-marathon in De Hoop Nature Reserve, postponed from its usual...
Summit South Africa – a challenge
Four intrepid adventurers are tackling a unique challenge as part of the Summit South Africa programme – running from the lowest to highest points in South Africa in one go.
by Stephen Granger
While the highest point of the country is...
Steyn signs up for virtual Cape Town
South African ultra-marathon sensation, Gerda Steyn has signed up for the 2020 Cape Town Marathon. The marathon - which is to be run virtually in 2020 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic - earlier netted international star Mo Farah, who...
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...
Living to run at this year’s Otter
By Stephen Granger
When Sinovuyo Ngcobo lines up at the start of this year’s Otter African Trail Run a day before his 26th birthday, alongside top South African trail athlete and former Otter champion, Ryan Sandes, he will be living his...
Ngubane, van Deventer win THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun
They may come from different provinces and backgrounds and their entry into trail running could not have been more different but at this year's THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, Eric Ngubane and Juan van Deventer made the perfect team. The duo...
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...
Hanks sets new womens’ 13 Peaks Challenge record
Forty-nine-year-old environmental campaigner and vegan cooking instructor, Karoline Hanks, has run a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for women in the 13 Peaks Challenge over South Africa's Table Mountain, aiding turtle conservation in the process.
Hanks improved Stellenbosch-based trail athlete, Amri...
Cape Town could become Ultra-trail’s 2020 showcase
“This time for Africa” sang Shakhira, celebrating the arrival of one of the world’s biggest sporting events on the African continent – the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Chances are that Nic Bornman and Stuart McConnachie, organisers of South Africa’s...