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...
SkyRunning SA and AfricanX events mark trail bounce-back
by Stephen Granger
Robbie Rorich and Karien Bezuidenhout were the winners of the Mont Rochelle SkyRace in the Franschhoek mountains on Saturday 18 September – the first in the inaugural SkyRunning SA series - while Collin Kanyimo and Kerry-Anne Marshall...
The Golden Trail: blessings and injuries in The Azores
Horta, Faial Island, Azores
Rain is regarded as an African blessing so the weather may have been tipping a cap to the region where the sport of trail running originated centuries ago, on Thursday (October 29) as the Golden Trail...
Golden Trail World Series attracts African runners from across the continent
Leading South African trail athlete, Meg Mackenzie, is set to race the Olla de Nuria in the Pyrenees Mountains next Saturday (13 June 2021) – the first race of the 2021 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) - while several...
Table Mountain “Golden Trail” route still “padlocked”
Leading trail and mountain athlete, Meg Mackenzie, scorched a 30 km route on Saturday (July 4) in a run planned to open the ‘Strava Segment’ for a much anticipated Golden Ticket challenge on Cape Town's Table Mountain - before...
Hot performances at Ultra Trail Cape Town as world-class trail running lights up Table...
By Stephen Granger
The thermometer soared over 30 degrees as the racing heated up on the final day of the 9th RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town yesterday (Sunday 26 November), delivering one of the performances of the competition during the ‘Table...
Sailing towards a new era: African sailors are navigating new frontiers
Men participating in a sailing sports race. (Photo: Pexels)
Cape trail events mark a return to “real” racing
A return to real-world racing after months of "virtual" events has proven a welcome respite for South African trail runners, with the successful completion of a number of top trail races in recent weeks.
Most notably, the Cederberg Traverse, which...
Whether it’s the 75km “heaven” ultra-trail run or the 40km “marathon”, this weekend’s MaxiRace...
Two of the world’s best trail athletes on the adventure of a lifetime will line up as favourites at the start of the second MaxiRace ultra-trail run in the Cape Winelands tomorrow (Saturday 12 Dec), with COVID having resulted...
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 Cape Town tomorrow (Tuesday 31 January) on the first leg of their journey which sees them complete seven standard...