Elhousine strikes gold in Italy
Thirty-one-year-old Moroccan trail athlete, Elhousine Elazzaoui (Pini Mountain Racing), raced to his first Golden Trail World Series win with an emphatic victory in the lung-busting DoloMyths 22km Trail Race in Italy over the weekend (Saturday 15 July).
Elazzaoui chose one...
Africans shine at the Golden Trail Championships
The origins of trail running - a sport dominated by European and American runners - is contended territory. Did the sport start with a challenge between three runners over a mountain in the San Francisco area, or with a...
Golden Trail showdown spectacular in North Atlantic
Remi Bonnet and Nienke Brinkman were crowned the 2022 Golden Trail World Series champions after decisive performances at the Golden Trail Series Grand Final at the Madeira Ocean&Trails® Stage Race over the past five days, while African athletes turned...
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...
Top US trail athletes eye Africa
Two American athletes who enjoyed outstanding success at the recent Golden Trail Championship on the Island of Faial in The Azores may soon be racing on the African continent.
Jim Walmsley and Rachel Drake arrived in The Azores with formidable...
McCann world-class run seals trail segment
Top women's ultra trail runner Toni McCann vaulted back to the top of the leader board of July's #Gone2Gone trail segment in Cape Town on Friday (July 31), delivering a world-class performance in trail and road running. McCann made...
Trail championships participation to strengthen Portugal – South Africa sporting ties – ambassador.
The participation of two top South African trail athletes in the Golden Trail Championship on the Portugese Azores Islands at the end of the month will strengthen sporting ties between the two countries, according to the Portugese Ambassador to...
Golden Trail Championship Stage 3 – no technical ascent due to weather conditions; faster...
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Golden Trail Championship Stage 3 - no technical ascent due to weather conditions; faster track favours leaders
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Mount Pico beckoned briefly but the technical ascent was not to...
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...
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...