Big, Bold and Beautiful – Sanlam Cape Town Marathon prepares to boogy
Two legends of the sport will make their Sanlam Cape Town Marathon debut on Sunday 24 May this year as global interest in the next Abbott’s World Marathon Major builds to fever pitch, with fewer than 60 days to...
BYD – powering the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon towards road running excellence
In a major boost to the quest to return the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon to its former glory, BYD was announced as the event’s first presenting partner at the TTOM Sponsor Announcement Press Conference, hosted at a Constantia restaurant...
Trail runners experience adventure in awe-inspiring mountains in fourth Pass2Pass Ultra-Trail
More than 700 trail runners enjoyed a day out in perfect running conditions along some of the Western Cape’s lesser-known trails between Paarl and Wellington in the fourth Pass2Pass Ultra-trail over the weekend.
The race’s tag-line ‘where adventure awaits and...
Two Oceans Marathon sailing into smoother waters in anticipation of return to former glory...
The Two Oceans Marathon ship weighed anchor in May 1970 as a low-profile warm-up run for a handful of Cape-based distance runners preparing for the Comrades Marathon some weeks later. Fifty-six years of fifty-six kilometre racing, the voyage continues,...
George takes the Peninsula Marathon back to its glory days
27-year-old data scientist and former track star, George Kusche, raced to a memorable victory in the Balwin Properties Peninsula Marathon in perfect conditions this morning (Sunday 15 February) in the second fastest race time of the century, rekindling memories...
777 is the magic number as Paul and Roma are crowned the 2025 Great...
Miami is a substantial 19 hour, 1330 mile drive around the Gulf of Mexico to Waxahachie, a small town south of Dallas Texas, but for Paul Box that was ‘next door to home’ in comparison with the miles he...
Trail running triumphs at Ultra-trail Cape Town despite final day cancellation
American athlete, Jeff Mogavero, won a last-gasp thriller in the UT100, the top event at the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, over the weekend (Saturday 22 November), while South Africans Doug Pickard and Nicolette Griffioen achieved career-best wins in the...
Strong winds add to the pain as Johannes and Rebecca sweep to career-defining victories...
One of the windiest Ultra-trail Cape Town days in its eleven-year history produced two new champions in the Peninsula Traverse 55km this morning (Friday 21 November) on a dramatic opening of the three-day festival of international trail running in...
The Great World Race blows hot and cold – and hot again – as...
For many, running a marathon represents the pinnacle physical endurance. But an adventure-seeking fifty-seven-strong posse of participants taking part in the Great World Race are on course to take that pinnacle to dizzy heights.
Seven marathons on seven continents in...
Shock, drama and resurrection as 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon cancelled
The cancellation of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for the first time in its 32-year history was a blow to everyone involved in the race and to the wider community. But the event remains a world-class city marathon and...