Marathon

Olympics Special – Mokgobu’s dreams of gold

Desmond Mokgobu wins again, breaking the tape at the 2019 Gun Run in Cape Town in 1 hr 4 min…

3 years ago

Olympics Special: Irvette Van Zyl’s remarkable comeback

Irvette van Zyl poses with runner up Rutendo Nyahora and third-placed Lebogang Phalula after the 2016 SPAR Challenge 10km in…

3 years ago

Olympics Special – Elroy Gelant on chasing that medal with the “lion pack”

Elroy Gelant had time to offer advice to other athletes in the Langa Marathon field while still running inside the…

3 years ago

Olympics Special – Stephen Mokoka’s mission in Sapporo

Stephen Mokoka feeds of the support from an activation station en route to winning the 2018 Cape Town Marathon. Photo:…

3 years ago

Marathon de Sables for Nontuthuko Mgabhi

Nontuthuko Mgabhi ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days in the 2020 World Marathon Challenge. Brazil proved her…

3 years ago

South Africans mount “best ever” Olympics marathon campaign

The allure of the marathon. Some top SA runners out front already. Photo: Stephen Granger by Stephen Granger Five athletes…

3 years ago

Killarney circuit fuels Olympic dreams of African runners

Top three - winner Elroy Galant is flanked by runner-up Motlokoa Nkhabutlane (5) and third-placed Tsepo Ramashamole. Photo: Stephen Granger…

3 years ago

Breaking Barriers – the Nedbank Ultra on Sunday

Winner of the Cape Town leg of last year's Cape Town Marathon, Bongmusa Mthembu, with runners up Nkosikhona Mhlakwana and…

3 years ago

Langa Marathon Challenge offers an Olympic qualifying “time for Africa”

Elroy Galant tracks eventual winner Kenyan Edwin Koech in the 2019 Cape Town Marathon. Galant races at Killarney at the…

3 years ago

Berg a stepping stone for Khumalo

Prodigal Khumalo racing clear to win the 2017 Ultra-trail Cape Town in record time. Khumalo starts favourite to win the…

3 years ago