Marathon

Mark Wagenheim gunning for Number 29 in this spring’s Gun Run Half Marathon

This September heralds the 29th running of the OUTsurance Gun Run and Mark Wagenheim will again be at the start,…

1 year ago

World Mountain and Trail Running Championship delivers top performances on extreme trails in Austrian Tyrolean Mountains

The curtain came down on the second World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in Innsbruck, Austria, over the weekend, an…

1 year ago

Africa’s extraordinary distance running prowess: South Africans dominate the 96th Comrades Marathon

Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn defied the odds to set new records at Africa's biggest - and best-known - ultra-marathon.…

1 year ago

Angermund and Geoffray take the Short Trail titles at the World Championships in Austria as African athletes shine on the vertical slopes

Extreme physical challenges, exceptional beauty and intensely competitive racing have characterised the first half of the second World Mountain and…

1 year ago

Strong African teams challenge for medals at World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Austria next week

Kenyan, Uganda and South Africa will spearhead Africa’s challenge next week among the world’s best trail athletes at the second…

1 year ago

Sandes wins inaugural race in the MUT mud at George

Forty-year-old trail legend, Ryan Sandes, showed there’s still competitive life in his legs when he raced to an emphatic victory…

1 year ago

Trail runners connect two iconic mountain massifs in George this weekend

Two major mountains on separate continents will be connected this weekend as trail athletes from Africa and further afield gather…

1 year ago

Great season opener for Toni at La Palma

South African trail athlete, Toni McCann, raced to an emotional season-opening victory at the Transvulcania by UTMB ‘Volcanes’ 48 km…

2 years ago

Stunning landscapes, farming hospitality and intense competition at Ultra-trail Drakensberg

New champions were crowned, dreams fulfilled and hearts broken as the traditional ringing of the cow-bells by the 100 miler…

2 years ago

Fireworks at Ultra-trail Drakensberg as top trail athletes battle for honours

Johardt van Heerden showed why he is rated South Africa’s leading trail athlete with an emphatic victory in the 21km…

2 years ago