Stephen Mokoka makes it a treble at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon as Meseret...
Stephen Mokoka made it three out of three with an emphatic victory at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon this morning (Sunday 16 October) as the Mother City came alive in a celebration of running, health and wellbeing. And 26-year-old Ethiopian,...
Kane Reilly races to record-breaking win at Cape Town Trail Marathon
Kane Reilly turned the tables on long-time rival, Johardt van Heerden, racing to a record-breaking victory at the Cape Town Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes, while Landie Greyling took the women’s title after a race-long battle with close rival...
Can Mokoka make it three in a row at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon?
A new route filled with icons and opportunities, the return of the masses, serious wheel-chair speed racing, a local action hero, party fun and entertainment and the excitement of the first year of Abbott Marathon Major candidacy – those...
Mountain runners to fly high in first Vertical Kilometre challenge
Running-related competitions, whether on track, road, cross-country or trail, typically take place over distances measured horizontally on the earth’s surface. The commencement today (Thursday 13 October) of Sanlam Cape Town Marathon’s weekend of running, however, sees a footrace measured...
Ryder and Odendaal overcome challenges to triumph at the K-Way MaxiRace Cape Winelands
Thirty-eight-year old transport logistics operator come KZN berry farmer, Douglas Pickard, raced to another high-profile ultra-trail victory in the 120km K-Way MaxiRace Cape Winelands presented by Banhoek Chilli Oil in association with Yenn Health and On Running in Stellenbosch over...
“Mountain Abandoned” in Snowdonia, Wales, for top ultra-trail athlete Griffioen
by Stephen Granger
Leading South African ultra-distance athlete, Nicolette Griffioen, was a star-performer in the Ultra-trail Snowdonia, which took place in the highlands of north Wales earlier this month, although the forced cancellation of the 100-mile race (UTS 165) through...
Healy on a high in the hills in Amadeus country
by Stephen Granger
Former Sharks academy rugby scrum-half, Matt Healy, moved up several notches on the international trail-running circuit with an impressive top ten position in the recent Mozart 100 in Salzburg, Austria, and looks set to achieve further success...
UCT 10km Memorial Run honours five athletes whose lives were cut too short
By Stephen Granger
The UCT 10km Memorial Run, which takes place from the University of Cape Town Groote Schuur campus on Sunday (1 May), provides an opportunity for runners to share memories while running through the leafy suburbs of Rondebosch...
Runners across five continents gather for fifth edition of Ultra-trail Drakensberg
By Stephen Granger
Trail runners gathered yesterday (Thursday 21 April) at the Premier Sani Pass Hotel for the fifth edition of Ultra-trail Drakensberg, looking forward to testing their physical and mental faculties to the limit on some of the most...
‘Favourite’ Dominique Scott in the spotlight as all eyes turn to the South African...
By Stephen Granger
The Two Oceans Marathon has been run and all eyes turn now to Green Point, just 7km from the finish of the Two Oceans, where the Athletics South Africa Track and Field Championships take place from tomorrow...