South Africans mount “best ever” Olympics marathon campaign
by Stephen Granger
Five athletes in the South African Olympic squad will be heading to the island of Hokkaido and the city of Sapporo, 800 km north of Japan’s capital and Olympic hub Tokyo, to take part in the women’s...
Killarney circuit fuels Olympic dreams of African runners
It was mission accomplished for South African Olympian, Elroy Galant, who won the Retail Capital Langa Marathon Challenge at a canter in 2 hrs 11 min 22 sec on the Killarney race circuit in Cape Town on Sunday (May...
Breaking Barriers – the Nedbank Ultra on Sunday
The Nedbank Runified Breaking Barriers Ultra-marathon, to be run over 50km in Gqeberha on Sunday, has attracted an impressive line-up of runners from the sub-continent and gets full marks for ambition.
The race is billed as an attempt on the...
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 end of the month. Photo: Stephen Granger
Cape Town is taking its place in the relatively long line of...
Berg a stepping stone for Khumalo
Zimbabwe-born Kwa-Zulu Natal-based ultra-distance athlete, Prodigal Khumalo, is a man on a mission, with a two major racing targets in his sights over the next month.
First port of call for the 39-year old Comrades medallist and double winner and...
Fast pace as Kenyans win in Siena, South African women’s record shattered by Steyn.
Kenyans Eric Kiptanui and Angela Tanui took line honours in impressive style at the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscan Training Camp Elite Race in Italy on Sunday morning (April 11) while South African Gerda Steyn, smashed the South African national...
Italian “last chance” for marathon Olympics hopefuls
There's a ‘Last Chance Saloon’ for marathon athletes still hoping for an Olympic qualifier. It comes in the form of Sunday’s (April 11) Xiamen Marathon & Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race, to be run on a multi-lap course in Siena in...
Distance dreams of South African runner in tatters after Hamburg NN Mission move.
The marathon dreams of South Africa's Lesiba Precious Mashele have been extinguished by a COVID-19 logistics nightmare at the very peak of his athletic powers. The Central Gauteng athlete was to take on the NN Mission Marathon in Hamburg...
Peninsula goes virtual, no replacement for the wind
One of South Africa's oldest and most prestigious marathons, the Cape Peninsula Marathon, morphs into virtual format this year, following the lead of most of the country’s top road races.
A February calendar slot meant the race took place in...
This week’s Comrades Marathon cancellation is a huge disappointment – and an opportunity.
Yesterday’s cancellation of the Comrades Marathon confirmed what most people had expected. The faint hope of a late vaccination reprieve was extinguished by the “regret” notice issued by the board, largely due to complications relating to the South African...