Two Oceans Half Marathon set to welcome top-class athletes on Easter weekend
By Stephen Granger
What started as a relatively small side show to the Two Oceans Ultra-marathon in 1998, soon became the biggest seller on the Easter Weekend as the Two Oceans Half Marathon attracted runners from far and wide and...
Elroy set to join the Paris Party after strong win in Durban
Elroy Gelant’s Olympic dreams flickered more brightly following the 37-year-old South African athlete’s emphatic victory yesterday (Sunday 28 April) at the Durban International Marathon, incorporating the 2024 South African Marathon Championships.
Gelant finished just outside the tough qualifying standard of...
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 in the Southern Cape for one of the year’s leading trail running festivals.
The Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT), run from...
“It’s great to be a part of Two Oceans again” says top contender for...
While superstars Stephen Mokoka and Gerda Steyn top the bill at tomorrow’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (Saturday 13 April), a number of other marathoners are waiting in the wings, ready to step up to the top of the podium,...
Mokoka returning to Cape Town, looking for a good time
Stephen Mokoka feeds off the support from an activation station en route to winning the 2018 Cape Town Marathon. Photo: Stephen Granger
by Stephen Granger
Stephen Lesego Mokoka returns to his happy hunting ground near the southern tip of the continent...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon limits participants to 10,000 for 2021, eyes Gold Label...
The organizers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has announced two major changes to the 2021 edition of the Silver Label race.
Bukola Olopade, the race consultant and CEO for Nilayo Sports Management Company has revealed that only...
Worldwide scramble as the deadline for Cape Town’s virtual marathon looms.
A last-minute scramble to secure entries for the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon next Sunday (October 18) was underway as the deadline approached, according to organisers on Thursday (October 8).
Runners still wanting to ensure a unique “Cape” running experience...
Finally Thabang bags a Two Oceans Title
Modern Athlete 2023 Road Runner of the Year, Thabang Mosiako, completed unfinished Two Oceans business in style while Lesotho athlete, Mokulubete Blandine Masakiti, edged out Cian Oldknow in a close race at the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon in...
Africa’s first candidate for world’s elite marathon membership announced – guess where.
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon announced as an Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has officially been confirmed as an Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) candidate race - the first marathon in Africa to be nominated.“We have...
Gerda role model for Phantane’s youngsters as she looks to Two Oceans for Paris...
Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016. Hardly surprising, as her 8hr 19min for 56th position in her Comrades debut 10 months prior...