Olympics Special: Irvette Van Zyl’s remarkable comeback
By Stephen Granger
In May 2020, three-time Soweto Marathon and SPAR Grand Prix 10km series winner, Irvette Van Zyl, chose to go under the knife to relieve the nagging knee pain she had experienced ever since a scooter accident as...
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...
Steyn signs up for virtual Cape Town
South African ultra-marathon sensation, Gerda Steyn has signed up for the 2020 Cape Town Marathon. The marathon - which is to be run virtually in 2020 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic - earlier netted international star Mo Farah, who...
Locally developed algorithm to ensure Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon “fair play”
Running a marathon will leave you breathless, but running that distance at altitude, where there is less oxygen in the air, will leave you positively gasping for breath!
So, the application of an altitude factor to the Sanlam Virtual Cape...
Predictions for Sunday’s Two Oceans Marathon
By Stephen Granger
Leading contenders for Sunday’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon speak about their hopes and expectations for the race and some of the wisest people in the sport have made their predictions for the “World’s Most Beautiful Marathon”.
From pre-race...
It’s a Reilly double-act as Kane and Sam reign supreme in the Hout Bay...
Kane and Samantha Reilly pulled off a remarkable brother-sister act at the 21st Hout Bay Trail Challenge this morning (Saturday 22 July), racing to emphatic victories over the challenging 40km circumnavigation of the Hout Bay mountains.
Brother Kane raced to his...
Ugandan and Kenyan athletes plunder medals at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships...
Ugandan athletes reigned supreme in the mountain running ‘Up and Down’ race on the final day (Sunday 6 November) of the World Trail and Mountain Running Championships at the Thailand resort of Chiang Mai, taking top honours in both...
Sports streamer SPNAfrica.com to stream the Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon across Africa
SPNAfrica.com, the sports streaming and video content platform linked to SPNAfrica news, will be streaming the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon, live, across Africa and around the world, on October 18, 2020. The streaming agreement was reached with the...
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon in line to become the seventh Abbott’s Marathon Major as...
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon remains on course for Abbott World Marathon Majors membership in 2025 as 18 000 participants prepare to toe the start line at dawn tomorrow (15 October 2023), significantly up on last year's race.
Excitement levels...
Mo Farah to run Cape Town “Virtual”
The legendary Mo Farah - or Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah as he is now known - is "coming to Cape Town". He'll be running past some of its most iconic scenery on a 10km section of the Cape Town...