‘Whale’ of a time for Kyle and Simone at De Hoop
Kyle Bucklow and Simone Malan raced to memorable victories in the 10th Merrell Whale of Trail, supported by PSG Wealth and Cape Nature, run over 53 testing kilometres in near-perfect conditions at the De Hoop Nature Reserve at the...
Kabelo Mulaudzi sparkles in the Durban sunshine as Clare Ndiwa triumphs in SA debut...
27-year-old Alexandra-based Kabelo Mulaudzi underlined his status as South Africa’s leading sub-marathon athlete with an emphatic victory in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday 13 July 2025 as Kenya’s Clare Ndiwa crossed the finish line in...
Onwards and upwards as Sanlam Cape Town Marathon aims for the stars
This weekend (Saturday 12 July) marks one hundred days to the start of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, with the ‘house full’ notice having been posted on the eve of the One-Hundred-Day launch, which took place at adidas’ headquarters...
William Kaptein wins second high-profile half marathon in a month
Two Oceans Half Marathon champion, William Kaptein made it two out of two when he raced clear of the field to win the 35th edition of the Rhodes Quality Half Marathon at Wellington.
The race started out in 1988 being...
Who wants to be a millionaire? Time for world record in Africa
There’s a Million Rand Buzz in the distance-running air in South Africa and it’s all about running a world record on African soil.
Many world records in distance running have been set by athletes from African countries. Few, if any,...
“I can go even faster” Elroy Gelant breaks the South African Marathon Record
Twenty-six years ago, Prieska (Northern Cape) athlete, Gert Thys, won the final Tokyo Marathon of the 20th century in 2 hrs 06 min 33 sec – the fastest time ever by a South African athlete. This mark has finally...
The Two Oceans Marathon – a celebration of international unity in diversity
Gerda Steyn, Khoarahlane Seutloali, William Kaptein and Mercy Jebet stole the headlines, but thousands will claim part ownership of the 54th edition of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, which took place in Cape Town over the weekend.
Thirty thousand runners...
‘Supercharged’ Glenrose in convincing win in SPAR Women’s Challenge opener
Glenrose 'Supercharge' Xaba clinched a memorable victory at the opening race in the 2025 SPAR Women’s Challenge 10km Series in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 30 March), underlining her status as the country’s leading marathon and sub-marathon athlete.
Xaba successfully...
SA’s Bianca Tarboton races to memorable trail victory Down Under
Otter TERREX Trail champions, Bianca Tarboton and Robbie Simpson, turned in top performances at the Tarawera Ultra-trail by UTMB, run from New Zealand’s North Island centre of Rotorua this weekend (Saturday 15 February), with kiwi athletes Ruth Croft and...
Otter’s champions set to take on New Zealand’s best at Tarawera
Current Otter TERREX Trail Champions, Robbie Simpson and Bianca Tarboton, take on a strong international line-up at Tarawera Ultra-trail by UTMB, New Zealand’s most important trail event, this weekend.
South Africa’s premier trail marathon, ‘the Otter’, which takes place in...