Running

The running academy driving South Africa’s distance running revolution

Having been mentored by Elana van Zyl, Nolene Conrad lends a supporting shoulder to the next generation - Yandiswa Shange.…

4 years ago

Organisers want to keep Krom “beast” friendly

Top four at the Kromrivier Beast 45km: (from left) Guido Tagge, 2nd, Nelius Swart, 1st, Ben van Vuuren, 4th, Derrick-Baard,…

4 years ago

Wild conditions give teeth to Kromrivier Beast

A runner threads his way on the knife edge near the summit of Sugarloaf - the first of tghe six…

4 years ago

A beast on the Krom

Linda Doke on the Kromrivier Beast 50km recce run - on approach to Donkerkloof from the Kraal. Photo: Courtesy of…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

A natural high… trail running offers a way out, for this runner.

Jo Keppler running with Cape Town athlete Amand du Plessis - her running companion through the second half of the…

4 years ago

A farmer started an ultra-trail race…

Race founder and director, Spurgeon Flemington. Photo: Stephen Granger Early this century, a farmer in Spain’s Basque Country in the…

4 years ago

This Mountain Kingdom’s Ultra marshall is a multitasker on a mission

Ryan Sandes fordes a water crossing 35 km into the UTD 100 miler, followed by the lead horse and rider.…

4 years ago

Sandes wins, breaks UTD record by over four hours

Incredible vistas on the Ultra-Trail Drakensburg (UTD) 2021. Photo: Jared Paisley South Africa’s ultra-trail super-star, Ryan Sandes, raced to victory…

4 years ago

Sandes leads “epic” UTD, Sekhuthe in second

Ryan Sandes fordes a water crossing 35 km into the UTD 100 miler, followed by the lead horse and rider.…

4 years ago