Kanyimo upsets Tshabalala in the Witteberg Mountains
by SPNA / Kelly Burke
Perfect weather conditions made for an exciting race at the 2022 K-Way SA 4 Peaks 24km Mountain Challenge over the weekend (Saturday 17 Sept), with fast-improving in-form Johannesburg athlete, Collin Kanyimo, taking line honours in...
It’s time for Africa – Kenyan-power at Sierre-Zinal
by Stephen Granger
Kenyan distance runners, Mark Kangogo and Esther Chesang broke the chain of European and American dominance in trail running today (Saturday 13 August) with emphatic victories in one of the world’s premier trail races, Sierre-Zinal, in Switzerland,...
“Mountain Abandoned” in Snowdonia, Wales, for top ultra-trail athlete Griffioen
by Stephen Granger
Leading South African ultra-distance athlete, Nicolette Griffioen, was a star-performer in the Ultra-trail Snowdonia, which took place in the highlands of north Wales earlier this month, although the forced cancellation of the 100-mile race (UTS 165) through...
World class road-racing at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10km
by Stephen Granger
Bridesmaids in Cape Town last month, Kenyans Isaac Kipkemboi and Jesca Chelangat were the stars of the show in Durban this morning (Sunday 10 July), as they swept to impressive victories in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY...
African trail athletes making strides in the French Alps
by Stephen Granger
British athlete Jonathan Albon and Sara Alonso took line honours at the Mont Blanc 'The Roller Coaster' Marathon over the weekend in the second of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series but not before African athletes...
MUT mountain mania as country’s top trail athletes head for George
by Stephen Granger
Table Mountain, Drakensberg, Magaliesberg and the Cederberg are iconic South African mountains which have hosted some of the country’s top trail running events. Another mountain trail paradise in the Southern Cape is fast growing into one of...
Kyle and Lijan top of the podium at Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge
by Stephen Granger
Kyle Bucklow continued his recent good form, racing to a convincing win in the 19th Old Fisherman’s Challenge, run over 24km between Fish Hoek and Hout Bay, while Lijan van Niekerk came from behind to snatch victory...
Gijima – a global impact movie on how running changed a South African’s life
by Stephen Granger
Sinovuyo Ngcobo is not a name widely known in running circles, but a dramatic short film on his life is set to change that. ‘Gijima’, which translates from Zulu into ‘swift runner’, premiers on Saturday June 11...
Absa Run Your City series up with best in the world
by Stephen Granger
Thousands of colourfully-attired participants running alongside scenic shores into the world’s most iconic city-centres is a well-established formula for some of the world’s most popular road races. Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, City to Surf in...
Nedbank athlete, Anel Terblanche wins UCT’s 10km Memorial Run
By Stephen Granger
Nedbank athlete, Anel Terblanche, won an exciting UCT 10km Memorial Run from the University of Cape Town campus in ideal conditions this morning (Sunday 1 May), winning the Merrilyn Smith trophy in the 40th anniversary of the event.
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