A night of stellar performances at the Athletes Academy invitational in Stellenbosch
By Stephen Granger
University of Johannesburg athlete, Ryan Mphahlele, turned in the performance of the night to win a thrilling men’s 1500m in the final event of the Athletes Academy Invitational meeting at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch this week (Monday 28...
Adidas becomes latest brand to partner Africa’s top city marathon
By Stephen Granger
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has earned a reputation as Africa’s top city marathon and remains the single World Athletics Gold Label Marathon on the continent. Far from resting on its laurels, the 42km footrace keeps growing...
Track and Field returns with a bang on South African soil
By Stephen Granger
Track is back with a bang in South Africa, with the Athletics South Africa Grand Prix 2 Intercontinental Series in full swing and a mouth-watering event scheduled for Stellenbosch next Monday (28 March).
The second in the Grand...
Fun and Excitement as THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN delivers top quality on final day
By Stephen Granger
Year on year the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN Three-Day Stage Race delivers top quality trail running mixed with fun and entertainment in a party atmosphere and the 2022 edition, which climaxed yesterday (Monday 21 March) proved no exception.
While...
Dominant Team Salomon lead the way on day 2 of the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN
By Stephen Granger
Team Salomon, aka Kane Reilly and Daniel Claassen, stamped their authority on the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN in no uncertain manner, consolidating their win on the first day with an impeccable performance on the second (Sunday 20 March),...
Bianca Tarboton thrilled to join adidas TERREX
By Stephen Granger
SPNAfrica recently broke the news that two leading South African athletes had joined adidas, highlighting new signings Gerda Steyn (road) and Toni McCann (trail). We also revealed that a third, yet-to-be-named leading trail athlete, had also joined...
Navigational challenges but day one of THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN still a success
By Stephen Granger
An errant bakkie led to navigational challenges and something of a merry-go-round on Day One of the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN Three-day Stage Race today (Saturday 19 March), but once order had been restored, the cream rose to...
Records tumble yet again in Nedbank’s Reunified Breaking Barriers
By Stephen Granger
Three world records in the first two years of a race’s existence is extraordinary, but that’s what the second Nedbank Runified “Breaking Barriers” 50km delivered in Gqeberha over the weekend in the form of Stephen Mokoka’s superb...
Toni McCann on song in the Canaries, Kenya’s Diana Chepkemoi has a strong run...
By Stephen Granger
South African trail athlete, Toni McCann, ran a superb race to finish second to local favourite, Sara Alonso Martinez from Spain, at the challenging Transgrancanaria 43km Marathon, run on the Spanish north Atlantic island of Gran Canaria...
Festival of trail races an ideal platform for new-look Toni
By Stephen Granger
Leading South African trail athlete, Toni McCann, laces her new-look trail shoes this weekend (Saturday 5 March) for her first race of the year – the Transgranaria 43km, part of the series of races making up the...