Trail racing’s big weekend sees major upsets
Two under-the-radar runners came up trumps in big ultra-trail races internationally and in South Africa at the weekend, with heart-warming stories to tell to inspire many with aspirations in the sport.
Vincent Bouillard and John April are hardly household names...
Mud and blood on the Dodo trail in career-best win for Emily Djock
Cape Town based athlete, Emily Djock, raced to a career-defining closely-fought victory in the Dodo Trail ‘Xtreme’ Race in Mauritius over the weekend (Saturday 13 July), while Eastern Cape’s Mvuyisi Gcogco came through strongly to grab a podium position...
Marathon Road to Paris: Impressive performances at Durban’s Run You City – Africa’s running...
South African Olympian, Elroy Gelant, raced to victory in his life best 10km of 27 min 47 sec at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k in perfect conditions this morning (Sunday 7 July), while Glenrose ‘Supercharger’ Xaba beat...
Gerda and Piet sizzle at 97th Comrades Marathon: SPNAfrica’s report card
Piet Wiersma and Gerda Steyn will wear the 2024 Comrades Marathon crowns with pride as the dust settles on yet another exceptional event which left few participants or observers believing that the footrace between Durban and Pietermaritzburg could be...
Fritz and Max in search of an African Dream
Seventy-seven days into their journey, German siblings and adventurers extraordinaire, Fritz and Max Sitte, are well on course to better the Cape to Cairo record of 301 days for running across Africa.
The brothers represent the latest in a flurry...
Elroy and Tadu race up a storm in Gqeberha
Elroy Gelant continued his extraordinary run of distance-running success on the weekend (Saturday 1 June), with a clear-cut victory in tough conditions at the Nelson Mandela Half Marathon at the Eastern Cape city of Gqeberha, while world-class Ethiopian, Tadu...
Marathon road to Paris: Elroy still hoping to make the cut
Four South African athletes who have qualified for the Paris Olympic Marathon in August have been included in the initial squad following the SASCOC announcement last week, but just twelve weeks ahead of the race, the current national marathon...
Wano on top of the world in the Jonkershoek Mountains
Namibian-born athlete, Wano Katjiri, enjoyed one of his best days out on the trails, earning a hard-fought victory over Patrick Cameron-Smith in the annual Jonkershoek Mountain Challenge over 38km, the first leg in the four-race Mountain Challenge series by...
Kenyans on top in Cape Town but Elroy makes it a Red Letter Day...
Kenya reigned supreme at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K this morning (Sunday 12 May), but new star Vincent Langat had his work cut out before getting the better of South Africa’s rejuvenated running machine, Elroy Gelant.
Twelve...
It’s a red letter day as running’s elite and Cape Town’s city runners prepare...
Two years ago Stillwater Sports CEO Michael Meyer spoke of his vision of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY 10km series becoming the best road running series in the world. Sunday’s Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10km is likely...