Top athletes contend for Gqeberha’s Runified 50km
With windy weather conditions expected for the final countdown to race day, the elite field gathered for the 4th edition of the Runified City 50km set for 25 February 2024 will need to be ready to test their mettle.
The...
Killarney circuit fuels Olympic dreams of African runners
It was mission accomplished for South African Olympian, Elroy Galant, who won the Retail Capital Langa Marathon Challenge at a canter in 2 hrs 11 min 22 sec on the Killarney race circuit in Cape Town on Sunday (May...
SA trail runners line up top Europe events
By Stephen Granger
Two young South African trail athletes are set to take on the world and will shortly be bound for Europe, where they will be looking to measure their ability against the best on the planet.
In Toni McCann...
It’s back to business at the SPAR Women’s Challenge
It’s all action once again at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge, as the 2023 edition of the popular series gets underway in Green Point, Cape Town on Sunday (23 April).
While the SPAR Grand Prix circuit blazed brightly last year,...
Sports streamer SPNAfrica.com to stream the Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon across Africa
SPNAfrica.com, the sports streaming and video content platform linked to SPNAfrica news, will be streaming the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon, live, across Africa and around the world, on October 18, 2020. The streaming agreement was reached with the...
40th anniversary edition of UCT 10km Memorial Run to focus on celebrating Merrilyn Smith
By Stephen Granger
Forty years ago, the life of Merrilyn Smith, a talented athlete and graduate from the University of Cape Town, was tragically cut short in a domestic accident. On Workers Day this year – 1st May – runners will...
Virtual sports – cycling’s rise
Participatory virtual sports apps have gone all-in during the coronavirus pandemic. They have been marketing heavily and engaging with an ever-growing number of real-world events. As with delivery apps, virtual meetings apps, streaming sites and to a lesser extent...
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...
World’s trail athletes gather in the Mother City for RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town
by Stephen Granger
RMB Ultra Trail Cape Town (UTCT) celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend, with athletes from almost fifty countries preparing to race one of six races on offer in Africa’s leading trail event.
One of ten World Trail Majors...
Valencia Marathon to be streamed free in Africa as Kenyans and Ethiopians vie for...
Kibiwott Kandie finishes the men's 21km
at the Valencia Marathon, smashing the world record, December 6, 2020. Photo: frame grab from Valencia Marathon live stream.
by Stephen Granger
While many city marathons around the world succumbed to COVID in 2020, the...