It’s a long way from Ceres to Flagstaff for South African super-star athlete
Adriaan Wildschutt, 25, has come a long way since his early days in the farming community at the Western Cape town of Ceres, but he has his feet firmly on the ground as the multiple track record-breaker sets his...
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...
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,...
Sandes is back
It was “welcome back” to Ryan Sandes in Stellenbosch on Saturday (December 12) as South Africa’s leading ultra-trail athlete over the past decade raced to a convincing victory in the MaXiRace Cape Winelands 75km.
Sandes’ victory in the race, on...
Hout Bay Trail Challenge gets the ‘key to the door’ as leading athletes face...
Trail-running eyes are focused on one of the oldest and most iconic trail races in South Africa this weekend as the Hout Bay Trail Challenge (HBTC) comes of age.
This will be the 21st running of forty kilometres of challenging...
Summit South Africa – a challenge
Four intrepid adventurers are tackling a unique challenge as part of the Summit South Africa programme – running from the lowest to highest points in South Africa in one go.
by Stephen Granger
While the highest point of the country is...
Karkloof announced as 2024 Trail Champs venue
Athletics South Africa is pleased to announce a national championship for trail and mountain running in September this year.
The 2024 ASA Trail and Mountain Running Championship will be hosted by the Karkloof Trail Run, which takes place at the...
Peninsula goes virtual, no replacement for the wind
One of South Africa's oldest and most prestigious marathons, the Cape Peninsula Marathon, morphs into virtual format this year, following the lead of most of the country’s top road races.
A February calendar slot meant the race took place in...
Whale of a time ahead for Mvuyisi
Eastern Cape trail athlete, Mvuyisi Gcogco, arrived at De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Southern Cape yesterday (Thursday 3 August) to run the Merrell Whale of Trail tomorrow, excited about the first step of an adventure which offers new...
“Elite Invitational” element of Cape Town Marathon sees three star-studded fields in three SA...
Following months of planning for a virtual event like no other, thousands of runners from across the globe will take to their local streets to run the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon, Half Marathon, or the 5km / 10km...