Steyn to finally compete for “home” marathon honours
By Stephen Granger
South African Olympian, Gerda Steyn, flew into Cape Town earlier this week to prepare for her first-ever standard marathon on African soil at Sunday’s Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, setting up a mouth-watering contest against another of Africa’s...
Mokoka returning to Cape Town, looking for a good time
Stephen Mokoka feeds off the support from an activation station en route to winning the 2018 Cape Town Marathon. Photo: Stephen Granger
by Stephen Granger
Stephen Lesego Mokoka returns to his happy hunting ground near the southern tip of the continent...
Redemption on the Otter Africa
by Stephen Granger
In a day of redemption at Saturday's (October 9) Otter African Trail Run, presented by Emperor Asset Management, the stars of Bianca Tarboton and Johardt van Heerden shone brightly as the pair recorded notable triumphs against many...
An ultra-fast Otter could be on the cards
By Stephen Granger
It’s not for nothing that the Otter African Trail Run carries the epithet “The Grail of Trail”.
The fabled footrace between Storm’s River and Nature’s Valley along South Africa’s most popular hiking trail takes place tomorrow (Saturday 9...
Otter Challenge sets the tone for Trail Run
Skippy Claassens wins the 2021 Otter Challenge. Photo: Stephen Granger
The Otter African Trail Run, presented by Emperor Asset Management, is regarded as the Grail of Trail in South Africa and one that leading trail athletes all over the world...
Top world ultra runners confirm attendance at Ultra-Trail Cape Town
By Stephen Granger
Two of the world’s finest ultra-trail athletes will be racing on Table Mountain trails at the end of the year in the Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100km, as the event continues to grow in stature and prestige as...
Chigome clinches K-Way Maxi
By Stephen Granger
Joshua Chigome came from behind to clinch an impressive victory in the 75km K-Way MaXi Race Cape Winelands presented by Banhoek Chilli Oil, run between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in cold conditions yesterday (Saturday, October 2), outrunning experienced...
Showtime for Nontu Mgabhi
Just weeks after her 35th birthday, Nontuthuko Mgabhi faces the biggest challenge of her life when she runs the 35th edition of one of the world’s iconic ultra-distance footraces – the Marathon des Sables (MDS - the Marathon of the Sands).
And while the...
Surprises on the Golden Trail
By Stephen Granger
Spanish mountain runner, Jan Margarit, handed down one of the upsets of the European trail-running season, winning the final Golden Trail World Series league race, the Skyrhune 21km, in the French Basque country on Saturday, while Moroccan...
Records fall at “toughest” 4 Peaks Mountain Challenge
By Kelly Burke
Multiple records fell at the K-Way 4 Peaks Mountain Challenge on Saturday (September 25) in a memorable day for event organisers.
Dubbed as the toughest 24km trail race in South Africa with a vertical accent of over...