Thursday, March 28, 2024

Running

It’s North vs South for AFRICANX women runners

By Stephen Granger Cape-based athletes Danette Smith Walley and Vicky van der Merwe take on Nedbank runners from the north, Deanné Horn and Chrizell Roberts, in an intriguing south versus north derby in the women’s contest in the THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, which...

Top pairings at AFRICANX set to spice up the field

With less than 48 hours until the start of the 2021 THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, a host of top Southern African trail, road and cross-country athletes are starting to assemble in the mountain region of Elgin – home to...

The Otter African Trail Run bags new sponsor, “ideal partner” in Emperor.

The Otter African Trail Run, long regarded as South Africa’s premier marathon-distance trail race, has moved up a gear with the announcement that Emperor Asset Management has signed as the event’s presenting sponsor, with ‘The Otter’ set to be...

Calitz and Rukadza to set AfricanX afire.

The AfricanX Trail Run is unusual in that it requires teams of two - male, female or mixed - to participate. AJ Calitz and Bernard Tarisai Rukadza are looking to "own" the event, again this year. AJ Calitz has been...

For Africa’s marathon runners, the “fastest way to Tokyo” gold may be via Hamburg

The German city of Hamburg takes centre stage in world distance running in April, with many of Africa's - and the world’s - leading marathoners, expected to toe the line of the NN Mission Marathon. World record-holder, Eliud Kipchoge,...

This week’s Comrades Marathon cancellation is a huge disappointment – and an opportunity.

Yesterday’s cancellation of the Comrades Marathon confirmed what most people had expected.  The faint hope of a late vaccination reprieve was extinguished by the “regret” notice issued by the board, largely due to complications relating to the South African...

Canaries trail race sees course records smashed

Stian Angermund and Maude Mathys smashed the course records in a limited-scale COVID version of the popular Marathon del Meridiano over the weekend, giving an early indication of their form at the start of the 2021 season. The race takes...

Push for Africa to host World Athletics “glamour” events

The time has come for World Athletics to bring their glamour events to Africa, says Cape Town-based sports investor, Clark Gardner. Gardner's statement followed confirmation this week that a deadline for pre-qualification to host the inaugural World Road Running Championship...

Running – South Africa gears up at the weekend

This weekend sees the launch of the Western Cape 2021 Discovery Vitality Virtual Run Series with the running of the Firgrove Half Marathon. A second leg in the series will be run in three week's time. The Spartan-Harriers–organised event, along...

Fordyce record nemesis narrowly misses second ultra road record.

Top American ultra-athlete, Jim Walmsley, narrowly missed out on a second major road record within a year with a superb 100km run in his home state of Arizona over the weekend, shattering Max King’s USA record in 6 hrs...
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