Monday, February 24, 2025

Running

Hanks sets new womens’ 13 Peaks Challenge record

Forty-nine-year-old environmental campaigner and vegan cooking instructor, Karoline Hanks, has run a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for women in the 13 Peaks Challenge over South Africa's Table Mountain, aiding turtle conservation in the process. Hanks improved Stellenbosch-based trail athlete, Amri...

Two Oceans Marathon looks to the future

Two Oceans Marathon director, Debra Barnes, has promised to re-ignite passion for the event. Speaking at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting, in Cape Town, Barnes said she would ensure this by forging appropriate partnerships that would help "bring back...

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...

Whether it’s the 75km “heaven” ultra-trail run or the 40km “marathon”, this weekend’s MaxiRace...

Two of the world’s best trail athletes on the adventure of a lifetime will line up as favourites at the start of the second MaxiRace ultra-trail run in the Cape Winelands tomorrow (Saturday 12 Dec), with COVID having resulted...

Kandie’s 21km time – is this a revolution?

by Stephen Granger Kibiwott Kandie’s world record-breaking run in the Valencia Half Marathon was a remarkable feat of distance-running. Kandie led three others across the line faster than his Kenyan compatriot Geoffrey Kamworwor’s former world record of 58 min 01 sec....

Valencia Marathon: It’s Kenya!

Catch the entire event, or skip to the best bits, on www.spnafrica.com Thirty two-year-old Kenyan, Evans Chebet, and his younger compatriot, Peres Jepchirchir (27), raced to record-breaking victories at the 40th Valencia Marathon this morning (Sunday 6 December) in record times...

World half-marathon record shattered in Valencia

Catch the entire event, or skip to the best bits, on www.spnafrica.com Kibiwott Kandie smashed the world half marathon record at Valencia, Spain, this morning (Saturday 6 Dec) his incredible 57 min 32 sec winning time a yawning 32 second...

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The Valencia City Marathon is 2020’s proving ground for distance runners. Can Ethiopia’s Atanaw...

Sunday’s (December 6) Valencia City Marathon is set to become one of the biggest distance-running events of 2020, boasting a line-up of many of the best marathoners on the planet, all chomping at the bit for competitive action after...

Ultra-Trail Cape Town “special” draws internationals, won by local runners.

Robbie Rorich - enjoys refreshment at half-way with a two minute lead. Photo - Marzelle van der Merwe Robbie Rorich raced to a convincing win in the Ultra-Trail Cape Town “Special Event” 50km on Table Mountain on Saturday (28 November),...