Comrades and UTCT – a new “double”?
Bongmusa Mthembu signals victory in the 2019 Two Oceans marathon. Photo: Stephen Granger
Winning a single title in sport is always impressive but many top athletes enjoy the challenge of linking a series of wins, to create a notable "double",...
Record-breaker Six Peak run for trail duo
Sunrise at the Ventersberg Summit. Photo: Julius de Clerq
Two top South African trail runners, Johardt van Heerden and Daniel Claassen, laid down a marker in the Southern Cape this week with a record-breaking run over the tough Six Peak...
Toni top of the trail world in Chamonix
When Toni McCann bounced back from adversity on August 31, she did so less than three months after crippling injuries ruled her out of the World Mountain and Trail Championships. At the French alpine town of Chamonix, she ran...
World half-marathon record shattered in Valencia
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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...
Kenyans race to victory in top-class Cape Town road race
Twenty-six year old Kenyan, Victor Kipruto, and his compatriot, Veronica Loleo, one year his junior, ran like the wind to win this weekend’s Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10km (Sunday 14 May) in life-time bests for the distance.
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South Africa’s leading distance athletes nominated for Modern Athlete of the Year Awards
Landie Greyling, Sipho Mbanjwa, Toni McCann, Siboniso Soldaka, Daniel Claassen and Bianca Tarboton are just some of the nominees for the trail running component in the Modern Athlete of the Year Award for 2023, announced today (Friday 9 February)...
Locally developed algorithm to ensure Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon “fair play”
Running a marathon will leave you breathless, but running that distance at altitude, where there is less oxygen in the air, will leave you positively gasping for breath!
So, the application of an altitude factor to the Sanlam Virtual Cape...
CITYRUN brings a party mood back to the mother city
By Stephen Granger
The colours have changed to red to reflect the new sponsor and the race name has been tweaked, but the excitement, 'gees' and sporting excellence which characterised the popular ‘Onerun’ in recent years and brought a world...
Olympics Special: Irvette Van Zyl’s remarkable comeback
By Stephen Granger
In May 2020, three-time Soweto Marathon and SPAR Grand Prix 10km series winner, Irvette Van Zyl, chose to go under the knife to relieve the nagging knee pain she had experienced ever since a scooter accident as...
Gerda Steyn’s ultra-long route to Japan
It’s 13 786 km from Durban, South Africa, to Sapporo, Japan, but Gerda Steyn will attempt to bridge the distance between the Comrades and the Olympics marathons with a few strides next Saturday, 7 August, as she goes to the...