The Golden Trail: blessings and injuries in The Azores
Horta, Faial Island, Azores
Rain is regarded as an African blessing so the weather may have been tipping a cap to the region where the sport of trail running originated centuries ago, on Thursday (October 29) as the Golden Trail...
Morocco’s Elazzaoui second, SA’s Rorich impresses downhill as Swiss sweep Azores Trail prologue
Swiss trail runners took top sports in both men's and women's categories, with Morocco's Elhousine Elazzaoui the top African as the Golden Trail Championship got underway on Wednesday (October 28). Racing began with a short warm-up prologue over...
Internationals to compete in Otter African Trail Run
Top trail athletes, Pere Aurell and Ragna Debats, will give Saturday’s Otter African Trail (Retto) Run an international flavour, continuing the event’s strong outreach to leading runners from around the world.
Catalan athlete, Aurell, and Dutch-born Debats have excelled at...
Coloured “bib” stages during Azores trail championship a potential game-changer: organiser
A novel ‘races-within-a-race’ format for the four-day Golden Trail Championship (GTC) which commences with a prologue on the island of Faial in The Azores on Wednesday (October 28) is likely to have far-reaching consequences, according to Golden Trail founder Greg...
Far from African shores: The Azores hosts Golden Trail Championship
The Azores islands in the north Atlantic are dramatic. From fishing villages to green pastures and hedgerows of blue hydrangeas, lake-filled volcanic calderas and terraced tea plantations, they offer an almost bewildering array of views and terrain. One island,...
Far from African shores: The Azores hosts Golden Trail Challenge
The Azores islands in the north Atlantic are dramatic. From fishing villages to green pastures and hedgerows of blue hydrangeas, lake-filled volcanic calderas and terraced tea plantations, they offer an almost bewildering array of views and terrain. One island,...
The Cape Town Marathon: engaging legends for peace
The participation of some of the greatest athletes of all time in this year’s Sanlam Virtual Cape Town Marathon has created an opportunity for the marathon to grow into a global phenomenon with massive social impact, if you listen...
Continental Challenge, plight of schools, calls South African to action
Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days was the answer Nontuthuko Mgabhi’s found in her quest for a suitable life adventure that would help her raise funds for a worthy cause. It also got her invited to join...
Cape trail events mark a return to “real” racing
A return to real-world racing after months of "virtual" events has proven a welcome respite for South African trail runners, with the successful completion of a number of top trail races in recent weeks.
Most notably, the Cederberg Traverse, which...