Simon stars in Southern Drakensberg at the K-Way Skyrun
By Kelly Burke and Stephen Granger
Despite a slippery, overgrown course from heavy rainfalls in the area, Simon Tshabalala, showed once again why he is one of the leading mountain runners in South Africa, by taking the 100km 2022 K-Way...
A (new) star is born as Vincent Langat lopes to victory in Gqeberha
The 2024 edition of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY 10K series got underway in Gqeberha this morning with two young Kenyan athletes taking line honours in impressive style.
Running for the first time outside Kenya, 23-year-old Vincent Kibet Langat’s loping...
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,...
Kenyans on top in Cape Town but Elroy makes it a Red Letter Day...
Kenya reigned supreme at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K this morning (Sunday 12 May), but new star Vincent Langat had his work cut out before getting the better of South Africa’s rejuvenated running machine, Elroy Gelant.
Twelve...
Potential African moves on ‘Fast and Furious”
By Stephen Granger
Several of Africa’s leading trail athletes take on the best in the world on Saturday (7 August) at one of the biggest and oldest races on the calendar – the Sierre Zinal (SZ) 31km – raced over...
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...
The blitz – THIRSTI AFRICANX day one video
Video of the THIRSTI AFRICANX, day one. Filmed by Jeff Ayliffe.
Road runners heading to UCT to remember road running legend
More than a thousand runners are expected to line up at the start of the annual UCT 10km Memorial Race in the University Middle Campus precinct early Sunday morning.
The race, now in its 41st edition, remembers past member of...
Road runners to pay tribute to past super-stars at University of Cape Town race
Merrilyn Smith, Isavel Roche-Kelly and Lindsay Weight were all extraordinary athletes who contributed substantially to South Africa’s marathon and ultra-marathon legacy.
All three ran for the University of Cape Town and their lives are celebrated each year at the UCT...