A preview to Cape Town Marathon
Some of the biggest names in marathon running will be in action in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM) this weekend, as the continent’s most prestigious marathon continues on its path towards inclusion as an Abbott’s Marathon Major in just...
Preview Golden Trail World Series Grand Final build up
African athletes are on top of the world as Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) athletes head to Ascona-Locarno, Switzerland for the Grand Final this weekend. The programme includes a 7-kilometre prologue with 400 metres of vertical elevation and a 23.5 km race...
Robbie and Bianca sizzle in heat-wave conditions at the Otter TERREX Trail
Robbie Simpson made it two in a row with a drama-filled victory at the Otter TERREX Trail, presented by EasyEquities, at Storms River today (Saturday 5 October) while Bianca Tarboton delivered the performance of the day in winning the...
The heat is on – rising temperatures could be decisive in the 16th Otter...
It’s not known as the Grail of Trail for nothing and tomorrow’s Otter TERREX Trail, presented by EasyEquities, promises to live up to this sobriquet and even surpass its heady triumphs of the past.
Over the past decade, top trail...
Carla, the flower girl, set to become Carla, the race contender, at the upcoming...
The Otter TERREX Trail Run, one of South Africa's premier trail marathons, has grown into a world-class event. This year, 21-year-old Carla Collins, daughter of renowned adventure racers Mark Collins and Belen Sanchez, makes her race debut after years...
Dodo pair poised to take flight at the Otter
Dodo Trail heroes Mvuyisi Gcogco and Emily Djock will be looking to take their form in July’s challenging trail race in Mauritius into Saturday’s Otter TERREX Trail, South Africa’s premier marathon-distance trail race.
This year’s race through the enchanting Tsitsikamma...
Trail racing’s big weekend sees major upsets
Two under-the-radar runners came up trumps in big ultra-trail races internationally and in South Africa at the weekend, with heart-warming stories to tell to inspire many with aspirations in the sport.
Vincent Bouillard and John April are hardly household names...
This weekend – top trail racing returns at home and abroad
The Olympic Games relegates non-Olympic sport to playing second fiddle for the duration of the games but trail running comes into its own this weekend at the climax of the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc (UTMB) festival of trail running.
UTMB, from...
Mud and blood on the Dodo trail in career-best win for Emily Djock
Cape Town based athlete, Emily Djock, raced to a career-defining closely-fought victory in the Dodo Trail ‘Xtreme’ Race in Mauritius over the weekend (Saturday 13 July), while Eastern Cape’s Mvuyisi Gcogco came through strongly to grab a podium position...
Five out of five for Kane
Kane Reilly lived up to his reputation as one of the country’s foremost trail athletes, with an emphatic victory at the 21st Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge (OFTC) in Cape Town over the weekend (Sunday 8 June), while Lijan Burger...