Elazzaoui flies Africa’s flag at the Golden Trail
By Stephen Granger
Leading Moroccan trail athlete, Elhousine Elazzaoui, flies the African flag at this weekend’s grand finale of the 2021 Golden Trail Series on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Island Group.
The Atlantic Ocean island lies a...
Redemption on the Otter Africa
by Stephen Granger
In a day of redemption at Saturday's (October 9) Otter African Trail Run, presented by Emperor Asset Management, the stars of Bianca Tarboton and Johardt van Heerden shone brightly as the pair recorded notable triumphs against many...
An ultra-fast Otter could be on the cards
By Stephen Granger
It’s not for nothing that the Otter African Trail Run carries the epithet “The Grail of Trail”.
The fabled footrace between Storm’s River and Nature’s Valley along South Africa’s most popular hiking trail takes place tomorrow (Saturday 9...
Otter Challenge sets the tone for Trail Run
Skippy Claassens wins the 2021 Otter Challenge. Photo: Stephen Granger
The Otter African Trail Run, presented by Emperor Asset Management, is regarded as the Grail of Trail in South Africa and one that leading trail athletes all over the world...
Top world ultra runners confirm attendance at Ultra-Trail Cape Town
By Stephen Granger
Two of the world’s finest ultra-trail athletes will be racing on Table Mountain trails at the end of the year in the Ultra-Trail Cape Town 100km, as the event continues to grow in stature and prestige as...
Chigome clinches K-Way Maxi
By Stephen Granger
Joshua Chigome came from behind to clinch an impressive victory in the 75km K-Way MaXi Race Cape Winelands presented by Banhoek Chilli Oil, run between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in cold conditions yesterday (Saturday, October 2), outrunning experienced...
Surprises on the Golden Trail
By Stephen Granger
Spanish mountain runner, Jan Margarit, handed down one of the upsets of the European trail-running season, winning the final Golden Trail World Series league race, the Skyrhune 21km, in the French Basque country on Saturday, while Moroccan...
Records fall at “toughest” 4 Peaks Mountain Challenge
By Kelly Burke
Multiple records fell at the K-Way 4 Peaks Mountain Challenge on Saturday (September 25) in a memorable day for event organisers.
Dubbed as the toughest 24km trail race in South Africa with a vertical accent of over...
African runners campaign for 2021 Golden Trail
By Stephen Granger
Africa’s leading marathon-distance trail athlete, Elhousine ‘Hassan’ Elazzaoui, ends his campaign to qualify for the Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) grand-final at the sixth and final GTWS race in the French Basque centre of Ascain over the...
An adventurer turns to trail running
By Stephen Granger
Well-known South African adventurer and mountaineer, Sibusiso Vilane, has a new challenge in his sights – to race the Otter African Trail Run in the Southern Cape on Saturday 9 October in conjunction with many of the...