Project Noordhoeked’s William Chirwa exciting new trail running talent
Fifteen minutes into our Long Beach walk from the Noordhoek Car Park, our guide suddenly recalls he had forgotten to collect and hand out fabric bags for us to collect plastics littering the beach.
“No problem,” says our guide. “You...
Otter African Trail Run earns prestigious SANParks award
The Otter African Trail Run has walked off with a prestigious ‘Kudu Award’ at the annual South African National Parks awards ceremony in Johannesburg this week, with the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park, through which the...
Hot performances at Ultra Trail Cape Town as world-class trail running lights up Table...
By Stephen Granger
The thermometer soared over 30 degrees as the racing heated up on the final day of the 9th RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town yesterday (Sunday 26 November), delivering one of the performances of the competition during the ‘Table...
Simpson and McCann shine brightly in the Ultra-trail Cape Town 55km
Robbie Simpson and Toni McCann took the honours on Day One of the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town this morning (Friday 24 November), racing clear of their rivals in the 55km ‘Peninsula Traverse’ which took place on Cape Town’s trails,...
Trail-running – changing attitudes and forging strong partnerships for conservation
More than 400 international and many more South African athletes prepare to tackle one of five races at this weekend’s RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town (RMB UTCT), celebrating the synergy between health and wellbeing from participating in the sport and...
RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town remains on course for Africa’s biggest and best trail show...
Athletes from all corners of the globe have arrived in South Africa to take part in the continent’s premier trail event, the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town, which brings the traditional end to the global trail running season next weekend.
Established...
Elhousine leads an Africa 1-2-3 at the Golden Trail World Series Grand Final
Leading Moroccan trail athlete, Elhousine ‘Hassan’ Elazzaoui, raced to a superb victory in the Golden Trail Series Grand Final, in the northern Italian town of Noli over the weekend (22 October 2023) while Romanian newcomer to the sport, Madalina...
Dan and Sam surprise pundits with big wins at Cape Town Trail Marathon
Daniel Claassen and Samantha Reilly confounded the pre-race predictions and ran to impressive victories at the Cape Town Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes (CTTM) this morning, while recently crowned Proteas, Siboniso Soldaka and Lijan Burger, triumphed in the shorter...
It’s the old guard vs newcomers in mouthwatering contest at Cape Town Trail Marathon
The Cape Town Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes has become an important adjunct to the main event on this weekend’s festival of distance running – Sunday’s Sanlam Cape Town Marathon – with many of the country’s top trail athletes...
Top of the Table for Kane and Bianca at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon...
Cape Town athletes, Kane Reilly and Bianca Tarboton, were crowned Table Mountain royalty at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Vertical Challenge this evening (Thursday 12 October), the event opener of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM)weekend festival of running, which...