“The Otter” – VIDEOS (See them here)
Scottish trail athlete, Robbie Simpson, and his South African adidas TERREX teammate, Bianca Tarboton, were crowned champions at the Otter African Trail Run in Nature’s Valley today (Saturday 7 October) in the wettest edition of the race’s 14-year history....
World-class Simpson and Tarboton race to victories at the ‘Otter’
Scottish trail athlete, Robbie Simpson, and his South African adidas TERREX teammate, Bianca Tarboton, were crowned champions at the Otter African Trail Run in Nature’s Valley today (Saturday 7 October) in the wettest edition of the race’s 14-year history.
The...
Battle of the Robbies at Otter African Trail Run as big rains threaten Southern...
Nature’s Valley, Southern Cape
Tension is rising ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday 7 October) Otter African Trail Run, presented by Easy Equities, as one of the strongest marathon trail fields in African history prepares to line up for the 06h30 start...
Trail newbies shine at the Otter African Trail Challenge
New-to-trail running, Joshua Nuttall and Mellusca Toovey surprised by topping the podium in the Otter African Trail Challenge run between Storm’s River and Nature’s Valley in cool and wet running conditions this morning (Thursday 5 October).
Nuttall, who only started...
Otter Trail set to weave its magic on trail runners
Leading South African and international trail athletes gather at Nature’s Valley in the Southern Cape this week for Saturday's 14th running of the Otter African Trail Run, presented by Easy Equities, with a strong men’s field likely to result...
Brandon and Michelle are Maxi Race royalty in storm-affected race
George athlete, Brandon Hulley, overcame some of the toughest trail conditions in the business, to win his first major career title at the K-Way Maxi Race Cape Winelands 75km, presented by Banhoek Chilli Oil, at Stellenbosch over the weekend...
PK and Nadine beat the storm with impressive Gun Run Trail wins
Philani ‘PK’ Sengce raced to victory in his first competitive trail race in the 17,8km OUTsurance Gun Run Trail Run between Van Riebeeck Park in Oranjezicht and Green Point this morning (Saturday 16 September) while seasoned trail athlete, Nadine...
PK’s trail debut at Gun Run Trail Run a talking point among pundits
One of a twin and with five siblings, Philani Sengce was born and raised in the small Eastern Cape district of Ngqeleni. Now emerging as one of the leading distance runners in the Western Cape in South Africa, Sengce...
Grobler and Emily are ‘puffing’ royalty on the Cape Peninsula mountain chain
Grobler Basson and Emily Djock raced to record-breaking victories in cold and windy weather at the PUFfeR Peninsula Ultra Fun Run across the spine of the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town over the weekend (Saturday 9 September).
One of the...
Trail runners enjoying a spring ‘high’ in the Cape’s mountains
‘Skyrunning’ conjours images of peak performance and mountain freedom on top of the world. In recent years athletes around the world have been seeking new challenges associated with running at high altitude and on steep and technically challenging gradients...