Two Oceans Champ takes another Cape Town scalp at the OUTsurance Gun Run weekend
Thirty-three-year-old Lesotho marathon athlete and reigning Two Oceans champion, Joseph Khoarahlane Seutloali, raced to a record-breaking victory at the OUTsurance Gun Run Half Marathon on a perfect spring day in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 14 September) while fast-rising...
Tom Evans and Ruth Croft crowned UTMB royalty in Chamonix as Toni McCann crashes...
South Africa’s hopes of UTMB glory crashed with Toni McCann’s heavy fall while running in second place during the CCC race over 100km last Friday, while Great Britain’s Tom Evans and New Zealander Ruth Croft were the big winners...
Fifty Days! Sanlam Cape Town Marathon sizzles in expectation
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon team were on song at the Fifty Day Launch of the marathon, which was hosted by official vehicle partner’s, Mercedes-Benz’s flagship Century City showroom this week, with an upbeat presentation of symphonic proportions to...
Dazzling display in Cape Town by Kenyan Njoki as thousands paint the town pink
“She may be little, but she is fierce” famously describes Hermia in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and if ‘fast’ replaces ‘fierce’ the description perfectly fits 26-year-old Kenyan athlete Christine Njoki.
The diminutive athlete from the distance running capital of the...
Top field from Africa set to line up for the Totalsports Women’s Day Race...
A powerful line-up of some of Africa’s best distance athletes faces the starter’s gun in the second Totalsports Women’s Day Race through the heart of Cape Town on Saturday (9 August).
Headed by Kenyan Christine Njoki, who set an South...
Christine Njoki breaks South Africa All-comers record in Durban
Kenya’s Christine Njoki defended her Totalsports Women’s Race title with a blistering time of 30:14 for the 10km race, run in perfect conditions this morning (Sunday 3 August).
“The race wasn’t easy. I wanted to chase the record (referring to...
Trail afficionados celebrate Hout Bay Mountain Magic as Chigome and Geffen reign supreme
The Hout Bay Trail Challenge had its origins in the proverbial pub-challenge twenty-four years back, when Hout Bay paddlers and running mates, Richard Sutton and Mark Preen conceived of the idea of circumnavigating the imposing amphitheatre of mountain peaks...
Trail athletes make merry in Montagu in ‘Western Cape’s best-kept secret’
Roelof Mostert and Jacques du Plessis were the top performers at the Cogman’s Trail Run over the weekend, with decisive victories in the 50km and 34km races which included some of the best trails and scenic vistas in the...
African women athletes light up the trails in Europe
Africa’s leading female trail athletes sparkled on mountain trails in Europe over the weekend, with South African Toni McCann racing to a record-breaking victory at the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail 50km by UTMB at Cortina d’Ampezzo in the...
Atletico Madrid’s chance for glory, face European Champions, PSG ...
Atlético Madrid have a chance to crawl out of the shadows of their neighbors, Real Madrid when they get their FIFA Club World Cup campaign under way in the United States of America but they have their work cut...