Special Edition – something out of the ordinary
by Stephen Granger
A special edition is published when something extraordinary demands breaking from routine to get the news ‘onto the street’ as soon as possible. Saturday’s Special Edition Trail Race over 25km on Table Mountain in Cape Town is...
It’s all systems go for the Trail Triple Crown
by Stephen Granger
The sport of trail-running continues to grow, literally in leaps and bounds, and a new Cape Town trail-running challenge, which includes two of the oldest and most popular trail races in the country, looks certain to prove...
Fast times and good moves as thousands enjoy Cape Town’s running party
by Stephen Granger
The 2022 Absa RUN YOUR CITY 10km series was launched in Cape Town last Sunday with several world-class performances from the sports mega-stars against a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds as the city returned to party-mode. As...
A ‘Stella’ performance as Chesang races to fastest 10km on the continent
by Stephen Granger
Daniel Ebenyo retained his Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10km title in Cape Town this morning (Sunday 15 May) after a race-long solo run, but it was Ugandan, Stella Chesang, who stole the plaudits, running the...
Absa RUN YOUR CITY looks to become the world’s best 10km road series
by Stephen Granger
The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series could become the best 10km series in the world, according to the series founder, Stillwater Sports MD Michael Meyer. And tomorrow’s (Sunday 15 May) series opener in Cape Town could go...
Ethiopian super-star to race Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10km
by Stephen Granger
What do you do if your older sister is a multi-Olympic track and field gold medallist and world record holder? Just run faster.
That’s what Ethiopian running sensation, Genzebe Dibaba, did when faced with trying to emulate her...
It’s Red Alert for the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10km on Sunday
by Stephen Granger
They’re fit and they’re fast and they’re flying south, soon to hit the streets of Cape Town at high speed to engage in battle for control of the city and the title of Absa RUN YOUR CITY...
Title controversy mars top Durban marathon
by Stephen Granger
It was heartbreak Sunday for 33-year-old Zimbabwe marathoner, Isaac Mpofu, who was disqualified after running the race of his life at the Durban International Marathon to cross the finish line in 2 hr 10 min 24 sec....
Trail and road athletes to compete for prestigious THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN this weekend
By Stephen Granger
South Africa’s most prestigious stage trail team event, the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN Three-day Stage Race, is back and returns to its most popular destination at the picturesque Houw Hoek Hotel this weekend ( 19 – 21 March...
Dakar Université Club (DUC) bounce back after players-only talk
DUC outrebounded REG 49-38 and they benefited from a productive bench which outscored REG’s bench 45-22
On the night that Dakar Université Club (DUC) secured their first win in the Sahara Conference, an unexpected hero rose to the occasion in...