Triple Crown casts off on Saturday with Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge
by Stephen Granger
The Trail Triple Crown casts off on Saturday (11 June 2022) with the running of one of the oldest and most popular races on the calendar, the Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge, tracking the footsteps of fishers who...
Top racing in Gqeberha as world record falls
by Stephen Granger
Lesotho athlete Namakoe Nkhasi and fast-rising Ethiopian Ftaw Zeray Bezabh took line honours at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon in Gqeberha this morning (Saturday 4 June), while local hero Melikhaya Frans and Gauteng North athlete, Glenrose...
Whales, vultures and fynbos serve up a De Hoop feast as Van Heerden and...
by Stephen Granger
Leading South African trail athletes, Johardt van Heerden and Landie Greyling, were victorious at De Hoop Nature Reserve over the weekend, living up to their pre-race favourite status with convincing victories at the Merrell Whale of Trail...
Pet Walk an important part of this weekend’s OUTsurance Gun Run
by Stephen Granger
As thousands of runners and walkers put the finishing touches to their training programmes and running gear in preparation for this weekend’s OUTsurance Gun Run festival of running, thirteen special participants will be making sure their collars...
50 km world records from Ethiopia’s Negasa and SA’s van Zyl in “multinational” Nedbank...
Ketema Negasa and Irvette van Zyl were the toast of Gqeberha on Sunday 23 May, when they raced to world best times over 50km at the Nedbank ‘Breaking Barriers’ Runified 50km.
Ethiopian Negasa and South African Van Zyl took full...
Great week for ultra-distance running as Comrades Marathon and Ultra-trail Mont Blanc take centre...
by Stephen Granger
Two of the world’s greatest ultra-distance footraces take place this weekend, with the Ultra-trail Mont Blanc and Comrades Marathon coinciding for the first time in history and saturation television coverage of the two great races likely to...
Running’s role championing conservation
By Stephen Granger
The environment and trail running are two sides of the same coin and while challenges remain to be solved, the partnership between SANParks and the trail-running community in South Africa is strengthening conservation and becoming a global...
African trail athletes making strides in the French Alps
by Stephen Granger
British athlete Jonathan Albon and Sara Alonso took line honours at the Mont Blanc 'The Roller Coaster' Marathon over the weekend in the second of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series but not before African athletes...
Africa’s leading trail athletes take on the best of Europe in the French Alps
by Stephen Granger
Athletes from four African countries could feature prominently at the Mont Blanc Marathon in the French Alps on Sunday (26 June) - the second in the 2022 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS).
The challenging 42km race (nicknamed Mont...
Discovery George Mountain Ultra Trail hitting the high notes in the Outeniquas
by Stephen Granger
Last Saturday’s fourth edition of the Discovery George Mountain Ultra Trail (or simply the MUT, as it has become known affectionately, saw competitive trail running and record-breaking performances from some of South Africa’s leading athletes. By the...