Trail athletes to tackle ‘the Kilimanjaro of Western Cape’
by Stephen Granger
It’s time to run high once again, with mountain-running junkies heading out to the wine centre of Robertson this weekend (Saturday 6 August) for the Langeberg Skyrace in the Dassieshoek Nature Reserve.
While Table Mountain National Park includes...
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...
It’s welcome back to Two Oceans Trail as Collin and Lijan take the honours
by Stephen Granger
Pretoria-based distance runner Collin Kanyimo, 37, raced to victory at the re-vamped Two Oceans Long Distance Trail Race, run over a challenging 24km course in ideal conditions this morning (30 July), with Stellenbosch athlete, Lijan van Niekerk,...
New route brings class and character to Sanlam Cape Town Marathon as the event...
by Stephen Granger
With just eighty days to go before the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, the pieces of the puzzle are coming together with two significant announcements concerning the race made at the 80-day launch at a City hotel this...
Off-road aficianado’s set to have a Whale of a Trail in a global biodiversity...
by Stephen Granger
After a three-year hiatus, South Africa’s trail runners once again are heading south this weekend (30 July) to De Hoop Nature Reserve at the southern-most region of the continent to compete in the seventh and biggest edition...
Masters make their mark, but Jarryd and Kristen rule in Hout Bay
by Stephen Granger
Jarryd Dunn celebrated his 25th birthday with an impressive win at the twentieth Hout Bay Trail Challenge, run on the traditional 40 km route around the amphitheatre of mountains surrounding Hout Bay today (Saturday 23 July), while...
Twentieth anniversary edition of Hout Bay Trail Challenge offers unrivalled scenic beauty but challenging...
by Stephen Granger
Hout Bay Trail Challenge is one of the country’s oldest and most challenging tests of mountain running ability and this weekend’s 20th anniversary edition promises to add another exciting chapter to its already rich history.
Many of South...
Toni and Bianca make merry at Zugspitz
by Stephen Granger
Cape Town trail athlete, Toni McCann, produced a sensational performance at Germany’s biggest trail race over the weekend racing to a superb victory in the 10th anniversary Salomon Zugspitz Base Trail XL 50km race at Garmisch=Partenkirchen in Bavaria...
Bavarian connection between top German trail race and Comrades Marathon
by Stephen Granger
Bavaria is a connecting thread between trail and road-running this week. Two of South Africa’s leading trail athletes, Toni McCann and Bianca Tarboton, take on Germany’s biggest trail event - the Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail powered by Ledlenser -from...
Renier, Anene take the honours in the 37th Knysna Forest Marathon
by Stephen Granger
Murray & Roberts marathoner Renier Grobler added the 2022 Knysna Forest Marathon title to his impressive running CV with a 2 hr 47 min 19 sec victory over the weekend, while Atlantic Athletics Club’s Anene Claassen surprised...