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...
Rorich, Van Driel splash to impressive wins in the Muizenberg Mountains
by Stephen Granger
ASICS athlete, Robbie Rorich, raced to a notable victory in challenging conditions at the Muizenberg Trail over 21,5km this weekend (Saturday 2 July), while a new talent emerged in the form of Nadine van Driel, who surprised...
Bucklow, Dunn to renew rivalry on Muizenberg Trail
by Stephen Granger
Trail running action moves to the Muizenberg and Kalk Bay Mountains this weekend (Saturday 2 July) for the Muizenberg Trail 20km and the second race in the Triple Crown, following the Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge three weeks...
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...
Hawgood and McConnachie fly Africa’s flags high at world’s greatest trail race
by Stephen Granger
Zimbabwean ultra-distance athlete, Emily Hawgood, bagged her second top ten finish in the prestigious Western States 100-mile race in California, USA, over the weekend, taking fifth position after leading the race for 20 miles (32km) and running...
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...