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SA’s Dream Milers
20 February 2024 — With 2024 being the 70th anniversary year of the world’s first sub-four-minute, as well the 60th anniversary year of South Africa’s first sub-four, as well as the 70th anniversary of the women’s first sub-five-minute mile, let’s take a closer historica …… read more
Training: Put a Spring in your Step
15 February 2024 — You may have heard coaches and other runners say, “to get faster, you need to run faster,” but we often misinterpret what this means, and end up running too fast, too often. – By Ray Orchison … read more
Magic on the Mountain!
14 February 2024 — My motto for 2024 is Make Magic Happen, and what better way to do that than by being in the mountains, where you get to make and find magic. I’m a mountain person, not so much a sea person, so this works best for me, as I once again realised when I tac …… read more
49 and Counting
13 February 2024 — It takes a special type of athlete to line up year after year for the Comrades Marathon and finish this ultra-marathon challenge 40 times or more, and that’s why just 18 runners have done so in the 102 years since the Comrades was first run. Leading th …… read more
The Running Mann: Rocking Mthatha’s Rolling Hills
13 February 2024 — Thanks to some clever planning and use of Vitality benefits, I was recently able to head to the Eastern Cape for the Cheetahs Marathon. While it may have been a small race, it proved a most enjoyable and educational trip, and I would happily go back to …… read more
Running When You’re Old (and Big)
6 February 2024 — I may not be the same shape and size as many of the other runners in the races that I enter, but I’m still there, putting one foot in front of the other… and in spite of sometimes forgetting my age, and picking up a few injures along the way, I’m still …… read more
Athletics Media Release – Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix series goes from strength to strength
1 February 2024 — Durban, South Africa:The SPAR Women’s 10km Grand Prix series, now in its 17th year, continues to go from strength to strength and is now firmly established as a crucial part of women’s athletics in South Africa.The prize money is outstanding, with the …… read more
Pushing the limits in Lesotho
1 February 2024 — In mid-April 2022, ultra-trail runners Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel set out on one of their most ambitious expeditions yet, a full circumnavigation of the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. We caught up with them after their successful finish, having run 110 …… read more
The Running Mann: Searching for Pots, Chefs, Strooms
23 January 2024 — Now that I am finally back to enjoying one of my favourite hobbies, travelling the country to try run every marathon or ultra in South Africa, I recently found myself in Potchefstroom for the LetsGo Potch Marathon, and besides enjoying a good run with …… read more
Beware the Mountain Shark!
9 January 2024 — I have recently been called the ‘Mountain Shark,’ partly because I am a marine (shark) biologist who trail runs, but also thanks to my strategy of starting towards the back of races and sneaking up to overtake other runners the further we run. That str …… read more