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SA rowers’ Olympic dream on the line in Switzerland
9 May 2024 — By Karien Jonckheere Days, months and years of training come down to one final push to reach the Paris Olympic Games for the SA rowing duo of Paige Badenhorst and Kat Williams. The pair head to Switzerland next week with one final chance to book their …… read more
Body Science: Running Away from Injuries
8 May 2024 — Runners are unfortunately prone to suffering overuse injuries, due to the repetitive nature of long distance running, and the fact that running places high-impact stress on your body. Fortunately, there are a few ways to prevent these injuries from hap …… read more
From PhD to Paris: Mhlongo juggles medals, marriage & more in pursuit of Paralympic gold
3 May 2024 — Mpumelelo Mhlongo is a busy man. When he’s not working his day job as a structured finance consultant at Investec, he’s busy with his PhD in chemical engineering, or spending time with his new wife. Incredibly, in the hours in between, the 30-year-old …… read more
Adidas announces second year of move for the planet – funding projects in areas impacted by extreme weather conditions around the world
2 May 2024 — For every ten minutes of movement logged by users on the adidas Running App, adidas is pledging to donate €1 – up to €1.5 million – between 10th and 22nd May. Users can log time against over 100 sports including the likes of Handball, Zumba Fitness, Pa …… read more
No hurdle too high for Rogail Joseph who is packing for Paris
29 April 2024 — By Karien Jonckheere Rogail Joseph added her name to the list of automatic qualifiers for the Paris Olympics at the SA Athletics Championships in Pietermaritzburg last week. But it wasn’t until she was called in for a dope test that she realised she ha …… read more
Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t hold Jono le Roux back!
25 April 2024 — As the starting gun fires at 9 am on Friday, April 26th, at the Sani Pass Pub in Lesotho, Jono le Roux, a formidable trail runner and a person living with diabetes, will embark on the challenge of the Ultra-Trail Drakensberg 100 Miler. This isn’t Jono’ …… read more
Trail (Mis)Adventures: Beast Level FOMO
22 April 2024 — If you are a runner, I am sure that you have experienced that fear of missing out (FOMO) from missing a race at least once in your life. Well, let me tell you, I recently experienced FOMO level one hundred for this reason! – By Carla Farina … read more
The World’s Highest Road Marathon
22 April 2024 — My wonderful experiences climbing and trekking in Pakistan in the 1990s had a major impact on my decision to take part in an organised running adventure in Pakistan, which is why I signed up for the Khunjerab Pass Marathon in 2019. Allow me to take you …… read more
4x4x48 for the Kids
22 April 2024 — At the beginning of March, after a massive lifestyle change and investment in my long-term health over the past two years, I tackled one of the greatest physical challenges I have yet attempted, the 4x4x48 Challenge, to raise funds to change the lives …… read more
Cows in the Arctic Circle
22 April 2024 — An intrepid group of South Africans recently jetted off to Sweden to take on the Ice Ultra, a five-day adventure on foot in the remote and hostile wilds of Lapland, above the Arctic Circle. With no experience of running in snow, it was always going to …… read more