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Trail (Mis)Adventures: Out of this World
7 November 2023 — With miles and miles of untouched ‘nothingness,’ the Salt Pans Ultra 100km in Botswana is like nothing I have experienced before. You feel like you are on another planet, like Charlize Theron in that alien movie, Prometheus, and this made it my most ep …… read more
The Running Comic
7 November 2023 — As one of the funniest guys of running in South Africa, Rory Petzer is almost always laughing (in between eating)… except in the 2022 Comrades. He reckons he had nothing to smile about that day! Happily, the 2023 race went much, much better, and now he …… read more
Riga Reflections
7 November 2023 — The new (well, almost new) World Road Running Championships took place this month, and besides heralding an exciting new chapter in global road running, the event proved a hugely successful outing for Team South Africa. – By Riel Hauman & Sean Falc …… read more
Dreams Do Come True
31 October 2023 — It’s been a fantastic year for Thabang Mosiako, with scintillating performances over the 10km and half marathon distances that have thrust him into the top three or four on the all-time South African performance lists. He recently led Team South Africa …… read more
Balwin Properties launches Marathon Series, Four Races, Four Cities.
22 September 2023 — Road running receives R2 Million annual injection for the next 10 years with the launch of the Balwin Sport Marathon Series; and to top it you could win a fully furnished apartment worth R800k! Balwin Sport will be investing R2 million annually over t …… read more
Under Armour Levels Up Menlyn Mall
20 September 2023 — A New House. Under Armour Levels Up Menlyn Mall. Bigger and Better than ever before, experience the latest in Innovative Apparel Technology with Under Armour’s Grand New Store Opening Under Armour, the renowned athletic brand synonymous with innovation …… read more
Tshwane Confirms SPAR Grand Prix Expectations
20 September 2023 — With her fourth consecutive win in the 2023 SPAR Grand Prix Series in Tshwane, two-time defending series champion Tadu Nare of Ethiopia wrapped up her third series win in a row. Meanwhile, the Tshwane leg of SPAR Women’s Challenge made a welcome return …… read more
Tourist in My Own Town
20 September 2023 — When they talk about a scenic race with a stunning view, they normally don’t mean running straight up a skyscraper, but if it’s a view you’re after, then the Ponte Challenge is well worth the climb. It may not be specifically running-related, but it is …… read more
Long Wait Finally Over
20 September 2023 — They say that if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again until you do. Well, Eugene Lekay must have that advice imprinted on his psyche, because the man who has started the Comrades Marathon 21 times in the last 25 years finally earned his 10th m …… read more
What a World Champs! (Just not for South Africa…)
20 September 2023 — The 2023 World Athletics Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary in the last week of August, and what an incredible meet it turned out to be! We saw nine days of World Records, Championship Records, Area Records, National Records, season bests an …… read more