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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
In For the Long Run
22 April 2024 — Since its inception in 2019, For The Long Run in Fisantekraal, just outside Durbanville in the Western Cape, has been on a remarkable journey to help individuals become better humans, friends, parents, family members and colleagues, all through running …… read more
This is Sparta!
22 April 2024 — The third edition of the annual Spartan Baby Badass Ultra (SBBU) will take place in Johannesburg towards the end of April, with runners attempting this incredible challenge in order to raise funds for CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA. Rob Riccardi, …… read more
SA champs wraps up with four new automatic qualifiers for Paris Olympics
21 April 2024 — The SA Athletics Championships came to an end in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday with four athletes having added their names to the list of automatic qualifiers for the Olympic Games later this year. They were Zeney Geldenhuys and Rogail Joseph in the 400m …… read more
Young gun Benjamin outshines Wayde van Niekerk on sizzling day at SA champs
20 April 2024 — Benjamin Richardson produced the largest upset of the SA Athletics Championships so far by outgunning Wayde van Niekerk to win the 200m title in a steamy Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. By Karien Jonckheere, Picture Cecilia van Bers Van Niekerk chose to …… read more