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SUB 2 MARATHON WILL BE SAME AS FIRST MAN ON THE MOON
15 August 2019Eliud Kipchoge believes breaking the two-hour barrier for the marathon in the INEOS 1:59 Challenge would be an achievement to rank alongside man landing on the moon.
Speaking to media this week, two months before he takes on the epic challenge to become the first man to run a sub-two hour marathon, Kipchoge said he has no doubts he will make history in Vienna in October.
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MARITZBURG SPAR CHALLENGE CRUCIAL FOR GRAND PRIX LEADER
15 August 2019The top elite runners will all line up for the fifth race in this year’s SPAR Grand Prix series – the Maritzburg SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in the Kwa-Zulu Natal capital on Sunday.
With only two races to go, log leader, Namibian sensation Helalia Johannes (Nedbank) has the SPAR Grand Prix virtually sewn up. She won the first four races, all in record time, and has acc
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TOTALSPORTS WOMEN'S RACE TAKES THREE CITIES BY STORM ON WOMEN'S DAY
09 August 2019The streets of Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town were flooded with a ‘sea of pink’ when close to 23 000 runners and walkers joined forces to celebrate National Women’s Day at the Totalsports Women’s Race on Friday 09 August 2019 in support of PinkDrive, proving that they are #StrongerTogether.
For the first time since the event’s inception in 2001, the Tota
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HELALIA IN POLE POSITION FOR SPAR GRAND PRIX
07 August 2019Helalia Johannes (Nedbank) appears to have the 2019 SPAR Grand Prix title in the bag.
Thirty-nine-year-old Johannes has won the first four races in the SPAR Women’s Challenge series – all of them in record time – and has a 15-point lead on the SPAR Grand Prix ladder.On Saturday, she smashed the record for the Tshwane leg of the SPAR Grand Prix, winning it in 32.39 minu
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TOTALSPORTS WOMEN'S RACE ATTRACTS STELLAR FIELD ACROSS THREE CITIES
05 August 2019Taking place across three cities (Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town) on Friday 09 August 2019 (National Women’s Day) the Totalsports Women’s Race has attracted a stellar line-up of female athletes including the likes of Jenna Challenor and Jenet Dlamini in Durban, Glenrose Xaba and Lebo Phalula in Johannesburg and Annie Bothma and Zintle Xiniwe in Cape Town.
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JOHANNES MAKES IT FOUR FROM FOUR IN SPAR WOMEN'S 10KM RACE
04 August 2019Namibian star Helalia Johannes (Nedbank International) won her fourth successive SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge when she led from start to finish to win the Tshwane race at Supersport Park on Saturday afternoon, in a record time of 32.29 minutes.
Ethiopian junior Tadu Nare (Nedbank Ethiopia) was second in 34.19 and Rutendo Nyahora (Nedbank Zimbabwe) was third in 34.40.
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BEST-EVER LINE-UP OF ELITE RUNNERS FOR CAPE TOWN MARATHON
31 July 2019Upholding excellence in all areas, this year’s only African IAAF Gold Label-status city marathon is taking a no-holds-barred approach to whom it secures for the elite marathon runners field. Today marks 50 days until the weekend festival of running kicks off, with the 42.2km main event taking place on Sunday 15 September 2019.
No fewer than 17 IAAF Gold Label elite athletes will b
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CRACKING SPAR GRAND PRIX RACE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
30 July 2019A huge crowd is expected to take part in the Tshwane edition of the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Supersport Park on Saturday afternoon, and all eyes will be on the top runners, who are vying for points in the lucrative SPAR Grand Prix.
Namibian Helalia Johannes (Nedbank International), who won the first three races, all with bonus points, leads the SPAR Grand Prix competition with 90
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NELSON MANDELA INSPIRES ELIUD KIPCHOGE
28 July 2019A quote by the late former president Nelson Mandela acts as a reminder to world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge of what he is trying to achieve as part of the INEOS1:59 Challenge; in that this is not just about himself, but it is about inspiring others and instilling in people a belief that nothing is impossible.
In this article courtesy INEOS159 Kipchoge reflects on both his physical a
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FNB DURBAN 10K CITYSURFRUN 2019 PRIZE PURSE ANNOUNCED
24 July 2019Celebrating its 3rdanniversary on Sunday 13 October 2019, the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN will boast a whopping prize purse of R250 000.
The FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN is the last of three mass participation road running events that make up the FNB Run Your City Series. The 2019 series kicked off in Cape Town in May with the 5th annual FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN. Joburg will host the 4thannual FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN on Sunday, 24
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