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SANLAM CAPE TOWN VIRTUAL MARATHON ENABLES FUNDRAISING THROUGH GIVENGAIN
15 October 2020The City of Cape Town will host the first ever Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon on Sunday (18 October) – and fundraising is very much part of the equation, say organisers as they cement ties with homegrown global fundraising platform GivenGain.
“The extraordinary circumstances of this year required extraordinary measures. The Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon team wanted to
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2021 COMRADES MARATHON RACE DATE
05 October 2020The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed the race date for #Comrades2021.
Following the outcome of discussions held on 28 September between CMA with ASA and KZNA, it was confirmed that the 2021 Comrades Marathon has been scheduled to take place on the 13th June meaning it will remain unchanged from the 2nd Sunday in June on which it has been staged for the past several years.
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KITATA STUNS WITH SHOCK WIN AT 2020 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON
04 October 2020
Shura Kitata has won the elite men's race at the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon in a time of 2:05:41.
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BEKELE OUT OF THE 2020 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON
02 October 2020Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia), the second fastest man in history over the marathon distance, has withdrawn from this Sunday’s Virgin Money London Marathon with a calf injury.
Bekele, who was due to race for the first time since he clocked 2:01:41 to win the 2019 BMW Berlin Marathon in September 2019, said: “I am very disappointed that I cannot race on Sunday.
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FORMER AFRICAN OTTER TRAIL WINNER TO RUN 2020 EVENT WHILE 6 MONTHS PREGNANT
02 October 2020Professional trail runner Landie Greyling won the African Otter in 2014 and came second last year; next month she plans to tackle the 42km Challenge while six months pregnant.
The African Otter has two editions - the race with a nine hour cut off and the Challenge with an 11 hour cut off, which Greyling plans to attempt. She has been a trail runner for 10 years, representing South
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COMRADES MARATHON VIRTUAL CHARITIES HANDOVER
23 September 2020‘Giving is not just about making a donation; it is about making a difference.’
“Our Comrades Race4Charity runners are an absolute inspiration and their motivation and passion spurs us on to do more, give more and be more,” says Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Charities & CSI Convenor, Pat Freeman, who has thank
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BONITAS NO LONGER A COMRADES MARATHON SPONSOR
27 August 2020The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has thanked Bonitas Medical Fund for serving as a major sponsor to The Ultimate Human Race for the past 15 years, putting Runners First and adding substantial value to the Comrades Marathon.
The Bonitas brand became synonymous with the world-renowned Comrades Marathon by hosting the inimitable Comrades Marathon Start and a key on-route prese
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SA'S STEYN & GELANT AMONGST ELITE FIELD AT LONDON MARATHON
22 August 2020Comrades champion Gerda Steyn and long distance speedster Elroy Gelant have been included in the elite field of the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon. The full fields for the historic elite men’s and women’s races on Sunday 4 October was announced yesterday.
“I am really humbled and grateful for this opportunity and cannot express how much it means to me! I can assure you that I w
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FLORA ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINE SPONSOR OF LONDON MARATHON
17 August 2020London Marathon Events today [Monday 17 August] announced Flora – the headline sponsor of the London Marathon from 1996 to 2009 – will return in a new partnership with the event, that will run from 2020 until 2023.
The renewed partnership between the versatile, plant-based margarine brand Flora and the London Marathon comes ahead of the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon - The 40th<
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VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON ELITE ONLY RACE
06 August 2020After months of intensive work and consultation with London’s authorities, organisers today confirmed the plans for the 40th Race on Sunday 4 October 2020.
Elite races for men, women and wheelchair athletes will take place on an enclosed looped course in St James’s Park in a secure biosphere (a contained safe environment like that of Formula 1 and England cricket) and times will be elig
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