She has just clocked her marathon PB of 2:35 in Valencia, Spain, without trying and training too hard. So when the 2018 Comrades Champion Ann Ashworth shortly after announced that she would be running full time from next year, running experts and the running community were buzzing with excitement. Because what Ashworth has managed to achieve up to now while balancing a demanding career as advocate, managing an el
The 100km Ultra-trail Cape Town (UTCT) saw disappointment, and some surprises, with two of the Men’s race favourites Prodigal Khumalo and Ryan Sandes being forced to withdraw, and both the Men’s and the Women’s race winners were taken by surprise with their wins.
German Janosch Kowalczyk, 28, came first in a time of 10 hours 22 minutes, with Swedes Elov Olsson (10:41:49) and
Many runners know what it takes to run a marathon: months of commitment and preparation culminating in that great feeling as you cross the finish line. The thing most runners look forward to after their marathon effort is usually the week or so break after. Now imagine running a marathon again, and again and again the next day. In fact, imagine running 100 marathons in 100 days. Sounds exhausting? Well yes, but t
