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SA's RUNNING QUEEN SONJA LAXTON TO RUN 100TH SPAR WOMEN'S RACE
25 September 2019One of South Africa’s most successful athletes whose career spans more than five decades, Sonja Laxton, will be running her 100th SPAR Women’s Challenge 10km race in Joburg on Sunday October 6.
The SPAR Women’s Challenge Joburg at Marks Park Sports Club will be a very special one for Laxton, who is probably one of the nicest and most accomplished female runne
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NGENO SMASHES COURSE RECORD AT FNB JOBURG 10K CITYRUN
24 September 2019Kenya’s Alfred Ngeno said before the race that he would win the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN. He was true to his word as he crossed the line one second ahead of Kevin Kibet in a new Course Record time of 29:16, taking 11 seconds off of the previous Course Record set by Filman Ande of Eritrea in 2018.
Some 15 000 runners lined up outside FNB Bank City in Simmonds street on Tuesday 24 September
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KISSA HUNTING SUB 27 AT FNB DURBAN 10K CITYSURFRUN
23 September 2019Running in the shadow of his more famous countryman Joshua Cheptegei, a two-time winner of the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN, Stephen Kissa is looking to stamp his mark on the 2019 edition of the fast Durban race on Sunday 13 October.
Kissa may not have the titles of his countryman who is the current World Cross Country Champion and the Commonwealth Games 5000m and 10 000m Champion, but he is th
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GUNNING FOR SUB 2:30 AT BERLIN MARATHON
22 September 2019He has been the first South African home three years in a row at the London Marathon. Having run a PB of 2:30.01 at this year’s race, Nicholas Bester just missed his longtime dream of dipping under the elusive 2:30 marathon time. But in less than a week from now Nick hopes to make that dream come true at the 2019 Berlin Marathon.
And looking at his recent training and racing logs it see
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RUNNING SENSATION THABANG TOPS AGAIN AT 4 PEAKS
22 September 2019Thabang Madiba continued his domination at the 2019 Trappers 4 Peaks Mountain Challenge presented by Bloemfontein Courant by once again claiming top spot for the 3rd year in a row, with another sprint finish.
As the current record holder for both the “forward” and “reverse” routes, Thabang finished in a time of 2hrs55min09sec, followed very closel
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MiWayLife TEAMS UP WITH THE IMPI CHALLENGE
18 September 2019The organisers of the IMPI Challenge are excited to welcome MiWayLife as a partner of the last two events of 2019, the IMPI Challenge #2that will take place at Van Gaalen Kaasmakerij (North West Province) on Saturday, 02 November 2019 and the IMPI Challenge #3that will take place at Wiesenhof Wildlife Park, Stellenbosch (Western Cape) on Saturday, 23 November 2019.
“We ar
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FROM DOG WALKER TO FACE OF THE RACE
18 September 2019Graphic designer Sarah Ayres is a busy mother of two small children. She has also been named the 2019 Face of the Race for the SPAR Women’s Challenge Joburg at Marks Park Sports Club on October 6.
Ayres was one of five finalists in the Face of the Race competition in Get It magazine. The Face of the Race was not a beauty competition. Instead,
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CHEPCHIRCHIR SMASHES WOMEN'S COURSE RECORD; KOECH TAKES MEN'S TITLE
16 September 2019It came right down to the wire in the 2019 edition of Sanlam Cape Town Marathon as Edwin Koech held off pacemaker Daniel Muteti to win Africa’s only IAAF Gold Label Status marathon.
With a 2:08 target, Alex Kibarus and Daniel Muteti stuck to their tasks as pacemakers and took the lead pack of 20 runners through 10km in 30:20 in near perfect conditions for the fifth year in a row. Halfwa
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FIREWORKS EXPECTED AT SANLAM CAPE TOWN MARATHON
13 September 2019Six men and eight women with IAAF Gold Label Status will be on the start line of the 2019 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on Sunday 15 September to take on the 42.2km.
With no Stephen Mokoka to defend his title due to World Championship commitments, South Africa’s hopes will rest firmly on the shoulders of Elroy Gelant. This will be a true test for Gelant as he will be racing in only his seco
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CHRIS FROOME SUPPORTS ELIUD KIPCHOGE IN BID TO INSPIRE THAT NO HUMAN IS LIMITED
13 September 2019It’s human nature to push boundaries, to continue to learn, develop and achieve more. It’s also human nature to put limits on yourself and others.
Some of the world’s most inspirational people involved in sport have come together to tell their own personal stories of why no human is limited ahead of Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier next m
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