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
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
Mgabhi laces up for 520km ultra to provide another 520 pairs of school shoes
22 February 2024 — 22 February 2024 She’s already raised over R3 million to upgrade school buildings, build offices and toilet blocks, and buy school shoes for children who don’t have them, and Nontuthuko Mgabhi is not done yet. Inspired by the struggles of many KwaZulu- …… read more
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And the Winners Are…
In our February edition, we announced that for the first time since it was launched in 2009, Modern Athlete magazine is presenting a comprehensive annual Modern Athlete of the Year Awards, to recognise as many deserving South African athletes as we can, for their performances in 2023, across all the disciplines of athletics and running that we cover in this mag. And here, after putting out heads together and discussing,…
Giving Back to the Garden Route
The Mountain Ultra Trail by Ultra-trail Mont Blanc, or MUT by UTMB, is firmly rooted in the George community, and continues to support the region’s trail building and maintenance programs
Putting Shoes on Feet
They say the only thing you need to start running is a decent pair of running shoes. Unlike other sporting codes that need playing fields, facilities and equipment, running is just about the shoes and putting one foot in front of the other. However, not all aspiring athletes can afford new running shoes, and that’s where initiatives like Project Run come in
Training ON SA Vibes
South Africa has been a favourite winter training destination for European athletes for many years. What that means is that they head to sunny SA in their European winter months – our summer – for training in our great weather conditions, when running outdoors back home is likely to be washed out by snow, rain, wind and freezing conditions. Two of these athletes are George Mills of Great Britain and…