Absa renews sponsorship of the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES
28 November 2024 — Absa is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership as the Title Sponsor of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES, a collaboration that began during the challenging days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. At a time when many sponsors were stepping back, …… read more
Do Your Part – Vote for Your Next CMA Board!
22 November 2024 — The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) elections are around the corner, giving you the opportunity to shape the future of the iconic race. These elections will be held on Saturday, 30th November 2024, and offer a vital chance for members to select the …… read more
Joseph’s Journey: Marathon Success & Racing with Under Armour
21 November 2024 — Q: Hi Joseph, well done on your recent second place at Soweto Marathon, superb achievement. It was a 02:18:54 that you ran. Was a tough battle that you had with Onalenna Khonkhobe, who has had an incredible year. You must be happy with your performance …… read more
For the Record…
21 November 2024 — A brand new record was recently added to the running section of the world-famous Guinness World Records, with the name of South African ultra-marathoner Henk Moen as the new holder. There is one heck of a story behind this achievement, including the fa …… read more
Boxer Bonanza
19 November 2024 — With a second event launched in Tshwane this year, alongside the second edition of the Durban leg, the Boxer Super Runs saw some of the fastest times ever run on SA soil posted in this fun, all-inclusive and official 5km race series. – BY Jacky McClean …… read more
Xaba Dominates SPAR Joburg
19 November 2024 — Glenrose Xaba clinched the 2024 SPAR Grand Prix series title on 6 October with an emphatic win in the Johannesburg SPAR 10km Women’s Challenge, giving her a fourth SPAR Women’s Challenge series win this year… read more
Marathon Signed, Sealed & De(liver)ed
14 November 2024 — Having undergone a life-changing liver transplant in 2022, Joburg-based Coreen Walstra has used running as part of her recovery process, building up to her marathon debut at the recent Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. She crossed the finish line in five hour …… read more
We call it HeatGear®OG
11 November 2024 — Under Armour was founded on building a better t-shirt: a light, tight layer you could wear under your uniform to wick sweat, dry quick, and sit snug against your body—and it’s changed the way athletes dress for over 25 years. Pricing: Men’s HeatGear® A …… read more
Absa renews sponsorship of the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES
28 November 2024 — Absa is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership as the Title Sponsor of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES, a collaboration that began during the challenging days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. At a time when many sponsors were stepping back, …… read more
Do Your Part – Vote for Your Next CMA Board!
22 November 2024 — The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) elections are around the corner, giving you the opportunity to shape the future of the iconic race. These elections will be held on Saturday, 30th November 2024, and offer a vital chance for members to select the …… read more
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We Can Do It
Having helped the SA men’s 400m relay team earn silver medals at the recent World Athletics Relays, Zakithi Nene is going into the Paris Olympics dreaming of another podium finish.
Do What Is Hard
Not too many people can say they have run a marathon, never mind 100 marathons in 100 days. That will probably sound like climbing Mount Everest to the average person… but that’s what 21-year-old Joburg student Chad Markgraaf did last year. And now he’s getting ready for his equally long but much bigger #RUNSA2024 challenge.
Running for The Rangers
It was a crazy idea – even the young man who dreamt up the idea of Run For Rangers admits that – but Harry Bailey is a determined young man, with an unquenchable spirit, and now he and his team are about to undertake the third edition of this incredible challenge.
Promise Kept
Just over a year ago, Glenrose Xaba confidently said that she was working towards beating the long-standing women’s SA Record for 10km, and this July, she lived up to that promise. Now she is looking to go still faster.
