Same Great Race – New Name
6 November 2024 — The Dis-Chem Half Marathon Relaunches as The Biogen Half Marathon presented by Momentum Multiply for 2025. After 22 years, Dis-Chem is proud to announce that its leading sports and wellness brand, Biogen has been appointed as title sponsor in 2025 for …… read more
NPL Ambassador Vicky MacIntosh Makes History as South Africa’s First Hyrox Champion
22 October 2024 — NPL Ambassador Vicky MacIntosh Makes History as South Africa’s First Hyrox Champion South Africa’s fitness community recently celebrated a groundbreaking achievement as Vicky MacIntosh, an elite triathlete and CrossFitter, claimed victory in the countr …… read more
PUMA Signs Teenage Sprint Sensation Christian Miller
22 October 2024 — PUMA has officially signed 18-year-old American sprinter Christian Miller, a rising star in track and field. Miller, who just graduated from St. Johns Creekside High School in Florida, has had a remarkable journey over the past year and a half. His rap …… 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.