Ramp your way up to better fitness with Vitality Run Series
26 March 2024 — Beginning a journey towards fitness isn’t just about breaking a sweat – it’s about igniting your passion, propelling you towards a lifestyle filled with energy and purpose. One way to do this is to incorporate race events into your fitness routine. The …… read more
Glenrose takes care of unfinished business as SA athletics champs kick off in Maritzburg
18 April 2024 — Glenrose Xaba finally has her hands on a national 5000m title. The 29-year-old has claimed gold six times before in the 10,000m but never in the shorter of the distance events on the track. On day one of the SA Athletics Championships in Pietermaritzbu …… read more
New-look Tatjana shakes off injury to shine at SA champs
16 April 2024 — Tatjana Smith is in a happy place. The former Tatjana Schoenmaker is newly married, swimming fast again, and on top of the world – literally. That’s after rising to the top of the world 200m breaststroke rankings at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqe …… read more
Tebogo, Haingura and Sekgodiso light up the track at second ASA Grand Prix
19 March 2024 — By Karien Jonckheere Botswana’s athletes stole the show at the second ASA Grand Prix meet of the season in Pretoria on Monday night. Better known for his exploits over 100 and 200m, having medalled in both events at the World Athletics Championships in …… read more
Road To Redemption: Simbine sets sights on Paris
15 March 2024 — By Karien Jonckheere After shaking off a disappointing end to last season, which had started so promisingly but ended with a false start in the 100m semifinal and a dropped baton at the World Athletics Championships, Akani Simbine is only looking forwa …… read more
Training ON SA Vibes
12 March 2024 — 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 …… read more
Giving Back to the Garden Route
12 March 2024 — 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 programmes. – By Seamus Allardice with Sean Falconer … read more
Putting Shoes on Feet
12 March 2024 — 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, no …… read more
And the Winners Are…
12 March 2024 — 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 …… read more
Lessons in self-belief
7 March 2024 — I recently received an invitational entry to participate in the Cape Town edition of the SPAR Grand Prix, and at first, I was jumping up and down like a kid in a candy store, but that joy quickly turned into doubt when I read the event digimag and saw …… read more
Which SA athletes are on track for Olympic selection?
22 February 2024 — By Karien Jonckheere With the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games now five months away, 11 South African athletes have already achieved qualification standards for the global showpiece. The most recent name to be added to that list was Cian Old …… read more