Now that I am finally back to enjoying one of my favourite hobbies, travelling the country to try run every marathon or ultra in South Africa, I recently found myself in Potchefstroom for the LetsGo Potch Marathon, and besides enjoying a good run with various running friends, I also delved deep down into the darker side of my sense of humour. – By Stuart Mann
After a long lay-off from one of my favourite hobbies, travelling the country (and world) to run marathons, I finally made my long-awaited return to action at the Shikhumba Marathon in Limpopo Province, and found a solitary out-and-back route that gave me plenty of time to think about mosquitoes, flies, donkeys, music, beer and more. My kind of marathon! – By Stuart Mann
There is nothing quite like getting a big dataset in one’s hands and playing around with the numbers. I analysed the Comrades Marathon stats and found something that really surprised me. – By Stuart Mann
Being injured, I’ve had plenty of time to write about my favourite sport while enjoying my favourite beverage, and that’s why this column is on how my big, fat beer belly helps explain quarterly objectives – Stuart Mann
I am, unfortunately, still a grumpy old Running Mann, due to a persistent and lingering injury, which means no new race reports for now, but the time away from the road is giving me plenty of time to run statistics, so here is my 2022 Marathon Running Year in Review. By Stuart Mann
With plenty of to run Comrades statistics, most fall into the interesting and inspiring categories, but uncovering cheats at the world’s greatest ultra-marathon leaves a bad taste in my mouth. – By Stuart Mann