A landmark achievement for South African distance running. Tayla Kavanagh clocked 30:50 at the Brasov Running Festival, taking 22 seconds off the national women’s 10km road record and becoming the first South African woman to break 31 minutes. The performance follows her South African 5km road record of 14:51 at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, achieved 15 days earlier.
Ryan Mphahlele is back in Durban. The defending Boxer Super Run champion returns on 18 October, but this time he arrives with an honest warning: his fitness is not where it was a year ago. Will the Durban fast lane produce another Mphahlele masterclass?
The SPAR Grand Prix goes down to the wire in Johannesburg on Sunday. Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba is chasing a historic fourth title, but Cacisile Sosibo starts the final race with a 10-point lead. Before the racing begins, 15,000 women will stand together in silence to honour victims of gender-based violence and femicide.
Gerda Steyn will lead the moment of silence before joining the 10km field.
The Boxer Super Run Joburg is putting a different spin on the traditional 5km race, with four waves catering for competitive runners, social groups and invited elite athletes. Taking place at Marks Park Sports Club on Sunday, 15 November 2026, the event will feature the Open Wave at 07:00, Super Social Wave from 08:00 to 09:30, Elite Women at 09:45 and Elite Men at 10:00.
Glenrose Xaba is chasing a record fourth SPAR Grand Prix title, but with Cacisile Sosibo leading the standings and Tayla Kavanagh absent, Saturday’s 10km could shake up the championship race. A new route, a 550m climb and a fast final 2.5km add another layer to the drama.
Gerda Steyn is coming home. 🏃♀️🔥The seven-time Two Oceans and five-time Comrades champion will make her Free State racing debut at the inaugural #Mangaung10K on 25 October. 32:24 is her 10km PB. The question is what she can unleash after another monster ultra season.
For thousands of runners dreaming of conquering Cape Town’s iconic 56km Totalsports TWO OCEANS ULTRA MARATHON powered by BYD, the biggest opponent may arrive long before Chapman’s Peak. It is the calendar. With the 2027…
MANGAUNG is ready to lace up for a new chapter in its sporting story. On Sunday, 25 October, the Free State capital will host the inaugural Absa RUN YOUR CITY MANGAUNG 10K, bringing one of…
The Boxer Super Run Durban is celebrating its fourth anniversary in true Boxer Super Run style, with thousands of runners set to take on a high-energy 5km route on Sunday, 18 October 2026. Returning to…
Adam Lipschitz arrived with a course record in his sights. He delivered with a blistering 1:02:21, breaking Joseph Seutloali’s previous Gun Run Half Marathon record. Irvette van Zyl’s comeback after seven years was another highlight of a massive Hollywood Athletics Club weekend.
🏆 Men: Adam Lipschitz, 1:02:21
🏆 Women: Irvette van Zyl, 1:14:03
🏆 10km Men: Stephen Mokoka, 29:36
🏆 10km Women: Olga Firsova, 35:17
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