Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K announces road closures
The countdown to the 9th annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K is on, with thousands of runners set to take to the streets of Durban on Sunday, 12 July 2026. To assist residents, businesses…
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Two Oceans Ultra strikes gold with coveted IAU Golden Label status
The Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon powered by BYD has crossed another significant finish line. The iconic 56km race has earned the prestigious International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) Golden Label Certificate, placing South Africa’s celebrated…
Tayla Kavanagh targets Commonwealth Games after SPAR 10km win in Durban
DURBAN – Tayla Kavanagh is running with the confidence of an athlete who has found the perfect rhythm. Every stride appears to carry another statement of intent. Every finish line seems to reveal a bigger…
Durban 10K: Elite women’s field targets historic sub-30 breakthrough
The 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K is shaping up to be one of the greatest road races ever staged in Africa. Brenda Jepchirchir, Beatrice Chepkoech, Jackline Rotich, Neheng Khatala and South Africa’s Tayla Kavanagh headline a world-class women’s field chasing history on Durban’s iconic streets. Could Africa witness its first women’s sub-30 minute 10km?
Tayla Kavanagh faces Durban test as SPAR Grand Prix race heats up
Tayla Kavanagh heads into Sunday’s SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Durban with the leader’s bib on her back and a growing target on it. The 25-year-old from Hillcrest in Kwazulu-Natal tops the SPAR Grand Prix…
Cape Town Festival of Running gives every kilometre a cause with SPCA partnership
The roads along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard will carry more than runners this July. They will carry hope. When the Cape Town Festival of Running returns to the Sea Point Promenade on 18 and 19…
Durban 10K unveils faster route and earlier start for 2026
Durban is getting even faster. The 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K will feature a refined speed-focused route and an earlier 07:00 start, raising hopes of the first-ever sub-27-minute 10km on African soil.
How George Kusche cracked the Comrades code
The Comrades Marathon is often described as a race against distance, terrain and self-doubt. In 2026, George Kusche turned it into a mathematics problem and produced a solution so devastatingly effective that it shattered an…
Sea, Stride and Spirit: Saldanha Set for a Coastal Running Celebration
The Sea Harvest Foundation Health Run is poised to transform Saldanha’s shoreline into a ribbon of running dreams on Saturday, 20 June, as athletes, families and fitness enthusiasts gather for one of the West Coast’s…
Africa’s greatest 10K awaits as Cheptegei chases Durban glory
The stage is set for one of the strongest 10km road races ever assembled on African soil.
Olympic champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei will face a formidable challenge from Kenya’s Felix Masai and Gilbert Kiprotich, Lesotho record holder Kamohelo Mofolo, South Africa’s Kabelo Mulaudzi and Uganda’s Emanuel Kibet at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on 12 July.
With a fast course, elite depth and the possibility of a historic performance, Durban is preparing for a race that could redefine African road running.