Cherono targets sub-30 breakthrough in Cape Town 10
Elite runner Faith Cherono eyes a record-breaking run in Cape Town as she focuses on time over podium at the 2026 10K race.
Category: Running
Gerda Steyn could turn short Comrades 85.7km into a record-breaking R2M run
The road from Durban to Pietermaritzburg has always felt like a long conversation between legs and lungs. In 2026, that conversation may run a little shorter and a lot faster. The Comrades Marathon has confirmed…
Cherono vs Jepchirchir: Gqeberha set for Sub-30 showdown
When the starter’s gun cracks over the Indian Ocean on 1 March 2026, it won’t just signal another road race. It will ignite what promises to be the fastest women’s 10km field ever assembled on…
Totalsports Two Oceans Blue Number Club icons prove time can’t catch them
At the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, the road does not discriminate by birth year. It only responds to rhythm, resolve and the steady drumbeat of feet that refuse to stop. In 2026, nowhere is this…
Gqeberha hits full stride as 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series bursts out the blocks
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K celebrates its fourth anniversary, returning as the trusted pace-setter for South Africa’s premier road-running circuit. Like a seasoned front-runner hugging the racing line,…
Two Oceans Marathon 2026 boosts prize money to R2.6 million
The road between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans just got a whole lot richer. The iconic Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, widely hailed as the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, has stretched its competitive legs for 2026,…
Hollywood AC lands Comrades royalty as Mothibi and Dijana go Purple
Durban – Like a perfectly timed surge in the final kilometres, Hollywood Athletics Club has made a decisive move, officially inducting ultra-marathon heavyweights Edward Mothibi and Tete Dijana into its purple ranks. The double signing…
Absa RUN YOUR CITY unveils a whopping R1.68m prize pool and record-breaking Incentives
The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series is once again setting the pace in South African road running, unveiling a whopping R1.686 million prize purse and a sharpened suite of SA athlete incentives that promises an…
Two Oceans Trail Run 2026: Limited Entries, Limitless Mountain Magic
Now celebrating its 13th edition, the Trail Run has matured into a jewel of the Two Oceans weekend. Runners can choose between ±16km and ±24km routes, each carved into the rugged flanks of Table Mountain, where the terrain bites back and the views soothe the soul.
Mulaudzi injury forces late rethink for Team SA at World Cross Country
Just days before the world’s best distance runners descend on Tallahassee, Team South Africa has been forced into an unwelcome change of stride. Kabelo Mulaudzi, the reigning national 10km cross country champion and one of…