Can Joshua Cheptegei become the first athlete to run a sub-27-minute 10km on African soil?
The Olympic champion returns to Durban after eight years to headline one of the strongest road running fields ever assembled, with Kabelo Mulaudzi, Stephen Mokoka and Gilbert Kiprotich ready to challenge him. The women’s race could also deliver history through Brenda Jepchirchir.
The countdown to the 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K has shifted into top gear, with world champions, Olympic gold medallists and fearless record hunters converging on Durban for a race that could redraw…
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?
South African distance ace Adriaan Wildschutt delivered a gutsy title defence at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Gqeberha 10K on Sunday, overcoming late disruption to win in 27:47 on a blustery morning in Nelson Mandela…
The road along Beach Road in Humewood is set to hum like a tightly strung racing flat on Sunday when the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K fires the starter’s pistol at 07:00 on Sunday…
When the starter’s gun cracks over Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday, 1 March 2026, the sound may echo far beyond the beachfront. For Glenrose Xaba, the opening leg of the 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY…
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…
If everything goes according to plan, the young Kenyan could make history in Nelson Mandela Bay by becoming the the first women to run a 10km road race in under 30 on African soil.
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