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.
Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba made history with a fourth SPAR Grand Prix title in Johannesburg, where 15,000 women ran and elite athletes stood against GBV.
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.
GQEBERHA: Glenrose “Supercharger” Xaba was four seconds from history on a rain-soaked Saturday morning, but her commanding victory in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge may have been worth far more than the stopwatch suggested. The…
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.
Tayla Kavanagh’s Hollywoodbets Durban 10km victory was a compelling lesson in resilience. After falling shortly before 4km, the South African national 5km and 10km champion recovered to win in a course-record 31:39. Her next challenge is Copenhagen, where she will represent South Africa in the World Championships 5km on 20 September.
Doreen Cherop and Salem Kibet gave Kenya a golden double at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K on Sunday, with both producing decisive late surges to win at the Union Buildings. Cherop timed her…
Glenrose Xaba produced a tactical masterclass to win the Totalsports Women’s Race Joburg 10km in 32:11.
Nineteen-year-old Mpho Katiso steps onto one of South Africa’s biggest road running stages in the sold-out Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K. Training alongside Glenrose Xaba, Karabo More and Karabo Mailula under Violet and Caster Semenya, she is chasing more than a personal best. She is chasing belief, growth and a breakthrough.
Defending SPAR Grand Prix champion Glenrose Xaba returned to winning ways by breaking the Tshwane course record on Saturday, securing her first victory of the 2026 series with a commanding performance in Centurion. The Boxer…
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