Scorching running expected at Spur Cape Summer Trail Series™ 2015 With entries almost filled up to capacity and the Cape summer showing its best side it’s a definite that the Spur Cape Summer Trail Series™ will get off to a cracking start this Wednesday. The Spur Trail Series™ is one of the most popular trail [...] … [Read more...]
Registration for Tuga-Mabo Opens on 21st December
December 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Next Sunday at 18:00 the doors will be opened to all those who want to run the la Marató de Muntanya de Borriol which will be held on Sunday 21st March. As all race entries sold out in 3 hours for last year's race a new system has been set up giving priority to those runners who have participated in at least 5 … [Read more...]
Smyth, Mattox Win XTERRA Trail Run Worlds
December 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
KUALOA RANCH, Oahu, Hawaii (December 7, 2014) – Star power prevailed at Kualoa Ranch as Patrick Smyth defended his title and Kimber Mattox won her first at the Paul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Sunday. … [Read more...]
Sesipi wins the Spur Trail Series
December 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Almost 700 trail runners made their way to the Pelindaba Nature Reserve this weekend to take on the final race of the Spur Gauteng Summer Trail Series™. They weren’t disappointed as the Highveld weather played along, delivering a perfect morning to kick off a typical summer Sunday. Some of the biggest names in South … [Read more...]
Win entry to Marato de Borriol
December 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Win 2 Free Entries inclusive of Accommodation to the Marato de Barriol in Spain! … [Read more...]
Ultra Trail Cape Town by Derrick Baard
November 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ultra Trail Cape Town 2014 – I’ve been running for a few years now but havn’t run an Ultra run since 2012. Come 2014 & for some reason I find myself having run 3 in 2014, namely The Bastille 50KM, The inaugural Marloth Mountain Challenge 60.3KM over the majestic Langberg Mountains around Swellendam and then … [Read more...]
Dramatic start to Spur Gauteng Summer Trail
October 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
It was a stormy start to this year’s Spur Gauteng Summer Trail Series™ as an angry Hennops River greeted almost 700 runners to kick things off in dramatic fashion. As usual there were three races at Hennops River, the regular long and short courses as well as a stand-alone, longer XL of 20km. The XL [...]Dramatic start … [Read more...]
Marais, Nienaber take IMPI gold
October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The picturesque Lievland Wine Estate (Stellenbosch) was a hub of excitement on Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 October 2014 when just over 5500 eager sports enthusiasts and lovers of the outdoors toed the line to partake in the action of the much anticipated IMPI Challenge. Multisport athlete Stuart Marais claimed gold in … [Read more...]
KZN Trail Series kicks off
October 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Speed was at the order of the day in race 1 of the 2014 Spur KZN Trail Series™ on Sunday as the KZN runners blitzed the Inanda Dam course in record times. In what is arguably the fastest course in the Series the front runners dipped below the 03:30 min per km mark and left [...]KZN Trail Series kicks off is a post … [Read more...]
First Marloth Mountain Challenge success
September 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The first Marloth Mountain Challenge (MMC) took place in Swellendam this weekend in trying conditions as the Swellendam Mountains threw everything they could at participants. It was a dramatic start to what is sure to become one of the biggest races on the South African trail calendar and runners had to contend with … [Read more...]
