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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

Top multi-sport athletes, Ian Don-Wauchope and Carla Van Huyssteen set the course ablaze on Saturday, 27 September 2014 when they took on the IMPI Elite Race at the picturesque Van Gaalens Cheese Farm (Hartebeespoort / North West Province).  Don-Wauchope conquered the course in a lightning fast time of 01 hour 46 … [Read more...]

After securing the 2nd spot on the podium at his IMPI Challenge debut in Cape Town early in April, the IMPI bug has bitten and as a result keen trail runner Christiaan Greyling will be seen chomping at the bit on Saturday, 27 September 2014 when he toes the line at his very first IMPI [...]Greyling feeds IMPI bug is a … [Read more...]

Stewart Chaperon and Olivia Read are the new champions of the Wildcoast Wildrun – the popular three day 112km stage race from Kei Mouth to Hole-in-the-Wall on the Wild Coast. Chaperon was made to work hard for his title and chased throughout by Jacques Mouton from George and twin brothers, Andrew and Steven … [Read more...]

With only 30 days left before the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon the Sanlam Peace Trails have sold out and the only way to still get an entry is by running for nature in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA). Join the WWF-SA Panda Posse at the Sanlam Peace Trails There [...]Run for Nature … [Read more...]

A little mud has never scared trail runners and the more than 800 runners who showed up for the second race of the Spur Cape Winter Trail Series™ certainly proved their mettle. Those brave souls who weren’t put of by the conditions were treated to a cold, wet and windy run and got to enjoy [...]800 take on Winter Trail … [Read more...]