Formerly known as the Polokwane City Marathon, organisers of the 2026 edition of the much loved Limpopo race have decided to introduce a new distance. The event which takes place on Saturday, 2 May will feature a 50km race for the first time and will now be known as the Polokwane City Ultra Marathon. According Polokwane municipality Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe who is the driving force behind the event which is organised by the Polokwane Athletic Club and sponsored by

Known for his prowess over 10 000m and the half marathon, former World Student Games half marathon champion Gladwin Mzazi has decided to take on his first Comrades Marathon. Over the last two seasons the Boxer Athletic Club top runner has become a regular at a few 50km races around the country and was seen in action once again this weekend when he finished as the runner-up at the Mpileng Tshwane North Ultra 50km on Saturday 18 April. "The distance is nice but it's tough. You

Having overcome the fear that once held him back, SA Championships silver medalist Deon-Lee Hendricks is relishing the finest season of his career and is firmly focused on achieving even greater success at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K on Sunday, 10 May 2026. "The goal for the SA Championships was to go out there and win the 10 000m," said Hendricks after clocking a personal best 28:55.93 in the 10 000m final at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track &Field Cham

The mecurial Glenrose Xaba is now the second fastest South African female half marathoner of all time after delivering a remarkable performance at the Instubal Half-Marathon yesterday (Sunday, 19 April). Supercharge finished in third position with a time of 1:07:03. Xaba not only smashed her personal best by 1 minute and 34 seconds she also moved to within 20 seconds of Elana Meyer’s SA Record. Speaking to #TheTopRunner the reigning SA Half Marathon champion credited the comp