Fresh off a stunning victory at the prestigious Valencia 10K in January - a performance that propelled her to the top of the 2026 world rankings – Kenya's Brenda Jepchirchir has confirmed her highly anticipated South African debut. The world-leading star will toe the line at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, 1 March 2026, setting the stage for an exhilarating showdown on the streets of Nelson Mandela Bay. The 20-year-old Kenyan grabbed headlines when she clocked

Record breaker Chelsea van Dyk has set her sights on earning her national colours after rewriting the South African U16 girls' 1500m record. The Benoni Northerns Athletic Club top runner opened her season with a blistering performance, clocking 4:50.34 in the U16 girls' 1500m steeplechase at the at the first Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) track and field league meeting of the season at the Germiston Stadium on January 31. She eclipsed the previous national record of 5:01.44,

In a bid to bolster their Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon team, Phantane Athletics Club has announced the acquisition of ultra-marathon rising star Samuel Cijimpi Moloi, who is set to make his debut in the prestigious event in April. Formerly of the Mr. Price-backed Maxed Elite Running Club, Moloi has already made an impact in his new club colours. Yesterday (Sunday, 1 February) Moloi clocked an impressive 56:16 time to win the Sydenham 16km race in Durban. Moloi who original

After a productive 2025 season that saw him win two international marathons, Melikhaya Frans has picked up where he left off. One of South Africas top marathoners delivered a dominant performance to win today's (31 January) NMB Gqeberha Ultra 50km by almost five minutes. Running in his hometown, the 35-year-old passed the marathon mark in 2:25:23 before breasting the finishing tape at Pollock Beach in Summerstrand in 2:54:48 as Gift Chigomararwa took second (2:59:23) and Pfa

South Africa's rising hurdles star Megan Nieman has her sights set firmly on the global stage, with the World Athletics Junior Championships and Youth Olympic Games topping her wish list as she looks to build on a breakthrough 2026 season. Fresh off a year that saw her shatter age-group records, dominate the national scene and surge into the upper reaches of the world U18 100m hurdles rankings, the teenage sensation is eager to convert momentum into international opportunity.

After clocking a season’s best 2:10:49 to grab fifth place at the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on 13 December, Thabang Mosiako is bullish about his prospects of producing a marathon personal best and winning a second Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Half Marathon title. The 30-year-old feels that the two marathons he has raced thus far, the first of which was a 2:09:14 clocking in Abu Dhabi in 2024 for South Africa’s second fastest marathon debut of all time, have prepared him we

Outlining his plans for 2026, Onalenna Khonkhobe made it plain that winning the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon title and running a fast time over the standard marathon will be the focus of his season. For this reason the man who enthralled viewers for over four hours when he led the Comrades Marathon until the 73km mark, has decided to skip the 99th edition of The Ultimate Human Race in favour of the 56km race around the Cape Peninsula that he won in 2024 but failed to fini

While it was the signing of Comrades Marathon champions Tete Dijana and Edward Mothibi that grabbed the headlines, many aspiring top runners would have been motivated by the Hollywood Athletic Club's decision to sign Thabang Mathebula. At 35 years old, Pietermaritzburg-based Mathebula signed his first professional running contract to join the Purple Team from Save Orion AC. Mathebula has joined The Purple Team. Photo Credit: Supplied. "I'm quite excited for 2026. I’ve been wa

Stephen Mokoka's road to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon got off to a flying start after he claimed a commanding victory in the men's 21.1km at a sold-out Johnson Crane Marathon in Benoni on January 25. The veteran Hollywood AC runner stopped the clock at in 1:07:17, holding off a strong field that included Lesetja Papo, Siboniso Sikhakhane and six-time winner Lucky Mohale. Papo of Maxed Elite Running Club was five seconds off the pace after crossing the line in 1:07:22 to clai

Newly elected Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) President Karabo Mabilo intends to hit the ground running, by repairing the province's tainted image through an aggressive public relations drive. According to Mabilo, this strategy which has emerged as her first order of business, will signal a new era for the federation and shine the spotlight on CGA's renewed ambition. "I'm excited. Thanks for the support. It's one of the things I'm grateful for. The media has always supported

When ace race-walker Marissa Swanepoel first linked-up with Boxer AC last year, she was immediately struck by the warmth and sense of belonging shown by the club's hierarchy, an environment that made her feel at home from day one. Attracted by a club which boasts top runners like Kabelo Mulaudzi, Glenrose Xaba, and Elroy Gelant as well as exciting young prospects Xanthe Taljaard and Emil Els, the North West University (NWU) alumnus feels certain that her decision to don the r

After the Nedbank Running Club issued a media statement on Tuesday (20 January) revealing that the pair had decided not to renew their contracts, Comrades Marathon winners Tete Dijana and Edward Mothibi have been officially unveiled as the newest members of the Hollywood Athletics Club. This much talked about announcement was made today (Thursday, 22 January) at the plush offices of Hollywoodbets, the club's main sponsor, located in Umhlanga, Durban.  The biggest transfer new

Stillwater Sports, organisers of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series have announced their prize money and SA Athletes incentives for the 2026 season. This year each of the five events will boast a total prize allocation of R337 200.00 where the top male and female finishers in each city will take home R33 000.00, while second place will earn R24 000.00 and third place R21 000.00 bringing the total prize purse to R1 686 000.00. Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports s

New Pan African Resources recruit Omuhle Kubheka is confident she has found the perfect platform to unlock her full potential, backing the guidance of renowned ultra-distance coach John Hamlett to help propel her into the upper echelons of the country's elite female runners.  Kubheka expressed gratitude to her former club, Entsika AC, where she announced herself on the national stage with a standout fourth-place finish at the 2024 City to City Ultramarathon, stopping the cloc

South African ultra distance queen Gerda Steyn opened her season with an impressive 1:49:29 win at the Top Form Bay to Bay 30km on this morning (January 18). After claiming second place (1:50:09) behind British athlete Lucy Reid's remarkable 1:49:17 last year, Steyn dominated the race from Camps Bay to Hout Bay this time around as she outpaced second-placed Jenna Challenor of the Nedbank Running Club by over five minutes (1:55:02), while Deanne Laubscher rounded out the top t

South African long distance runner Puseletso Mofokeng has confirmed that he has joined the Nedbank Running Club. Mofokeng, who trains under the guidance of Jean Verster at the Potch track club, alongside notable athletes such as South African Marathon record holder Elroy Gelant and former SA 3000m record holder Jerry Motsau, says he is excited to join a club with such a rich history. "Yes, it's true that I have joined Nedbank. I'm very happy to join Nedbank - a club with su

With the likes of Precious Mashele, Elroy Gelant, Maxime Chaumeton, Ryan Mphahlele, Tshepo Tshite and Prudence Sekgodišo either unavailable for selection or having retired from cross country, South Africa were forced to select no less than eight debutantes in the mixed relay, senior men's and women's teams alone. It means that where the relay team earned fourth position and the senior men were able to finish as high as fifth place in 2023, SA's overall performance at the Worl

After a standout 2025 season that saw him better four national records, Adriaan Wildschutt has set his sights on further record-breaking achievements in 2026. Wildschutt will return to the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday, 1 March, where he aims to become the first athlete to clock a sub-27-minute 10km on African soil. "It would mean a lot to run sub-27:00 on SA soil. It would probably be one of my very highest achievements. It would certainly mean the world to me,"

For a decade, Precious Mashele has used Zoo Lake as his primary training base and second home. Under the guidance of coach Hendrick Ramaala who served as his coach, mentor and father figure, Mashele blossomed into one of SA's leading top runners. He won five consecutive national cross country titles, qualified for the Olympic Games, World Championships and African Championships and broke the SA 10km Record when he ran a lifetime best 27:35 at 2023 Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA

For most track runners, the transition from middle distance to ultra marathons, can be a difficult one. But where dozens have failed, George Kusche is succeeding. After a productive college track career racing 1500m, Miles and 5000m for Northern Arizona on the highly competitive US College NCAA Circuit, the Affies Seuns alumnus is beginning to make waves on the even more competitive South African ultra marathon scene.  "It's a mindset shift. You have to change your mindset,"