Eight years after lining up alongside Ugandan distance-running legend Joshua Cheptegei on the streets of Durban, South African standouts Stephen Mokoka and Kabelo Mulaudzi are looking forward to renewing their rivalry when they take on the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday, 12 July 2026. The experienced duo will once again test themselves against the two-time Olympic champion, with Mokoka eager for another showdown and Mulaudzi relishing the opportunity to measure himse

After claiming a top ten finish on debut, Tebogo Pilusa emerged as one of the surprise packages of the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon on 14 June. Running in the colours of the little known Dwarsrivier Mine AC, Pulusa completed the 85,77km route from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a time of 5:29:40. Finishing inside the top ten at The Ultimate Human Race was the highlight of what has been a special year for the 37-year-old who also ran a course record 2:13:03 to win the

Both elite and social runners in Limpopo have no choice but to follow both Limpopo Athletics, Athletics South Africa and World Athletics rules if they want to avoid further disqualifications. This was directive given by ASA Acting President John Mathane during the second edition of the LIMA Athletes Commission Indaba held at the Capricorn High School Auditorium in Polokwane this Saturday, 4 July 2026. Mathane says all athletes must follow the rules. Photo Credit: Nathi Kubya

South African long-distance athlete Adam Lipschitz delivered a stellar performance, clocking a personal best time of 28:27 at the Peachtree Road race in the United States yesterday (Saturday, 04 July). In sweltering conditions nearing 30 degrees Celsius, Lipschitz managed to eclipse his previous mark of 28:36, which he achieved in the 2019 edition of the Gun Run 10km race, where he finished second overall behind the late Mbuleli Mathanga. Known more for his marathon achievem

After a sellout event of 3500 participants last year, organisers of the 2026 Thembisa Mile presented by Lenmed Zamokuhle Private Hospital have increased the entry cap to 5000. The race which comprises a street Mile (1609m) and a 10km mass participation event, will start and finish at the Olifantsfontein Sports Grounds in Olifantsfontein on Sunday, 25 October. Founder and Race Director of the Thembisa Mile Donald Mathipa says the decision to increase the number of participants

In the wake of the landmark announcement that Stillwater Sports, the Event and Experience Specialists behind the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, have secured Ugandan distance running superstar Joshua Cheptegei for the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday, 12 July 2026, anticipation continues to build as a world-class field of elite men and women prepare to chase history on what promises to be the greatest 10km on African soil. Headlining the men’s field with a personal best 26:

After an outcry from many runners who were unable to secure an entry for the 2026 edition of the race, organisers of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD have announced that an additional 11 000 runners will be able to take place in the 21km and 56km races on Saturday 3 April and Sunday 4 April next year. Taking place from 31 March to 04 April 2027, the enhanced Event Week programme - featuring a Night Run, International Friendship Run, Trail Run, Half Marathon

After clocking her third successive sub 31:40 10km time, Tayla Kavanagh has underlined her credentials as a serious candidate to break the SA 10km record. In her latest performance, the Hollywood Athletic Club top runner stormed to a 31:32 victory at the Durban leg of the SPAR Grand Prix Series after prevailing in a testing battle against Ethiopia's Selam Gebre (31:45), who held off a fast-finishing Neheng Khatala (32:09). Kavanagh and Gebre broke away from the lead bunch and

Ngconde Matwebu announced himself to the South African road running public this morning (27 June) when he finished as the runner-up at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon to take the his very first SA title at the twelfth edition of South Africa’s premium half marathon event. Running in the colours of KwaZulu-Natal-Natal Athletics, the 26-year-old who is coached by Mdu Khumalo, produced a mature performance which saw him chase down early leader Rodgers Murei of Kenya. Matwe

The Nelson Mandela Half-Marathon, scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 27, in Summerstrand, Gqeberha, will feature a talented pool of athletes competing for top honours. Renowned as the fastest Half-Marathon race in South Africa, this event, which encompasses the SA Half-Marathon, 5km, and 1 Mile Championship, consistently yields outstanding performances including the fastest 21km time ever run in SA - 1:00:29 produced by Thabang Mosiako to win the 2023 edition of the ra

Runners planning to compete in the Foskor F21 Half Marathon, scheduled to take place on 25 July 2026 at the Foskor Community Centre in Namakgale, Phalaborwa, will have to make alternative arrangements after organisers announced that the 2026 edition of the popular 21km race has been cancelled. In a letter penned to Limpopo Athletics Secretary Mr Leon Bannau, Foskor F21 Race Director Vhontsia Ramashia explains that the widespread flooding experienced in Limpopo during the firs

Having already unveiled Ugandan distance running superstar Joshua Cheptegei alongside a world-class elite men's field, Stillwater Sports, the Event and Experience Specialists behind the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, have raised the bar once again by confirming a stellar line-up of elite women for the 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday, 12 July 2026. With the likes of Kenya’s Brenda Jepchirchir (10km personal best 29.25), Beatrice Chepkoech (10km PB 30.56) and Jackline

In keeping with their mission to take the sport of road running to some of South Africa’s most rural corners, organisers of the 2026 Fortress Running Series have announced that the popular 10km and 21km series will visit KwaZulu-Natal for the very first time. The Fortress Running Series Vryheid Run will take place on 25 July at AbaQulusi Plaza, one of the shopping centres in the Fortress Retail portfolio. "Digging for talent in the rural areas is in our DNA," says SA Road Ru

On a day when 16-year-old Tiisetso Malungane once again grabbed headlines for clocking an eye-watering 4:03.85 to win the boys U17 race at the CURRO ASICS Street Mile, it was Mahlatsi Ngwenya’s victory in the senior women’s mile that got the pundits talking about the return to form of a once-promising junior athlete. Although slower than the 4:53.30 Leandri Pretorius ran to win the Girls U16 mile, the 800m specialist produced an encouraging 5:05.78 to dispatch a quality field

Excitement is building ahead of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K on Sunday, 12 July 2026, as a world-class men's field prepares to take on Ugandan distance running superstar Joshua Cheptegei in what promises to be the most competitive 10km road race ever staged on African soil. Chasing the multiple Olympic and World Champion - and current world record holder over both 5 000m and 10 000m - Joshua Cheptegei, is a formidable line-up of international and local talent set to ligh

Just days before the Comrades Marathon, Nobuhle Tshuma found herself stuck in a Kenyan airport, facing uncertainty as authorities barred her from departing the country amid allegations by doping officials that she needed testing. After months of preparation in the country famous for its long-distance runners, Tshuma risked missing the race on Sunday, 14 June. Thankfully, she was cleared and allowed to compete in her second Up Run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, after arrivin

In a historic Comrades Marathon run where George Kusche (5:15:56) and Gerda Steyn (5:44:53) stole the show by delivering astonishing performances to win the men’s and women’s races in new Up Run records, Lloyd Bosman stole some of the spotlight when he completed the 85.777km journey from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in 5:28:53 to take a seventh spot on debut. Approaching the finish line at Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse in eighth position, the Nedbank Running Club ace wa

In the build up to the Comrades Marathon, many pundits predicted that the men's race would produce its fastest finishing time in the history of the century old race. The results of Sunday 14 June confirmed this as both the men's and women's records were shattered in astonishing fashion. Nedbank Running Club elite athlete George Kusche delivered a remarkable 5:15:56 to eclipse Leonid Shvetsov’s previous mark of 5:24:49 set in 2008. The 27-year-old Kusche has been in great for

Hollywood Athletics Club's golden girl Gerda Steyn is still hungry for more success at the Comrades Marathon. Entering the race as the overwhelming favourite the four-time Comrades champion and Up Run record holder (5:51:19) told a packed room of media during yesterday’s (Thursday 11 June) press conference at the Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel that she prepared for Sunday’s race as though she could be running the race for the last time. The 36-year-old Steyn, who won also Totals

With just a few days to go before the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon on Sunday 14 June, one of the athletes expected to deliver a strong performance is Sibusiso Kubheka. Although he’ll be making his best at the Ultimate Human Race, his status as being the first man on earth to run under 6 hours for 100km means that his decision to run his first Comrades has been met with some interest. Guided by Xolani Mabhida who coached the legendary Bong’musa Mthembu to two of his