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

After taking last running a marathon during the 2024 season, Emmanuel Ramohlale announced his 42km comeback with a dominant win at yesterday’s (Sunday 19 April) Mall of The North Marathon in Polokwane. The Mzansi AC Top Runner clocked 2:36:44 to break the finishing tape more than a minute ahead of Ananius Masila (2:38:29), with Mosimanegape Bonnetsoe took the last podium position (2:38:27) and also finished as the first veteran. Ramohlale ascribed his victory to his race plan

In a remarkable display of endurance, unheralded Siyamthanda Bazane secured an unlikely win in the Zululand Ultra Marathon, which took place between Ulundi and Nongoma today (Sunday 19 April). The Nedbank Running Club man took the lead just before the 42km mark and held on to cross the finish line in 3:24:37 for what is the biggest victory of his career. Speaking to #TheTopRunner after the race Bazane, who received a cheque of R100,000 for his efforts, admitted that he hadn’t

After Tayla Kavanagh's heroics on the opening day of the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Championships yesterday (16 April), we celebrate one of the country’s top exponents of the 5000m - Moorsoi Boy Soke. A three-time for SA Champion over twelve and a half laps of the track, Soke knows what it’s like to win a national title at the famed Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch and says the three consecutive gold medals he won between 2007 and 2009 remind him of the event he loves a

KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) top runner Tayla Kavanagh, stole the spotlight on the opening day of the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track & Field Championships at the Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch, producing a dazzling solo performance of 14:58.52 to claim a maiden national title on the track. This achievement saw the 24-year-old improve upon her previous personal best time of 15:30, set at the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Championships last month.  More notably, the

Taking place for the 12th time this year, the 2026 Ntenga Foundation Race will once again look to harness the power of running to change the lives of the citizens of rural KwaZulu-Natal. Every year the Ntenga Foundation Race offers runners the opportunity to celebrate National Heritage Day by doing what they love, while using the proceeds from the race to support various worthy social impact initiatives around one of South Africa’s most rural provinces.  The 2025 Ntenga Found

With six gold medalists finishing in the top ten for the first time and five of those making their 56km debut, the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD represented a changing of the guard as a new crop of ultra marathon stars took to the stage. Perhaps most impressive of all was the performance of Tumelo Moja who took an eye-catching fifth position in 3:12:07. The Phantane Athletic Club novice was not only attempting the World’s Most Beautiful Race for the firs

With the Athletics South Africa Senior Track & Field Championships set to get underway tomorrow (16 April) at the Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch, one of the events that will be keenly watched is the women’s hammer throw. The battle will be between Collete Uys, who recently set a new national record with a 69.21m heave during a league meeting in Potchefstroom, and former national record holder Leandri Holtzhausen. Despite Uys achieving the highest mark, which she has yet

The 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD saw some exceptional performances from a number of new faces, particularly in the men's 56km event where six of the top ten male finishers earned their very first gold medals. Of those six, five were debutants including winner Arthur Jantjies who secured a memorable 3:09:25 victory over runner-up and 2024 champion Onalenna Khonkhobe.  KwaZulu-Natal's Sphamandla Nkosi also delivered a remarkable debut run, finishing sixth

With less than a month to go before the Durban International Marathon, organizers have announced a significant increase in the prize money as they aim to make the event one of the best in the country. The race, scheduled for May 3, celebrates its sixth edition this year, with organizers predicting a total of 10,000 mass participants in the two offered distances of 42km and 10km. Bothma celebrates victory at the 2023 Durban International Marathon which incorporated the ASA Mar

Foreign athletes dominated the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon powered by BYD in The Mother City this morning (12 April) as Felix Kibet Masai of Kenya won the men's race in the fastest time since 2017 (on the current course which has been in use since 2012), while Namibia's Lavina Haitope dominated an open women’s race to produce the biggest victory of her road running career. Lining up as an unknown quantity against many of his South African opponents, Kibet Masai, who

In a year in which the event introduced it’s first presenting sponsor, history was made at the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD when Gerda Steyn delivered a record seventh victory and little known Arthur Jantjies surprised the pundits with the biggest win of his fledgling ultra marathon career. "It has been a phenomenal step. A big step. It's history," said the 25-year-old from Hopetown 120km outside Kimberley who stopped the clock in 3:09:25. "I'm just a small

Olympian Rutendo Nyahora will take on her maiden Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday 11 April and is aiming for a top ten finish. The Zimbabwean long distance runner who first made a name for herself in 2012 as a consistent podium finisher in the SPAR Grand Prix, will line up for the 56km this weekend after making her ultra marathon debut at the City to City Marathon last September. Completing that 50km race in 3:41.09 for eighth position has motivated the Hollywood

With a highly contested men’s race lined up for this year’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD, lovers of ultra distance running will be asking themselves if anyone can challenge Gerda Steyn on Saturday 11 April. Since taking 14th position (4:15:44) on debut in 2016, the darling of South African road running who broke her own course record to win the 2024 edition of the iconic  South African sporting and cultural event in 3:26:54 has enjoyed unparalleled success a

Boasting a handsome CV including five gold medals, four of which are victories, Stephen Mokoka is one of the most decorated runners to ever compete in the Totalsports Two Oceans Half Marathon powered by BYD and he's looking forward to add to his golden collection when he lines up again on 12 April. South Africa's second fastest half marathoner of all time (59:36) has fond memories of the race he won on debut in 2009 in 1:03:42 after defeating the likes of Lusapho April and Ts

Despite world class performances by South African athletes in the youth, junior and senior ranks, Athletics South Africa (ASA) has been in the media for what has been happening in the boardroom and not on the track, cross country and road. March was a busy month for the organisation’s media department who have had to field questions about whether or not World Athletics had placed ASA under a formal monitoring process after the suspension of president James Moloi for the taver

Even though her run was overshadowed by the controversy that erupted at the finish line when Tayla Kavanagh secured a narrow victory (31:33) over Glenrose Xaba (31:38) resulting in the latter initially refusing to hug her opponent moments after crossing the finish line, Karabo More’s performance at the first leg of the 2026 SPAR Grand Prix suggests she has an excellent 10km season ahead.  The 23-year-old clocked 32:34 to finish just 18 seconds behind third placed Kayla Jacobs