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