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

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

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

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

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

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

Day two of the ASA age-group track and field championships on March 27 at Germiston Stadium belonged to record breakers as no fewer than four national milestones fell in a blistering afternoon track session that showcased the country's rising stars at their fearless best. Hurdlers Enrique Bosch (CGA), Janelle Kirkpatrick and Tumi Ramokgopa (both AGN) all rewrote the record books in their respective events, while Christi Loggenberg delivered a jaw-dropping run in the U18 women

Eastern Province Athletics (EPA) sprinter Marko Ferreira stole the spotlight with a statement performance on the opening day of the ASA Age-Group Championships at Germiston Stadium on March 26, delivering what was widely regarded as the performance of the day. The 19-year-old blazed to a 10.09-second personal best in his semi-final before returning to clinch the U20 men’s 100m national title in 10.16. In doing so, Ferreira produced the upset of the day, beating favourites Muk

After producing a stellar performance to set a new 5000m personal best of 15:30 on the second and final day of the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Senior, Masters and TVET Colleges Track & Field Championships on Saturday 21 March, Tayla Kavanagh is in confident mood of ahead of her 10km season opener.  "I'm feeling happy with today’s performance,” she told #TheTopRunner. “As someone without a track background, it is so good to add track into the mix this year. I'm hoping it's going a

In the past, a notable performance at the Om Die Dam 50km race has frequently been an indicator of potential success at the Comrades Marathon. For example after winning Om Die Dam for the first time in March 2019, Joseph Manyedi went to earn his first Comrades gold medal when he finished in fifth position on 9 June, 2019. This year it Tebogo Pulusa who triumphed at the Trojan Om Die Dam Marathon on Saturday 21 March in a time of 2:53:06, suggesting that he is well-equipped t

Despite some encouraging performances, the first day of the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Senior, TVET Colleges and Masters Championship hosted at the King's Park Athletics Stadium on Friday 20 March was a generally disappointing affair underlined by low participation levels and poor crowd attendance.  For example, the senior men’s 10,000m race which had been one of the most highly anticipated events of the two day programme, was ultimately contested by just two athletes in Cwenga

Athletics coach Oupa Maruping hopes the launch of Vorentoe Sports School of Specialisation (SOS) will bring back sponsors to the school. The institution has produced some of South Africa’s top athletes including the likes of Mapaseka Makhanya, Bayanda Walaza, Naledi Makgatha, Nolene Conrad, Tumisang Monnatlala and the Phalula twins, Lebo and her sister Lebogang. The schools’ athletics programme had been sponsored by Murray and Roberts from 2000 but when the construction firm

Just days after winning the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) title in the fastest 400m clocking of the 2026 season thus far, Lythe Pillay has taken a major stride off the track by securing a high-profile endorsement deal with one of the fastest growing sports apparel and shoe brands On. Yesterday (18 March), the Swiss sportswear giant  officially announced that the two-time Olympian had been added to its global athlete roster, signalling a significant move by the brand to shar

Just two weeks after winning the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K, South African long distance sensation Adriaan Wildschutt celebrated one of the biggest titles of his career when he won yesterday’s (15 March) New York Half Marathon in 59:30 on a cold and breezy morning in The Big Apple.  Wildschutt, who was running on only the second half-marathon of his career after debuting with an SA Record 59:13 at the Valencia Half Marathon last October, delivered a well tactical perfo

Glenrose Xaba closed off her remarkable racing weekend on cloud nine, with a third victory in as many days. Her impressive streak of weekend victories began with the 10 000m crown at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) U16, U18, U20, U23 & Senior Track & Field Championships at the Pilditch Athletics Stadium on Friday 13 March.  Xaba clocked 31:56.65 at over 1300m above sea level to win by more than a minute from training partner and Boxer Athletic Club teammate Karabo Mailula (

National women's shot put and discus champion Colette Uys admitted she is not satisfied with her start to the season, conceding she is not yet throwing the distances she had hoped for at this stage. Uys produced arguably the best season of her career in 2025. She threw over 18m for the first time in the shot put when she tossed 18.14m to capture the national title at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) senior champs, backing that up with a gold in the discus, before narrowly mis