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Book your #Comrades2024 club tent site today
Club tent site bookings for #Comrades2024 are now open! CMA Race & Operations Manager, Ann Ashworth says, “The Comrades Marathon Up Run...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 11, 20242 min read


SuperSport steps up its Comrades Marathon coverage this year
With exactly two months to Comrades race day, and building on the success of 2023, SuperSport is stepping up its coverage of the Comrades...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 11, 20243 min read


Entries for the 2024 Totalsports Women’s Race open this week
Entries for the Totalsports Women’s Race, South Africa’s premier Women’s Month Celebration, will open on Wednesday, 10 April 2024. "What...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 11, 20242 min read


Chepkorir's triumph in Gqeberha sets stage for her Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K debut
Fresh from her dominant victory at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K this past weekend, Kenya’s Diana Chepkorir has confirmed that she...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Entries OPEN for the second annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K!
The vibrant streets of Tshwane are set to host the 2nd annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K on Sunday, August 25, 2024, with entries...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 8, 20243 min read


Kenya's Langat and Chepkorir secure victory at Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Kenya's Vincent Kibet Langat and Diana Chepkorir claimed top honors in the men’s and women’s races, respectively, at the 2nd annual Absa...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 7, 20245 min read


Records on offer as top runners confirm targets for Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
With a lineup featuring both world-class performers and South Africa's top athletes, the 2024 Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K promises to...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 6, 20245 min read


Comrades Novice Seminar in Cape Town in two weeks time
Three-time Comrades Marathon winner, Vladimir Kotov will be the guest speaker as one of the Comrades Local Legends at the Cape Town leg...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 3, 20242 min read


2024 Comrades Marathon Cut-offs
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed the cut-offs for this year’s 97th Comrades Marathon. With this year being an Up Run...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Residents invited to join a fun Inner-City Clean Up ahead of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Gqeberha residents are invited to join a lively "Inner-City Clean Up" starting at 08:30 (until 10:00) from the Absa Branch on Govan Mbeki...

Sifiso Ngobese
Apr 1, 20243 min read


Gerda Steyn gives little away ahead of her fifth Two Oceans Marathon title attempt
Few outside her family and friends had heard of Gerda Steyn when she first lined up for the Two Oceans Marathon in April 2016. Hardly...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 30, 20243 min read


Stephen Mokoka – Ready to tackle the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon
They were so far ahead of their time, many said their records would never be broken! When Thompson Magawana and Frith van der Merwe raced...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 28, 20244 min read


All Systems go as Runners Line-up for City to City Marathon
With an overall payout purse of R1.2 million and a mouthwatering dangling carrot of R200, 000 for each winner in the male and female...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 28, 20242 min read


It's Durban's turn to shine with Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K entries opening this week!
The 7th annual Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K returns to the majestic city on Sunday, July 7, 2024, and entries are now officially open....

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 28, 20244 min read


Totalsports Women's Race expands into a month-long celebration in August 2024
South Africa’s largest Women’s Day celebration, the Totalsports Women’s Race, will triple the excitement in 2024 with the iconic event...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 26, 20243 min read


2024 Comrades Substitution Withdrawals closing soon
Runners who had entered the 2024 Comrades Marathon but will not be running on Sunday, 9 June, have three days left to withdraw their...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Gelant targets maiden Sub-28, while Kenya's Maxon Kipngetich prepares for Absa RYC GQEBERHA 10K debut
Veteran South African distance runner Elroy Gelant has set his sights on running a maiden sub-28-minute clocking at the Absa RUN YOUR...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 26, 20245 min read


Homegrown talent set to shine at Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Local performing arts group, Ikusasa Arts Development, will make its Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series debut on Sunday 7 April 2024 when the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 25, 20245 min read


2024 Comrades Marathon Route Distance Revealed
The official route distance of this year’s 97th Comrades Marathon from Durban to Pietermaritzburg will be 85,91km, making this the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 22, 20242 min read


Records Tumble on Opening Day Of ASA Age Champs!
Multiple national bests were shattered in the U16 age group, as the ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Championships opened in spectacular fashion...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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