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Van Zyl and Cronje bring friendly feud home at Absa RUN YOUR CITY MANGAUNG 10K
Image: Adnaan Mohamed Former South African track stars LJ van Zyl and Johan Cronje are set to swap the track for the road when they bring their friendly rivalry home to the Absa RUN YOUR CITY MANGAUNG 10K on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Both originally from Bloemfontein, the retired elite athletes will go head-to-head over 10km in what promises to be a fun-filled reunion, with bragging rights firmly on the line when the starting gun fires in the city they once called home. Wi
Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 243 min read
Van Zyl eager to return to the winners’ circle at the Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon
Image: Action Photo Four-time Olympian Irvette van Zyl will return to the start line of the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon on Saturday, 11 April , determined to turn last year’s heartbreak into triumph at the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon. After illness cruelly denied her a finish in 2025, Irvette van Zyl is determined to set the record straight in 2026. Van Zyl travelled to Cape Town last year with her husband and two children, only to contract a virus on
Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 43 min read
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