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6 Tips on how to get through the Comrades Marathon

International water activist, Mina Guli, knows a thing or two about long-distance running. She recently…

Ryan Sande's Ultra Marathon Trail Run Training Tips
Ryan Sande’s Ultra Marathon Trail Run Training Tips

Ultra-Marathon Trail running races are fast becoming more popular, with more trail runners taking on…

Landie and Christiaan Greyling Spill Their Trail Running Tips Ahead of MaxiRace SA
Landie and Christiaan Greyling Spill Their Trail Running Tips Ahead of MaxiRace SA

South Africa’s Trail Running Super Couple Landie and Christiaan Greyling are sharing their top trail…

Kyle Buckingham on Going Pro, Triathlons and Ironman South Africa

This weekend, thousands of athletes, professional and recreational, will descend on East London to line…

A Race Report in Short Stories (Lake Heritage Water Festival)
A Race Report in Short Stories

This past Sunday we did the Lake Heritage Water Festival 1200m open water swim. It’s…

Musings From the Almost Last but not Last Swimmer
Musings From the Almost Last but not Last Swimmer

I finished a 3km open water swim. Finished is the important word. It alludes to…

Chris (gently) Reviews The Paddling Race With Vagabond Kayaks
Chris (gently) Reviews: The Paddling Race With Vagabond Kayaks

The all new paddling race by Vagabond Kayaks gives you another reason to spend time…

A Midmar Mile Race Diary 1
A Midmar Mile Race Diary

  Midmar Mile is just a mile-long swim and is over in well under an…

CHRIS REVIEWS THE NEW K-WAY 38KM SKYRUN 2018 EVENT
Chris Reviews: The New K-WAY 38km SkyRun 2018 Event

Having turned 60 a week after the 2018 Golden Gate Challenge at the end of…

Doing SkyRun? Here’s how the Pros Prepare
Doing SkyRun? Here’s how the Pros Prepare

This weekend in a small town in Eastern Cape called Lady Grey, scores of runners,…

Things to do in July 2018 [South Africa]
Things to do in July 2018 [South Africa]

Looking for things to do in July? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to…

The Picaroon
Race Review: The Picaroon

The Event   Having a fondness for quirky events I entered the Picaroon held by…

Things to do June 2018 [South Africa]
Things to do in June 2018 [South Africa]

Gauteng   Hollard JURA Jozi Urban Run Adventure Date: Saturday, 2 June and Sunday, 3…

Things to do in May 2018 [South Africa]
Things to do in May 2018 [South Africa]

Looking for things to do in May? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to…

Midmar Mile Diary Part 2: What Open Water Swimming is Really Like
Midmar Mile Diary Part 2: What Open Water Swimming is Really Like

An hour drive, a few hours sun tanning, 1200m swimming, hundreds of kicks and two…

Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel on their plans to Break the Great Himalaya Trail Fastest Known Time
Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel on their plans to Break the Great Himalaya Trail Fastest Known Time

In 2014, Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel ran 220km across the Drakensburg Grand Traverse in…

Things to do in January 2018 [South Africa]
Things to do in January 2018 [South Africa]

Looking for things to do in January? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to…

Things to do in December 2017 [South Africa]
Things to do in December 2017 [South Africa]

Looking for things to do in December? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to…

October 2017 Qualifiers and Seeding Events
December 2017 Qualifiers and Seeding Events

If you want to make a last effort to get in a qualifying time or…

Looking for things to do in November? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to get outside, move or learn something new
Things to do in November 2017 [South Africa]

Looking for things to do in November? We’ve selected our best picks of ways to…