Competing in his first 10km race in SA since becoming the first South African to produce a sub 28 minute clocking on home soil in 2022, Maxime Chaumeton delivered on his top billing status when he set a new course record to win the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 10km Peace Run in The Mother City yesterday morning (23 May). Eyeing the fastest time of 27:53 run by multiple SA record holder Adriaan Wildschutt on the same route two years ago, Chaumeton crossed the finish line in 27:42

Despite a challenging start to continental competition, South African middle distance star Karabo More is thrilled that she was able to come out tops at the CAA African Athletics Senior Championships held in Accra, Ghana between 12 to 17 May. Running in the pouring rain, More powered through the finish line in 4:15.40 to secure a tight victory over Kenya's Vivian Chebet Kiprotich who clocked 4:15.50, while Souad EL Haddad of Morocco came in third in 4:16.00. More's gold meda

Renowned road runner Stephen Mokoka is delighted to have two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge as a participant at this year's Sanlam Cape Town Marathon set for Sunday 24 May. The former World Record holder touched down in The Mother City yesterday (Tuesday 19 May) for what will be his 42,2km race on the African continent. It also marks the start of Eliud's Running World tour, which will see the Kenyan run seven marathons across all the continents over the next two years.

Two course records were delivered during the second edition of the annual Rocky Nice & Easy Half Marathon on Saturday, 16 May at the Polokwane Rugby Fields. Polokwane Athletic Club's Ananias Masila won the men’s race in a personal best time of 1:09:25 to eclipse the 1:13:49 Jeffery Morukhu last. Year, while Nyandono Manenzhe clocked 1:33:19 to take more than seven minutes off the women's course record. Speaking to #TheTopRunner after the race, Masila who hails from Ga-Mamabol