When Kayla La Grange won her first senior national title at the ASA senior track and field in Stellenbosch, she announced herself as a sprinter ready for the global stage. La Grange stormed to the women’s 200m crown at Coetzenberg Stadium, clocking 23.37 seconds - her second-fastest time ever - to hold off defending champion Rumè Burger and claim her first senior gold medal. Overcome with emotion, she broke down in tears as she crossed the finish line, the release marking the

The Mother City is set to witness South African road running at its finest as Glenrose Xaba, the South African 10km record holder, prepares to take on Tayla Kavanagh, the reigning SA 5000m and 10,000m champion, in an electrifying Clash of the Champions at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K on Sunday, 10 May 2026 - an exhilarating showdown that perfectly captures the surge and strength of women’s distance running in South Africa. Kavanagh is in sensational form having comple

Remaketse Lekaka made history by becoming the first runner to win the inaugural Polokwane City Ultra-Marathon (50km) on Saturday, 2 May in Polokwane. Running in the colours of the Mokopane-based Folang Mokerong Athletic Club, the 27-year-old bossed the streets of the Limpopo capital to win the men’s race in a time of 2:54:50. Thulane Manana was the runner-up in a time of 2:59:02 while Musawenkosi Nene completed the podium in 3:01:38. Lekaka says his victory was informed by hi

Reghen Magwai turned in a career-defining performance this morning (Sunday, 3 May), recording a personal best time of 2:11:20 to claim victory at the Durban International Marathon, which incorporated the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Marathon Championships. Representing Athletics Gauteng North (AGN), Magwai eclipsed his previous mark of 2:13:58, set when he took fifth place at the same event last year, to win his first national title. The 34-year-old Magwai surged to the fron

South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief as their 4x100m anchor, Akani Simbine is in good health. Although the 32-year-old clocked 9.98 in the second heat of the men’s 100m at the inaugural SuperSport Simbine Classic at the at the Pilditch Stadium on Tuesday 28 April, he cramped during the final and finished last in the race that was won by Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme in 10:03. American Pjai Austin finishing second in 10.06, and Canada’s 200m Olympic champion Andre De Grass

As athletes from South Africa and the rest of Africa prepare to compete in the Durban International Marathon on Sunday, 3 May, the event's founder, Steve Mkasi, has shared his plans to secure Abbott World Marathon Major candidate status for the race by 2030. Mkasi made these remarks during a pre-race press conference held at the Riverside Hotel in Durban on today (Friday 1 May). Now in its sixth edition, the race, which commences in Isipingo Prospection, has experienced signi

He may have left it late, but Leendert Koekemoer delivered when it mattered most, booking his place at the World Athletics Junior Championships in emphatic style. The University of Johannesburg athlete dipped under 45 seconds in the 400m for the first time in his career, clocking a blistering 44.94 at the inaugural SuperSport Simbine Classic World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting at the Pilditch Stadium yesterday (April 28). Running in the pre-programme, the 18-year

Asked to pinpoint the source of his 10km dominance, South African 10 000m champion Kabelo Mulaudzi says the support - both financial and institutional - that he has received from the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series has allowed him to grow. Mr Podium claimed his first top three finish in SA’s most competitive 10km series in 2022 when he took third place at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K. Since then the man coached by Richard Mayer has gone on to win six Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES

As the final ultra-distance race in KwaZulu-Natal before the Comrades Marathon, the Orcas Academy 50km event which took place on Monday, 27 April, served as the last preparatory competition for participants to assess their readiness for the main event on 14 June. Sphesihle Nene was the first man across the finish line at the King’s Park Stadium in Durban in a time of 3:11:58 on a cool and windy day. Nene dominated the race from the outset to win the the race by more than ten

After winning his season opener in Kenya in an impressive 44:50, South African 400m ace Zakithi Nene is confident that he will be able to maintain his form throughout the year. Recovering from a slow start at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Friday night (24 April), the 2025 KwaZulu-Natal Sportsman of the year, ran an excellent second half and showed strength in the home straight to hold off Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga (44:55) and Kelvin Kiprotich Tanui of Kenya (44:95). Ne

Formerly known as the Polokwane City Marathon, organisers of the 2026 edition of the much loved Limpopo race have decided to introduce a new distance. The event which takes place on Saturday, 2 May will feature a 50km race for the first time and will now be known as the Polokwane City Ultra Marathon. According Polokwane municipality Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe who is the driving force behind the event which is organised by the Polokwane Athletic Club and sponsored by

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

Having overcome the fear that once held him back, SA Championships silver medalist Deon-Lee Hendricks is relishing the finest season of his career and is firmly focused on achieving even greater success at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K on Sunday, 10 May 2026. "The goal for the SA Championships was to go out there and win the 10 000m," said Hendricks after clocking a personal best 28:55.93 in the 10 000m final at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track &Field Cham

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

KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) top runner Tayla Kavanagh, stole the spotlight on the opening day of the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track & Field Championships at the Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch, producing a dazzling solo performance of 14:58.52 to claim a maiden national title on the track. This achievement saw the 24-year-old improve upon her previous personal best time of 15:30, set at the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics Championships last month. More notably, the

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

With six gold medalists finishing in the top ten for the first time and five of those making their 56km debut, the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon powered by BYD represented a changing of the guard as a new crop of ultra marathon stars took to the stage. Perhaps most impressive of all was the performance of Tumelo Moja who took an eye-catching fifth position in 3:12:07. The Phantane Athletic Club novice was not only attempting the World’s Most Beautiful Race for the firs