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Glenrose Xaba
July 4, 2026
XABA AND LIPSCHITZ EARN TOP 10 FINISHES AT PEACHTREE 10KM
South African long-distance runners Adam Lipschitz and Glenrose Xaba both took 10th place, in the men's and women's contests respectively, at the Peachtree 10km race in Atlanta on Saturday. Participating in hot and humid conditions, Lipschitz completed the men's event in 28:27, setting a new personal best. Up front, Kenyan athlete Patrick Kiprop secured victory...
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Adam Lipschitz
South African Road Running Championships
July 2, 2026
RESULTS: SOUTH AFRICAN ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results of the 2026 South African Road Running Championships, held in conjunction with the Nelson Mandela Bay Half-Marathon, in Gqeberha on Saturday 27 June. 21km Men Open 1 Ngconde Matwebu (KZNA) 1:01:57 2 Cwenga Nose (KZNA) 1:02:17 3 Pontsho Motaung (KZNA) 1:02:33 4 Kgosithebe Semaushu (ANWN) 1:03:13 5 Melikhaya Frans (EPA) 1:03:19 6 Bennet Seloyi (CGA)...
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Gerda Steyn
June 14, 2026
RESULTS: COMRADES MARATHON
Results of the 2026 Comrades Marathon, an 'up' run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg held on Sunday, 14 June. Men Open 1 George Kusche (RSA) 5:15:56 2 Piet Wiersma (NED) 5:19:36 3 Mbuti Mollo (RSA) 5:21:31 4 Alex Milne (GBR) 5:22:29 5 Haruki Okayama (JPN) 5:24:46 6 Charlie Lawrence (USA) 5:27:08 7 Lloyd Bosman (RSA) 5:28:53...
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Tete Dijana
June 13, 2026
COMRADES MARATHON: TOP FIVE MEN AND WOMEN CONTENDERS
The 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon, an 85.77km 'up' run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, will be held on Sunday. We take a look at five elite men and women who are among the contenders for the prestigious titles. Men Tete Dijana Though he hasn't won the 'up' run, Dijana has triumphed in the last...
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Comrades Marathon
Arthur Jantjies
April 11, 2026
RESULTS: TWO OCEANS MARATHON
Results of the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans 56km ultra-marathon held in Cape Town on Saturday, 11 April. Men Open 1 Arthur Jantjies (RSA) 3:09:25 2 Onalenna Khonkhobe (RSA) 3:10:00 3 Blessing Waison (ZIM) 3:11:13 4 Dennis Kipkosgei (KEN) 3:11:29 5 Tumelo Moja (RSA) 3:12:07 6 Sphamandla Nkosi (RSA) 3:12:42 7 Siboniso Sikhakhane (RSA) 3:12:42 8...
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Absa Run Your City
March 1, 2026
RESULTS: ABSA RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Results of the Absa Run Your City 10km race held in in Gqeberha on Sunday, 1 March 2026. Men Open 1 Adriaan Wildschutt (RSA) 27:47 2 Isaac Ndiema (KEN) 28:01 3 Tshepo Tshite (RSA) 28:09 4 Kamohelo Mofolo (LES) 28:25 5 Zenzile Pheko (RSA) 28:44 6 Ambrosi Amma (TAN) 28:47 7 Leonard Pkorir (KEN) 28:52...
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Absa Run Your City
February 28, 2026
STRONG FIELDS CHASING RECORDS IN GQEBERHA
Elite athletes will be targeting the fastest times ever run on African soil in both the men's and women's races at the first leg of the Absa Run Your City 10km series in Gqeberha on Sunday. Men's race Among the men, South African star Adriaan Wildschutt has his sights set on reclaiming the national record....
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Absa Run Your City
Adriaan Wildschutt
January 13, 2026
ADRIAAN WILDSCHUTT TARGETS RACES IN GQEBERHA AND NEW YORK
Distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt is looking to build momentum after breaking new ground in his first race of the year. Opening his 2026 season, Wildschutt finished 13th in the senior men's 10km race at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee last week. It was the best result ever achieved by a South African in...
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Absa Run Your City
Glenrose Xaba
December 7, 2025
GLENROSE XABA NARROWLY MISSES SA MARATHON RECORD
National record holder Glenrose Xaba delivered another impressive result in the second 42km race of her career on Sunday, finishing sixth at the Valencia Marathon in Spain. Xaba completed the prestigious annual race in 2:23:22, just one minute outside her own SA record of 2:22:22 which she set on debut in Cape Town last year....
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Julian Karp
December 3, 2025
THREE TIPS FROM MARATHON RUNNER JULIAN KARP
After he made history last week by becoming the first person from Africa to complete 1 000 marathon and ultra-marathon races when he finished the African Bank Soweto Marathon, we asked Julian Karp for the best advice he could give to other runners who are aiming to achieve similar longevity. This is what the 65-year-old...
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