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Lindsay van Aswegen
South Africa made a successful comeback to the World 100km Championships after over 10 years’ absence. Lindsay van Aswegen won the bronze medal in the women’s race at the championships in Winschoten, Netherlands on Saturday, 10 September 2011. [Read more...]
Cape Town Marathon
The country’s top road runners will light up the Mother City during the Cape Town Marathon on Sunday 25 September, as the race is the only Olympic qualifier for London 2012.
“We are delighted that the marathon has been selected by the IAAF as an Olympic qualifier as it raises the status of the event and attracts a quality field of runners. Local runners will get the chance to run with some of our top stars and spectators will also be able to watch them in action,” said James Evans, the president of Western Province Athletics (WPA).
The marathon is also a qualifier for the 2012 Comrades and Old Mutual Two Oceans marathons. In addition there will be a 10km race and a 4.2km mini marathon for athletes aged 14 to 19 who have taken part in specific qualifying races. A 5km fun run and a 5 x 4.2km team relay race will take place on the Saturday.
Runners can enter online or pick up an entry form from the WPA office or from most sports stores in and around Cape Town.
This year will see the marathon finish in the Green Point Park and all participants will get a chance to experience this is stunning new facility just outside Cape Town Stadium.
The scenic route starts in Adderley Street at 06h30 and takes runners out to Rondebosch before looping back to the Green Point Park via Salt River, the Foreshore and the Sea Point promenade – showcasing Table Mountain, the ocean and many of the major attractions Cape Town has to offer. [Read more...]
Athletics South Africa today announced the team who would represent South Africa at the World Championships in the Marathon.
“We are announcing the Marathon team only, as they need to prepare for the World Championships differently to the rest of the Team that goes to the World Championships. The rest of the team will be announced in July as per our selection criteria,” said James Evans, Acting Athletics South Africa Chairperson.
“We have selected a team we believe will be competitive and could challenge for a podium place at the World Marathon Cup.” The World Marathon Cup is a race within a race, as the performances of the team’s of each country are added up and an overall team position is awarded.
The Marathon team is made up of 3 women and 3 men. Although Steven Mokoka had qualified for the Marathon with the fastest time (2.08;33) he was not available for Marathon selection, opting to rather concentrate on the 10 000m for he has also qualified. Lusapho April is also not available for selection, which means that the men’s team consists of Coolboy Ngamole, Lucky Mohale and David Ngakane. Ngamole raised his hand for selection with this 2.14;29 runner up finish at the SA Marathon Championships in February this year. David Ngakane has been improving steadily in the marathon from his 2.16;37 debut in 2008. Ngakane finished third in Pyongyang on 10 April in 2.15;31.
And Lucky Mohale has an impressive 2.13;35 behind his name after finishing 5th in Casablance in October last year.
On the ladies front, Rene Kalmer, Annerien van Skalkwyk and Tanith Maxwell have been selected. Maxwell finished 8th at the 2010 Real Berlin City Marathon with a lifetime best of 2.32;33 in September last year. Van Skalkwyk added her name to the list with her 2.35;32 run in Singapore in December of 2010. Kalmer made sure of her place on the team with her 5th place 2.34;47 in Prague in May this year.
Stephen Muzhingi - Comrades Marathon
Durban – A very ‘happy’ Stephen Muzhingi has bagged his third straight Comrades Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday morning.
The Zimbabwean has now run six comrades and drew from a wealth of experience to win the ultra marathon yet again. He ran the 87-km race in 5:32.45. [Read more...]
April wins in Hanover and books spot on World Championships Team
April wins Hanover in May
Lusapo April made good use of his knowledge of the Hanover Marathon course when he sprinted away from Kenya’s Peter Kuriu to win on third attempt of racing in Hanover. April made his first appearance in the German City in 2009 when he finished 8th. Clearly Hannover is a happy hunting ground for him as he returned in 2010 to finish 5th and now the win. [Read more...]
Van der Westhuizen rules in Jamaica and Kalmer qualifies in Prague
Prague Marathon
The international athletics season could not have started on a better note for South African athletes after the superb performances by LJ Van Zyl and Cornel Fredericks in the 400m hurdles and Robert Oosthuizen in the Javelin in Doha where they finished 1st, 2nd and 2nd respectively.
Pieter van der Westhuizen continued the winning trend when he won the men’s 1500m race in Kingston, Jamaica in the Jamaica International Invitational Meet on Saturday 7 May 2010. The meet is part of the IAAF World Challenge Series – the competition tier just below the Diamond Leagues. Van der Westhuizen just out-dipped America’s Dereck Scott and Rob Myers in a blanket finish (3.45;19 – 3.45;24 – 3.45;32).
Kalmer qualifies for Worlds
The good performances of the weekend continued as Rene Kalmer ran a personal best and a World Championship Marathon qualifier when she finished 5th in her “debut” marathon at the Volkswagen Prague International Marathon on Sunday 8 May. [Read more...]
Rene Kalmer makes marathon debut
Rene Kalmer makes marathon debut
You know you have arrived in top-flight international athletics, when an International Marathon, which is part of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race Series, invites you to be part of the lineup. A top 10 finish at an IAAF Gold Label Road Race is automatic entry in the London 2012 Olympic Games Marathon, providing the Olympic Federation of your country accepts that entry. Rene Kalmer has been invited to race in the 2011 Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday 8 May. [Read more...]
Lusapho April
Lusapho April wins the ASA 2011 Marathon Championships in 2:13.21 with Charne Bosman taking the Women’s title in 2:44:44 [Read more...]
Comrades gold medallist Johan Oosthuizen will be part of the biggest marathon field since 2005 for the 44th Peninsula Marathon this Sunday 20 February 2011.
Comrades Marathon
The event will have the biggest combined field in the event’s history, with just under 3 500 runners taking part – 2 062 in the marathon and 1 372 in the half, and entries are still being captured. The biggest field for the marathon was recorded in 2005 when 2 150 participants entered. [Read more...]
In 2004 my mom decided after 15 years of running to realise a lifetime dream and do her first Comrades in 2005.
Since January all conversations were about training, shoes, what to eat and off course the fear of a serious injury. There were two scares –one was a torn calf muscle and the other scare just 8 weeks before the Comrades was a serious inflammation of her shins which was still bugging her a bit just before Comrades. [Read more...]
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