by zaadmin | Aug 23, 2012 | Featured, Gear, News, Out & About, Your Articles
I was browsing through some of my old running photo’s the other day – circa 1982 – and it made me realise how much running gear has improved. In 1982 – I had just joined the Nelspruit Marathon club then – our running shorts were hand-made...
by zaadmin | Aug 17, 2012 | Cape, Events, Featured, Half, News, Pre-event
Friday, 17 August 2012 – Stephen Mokoka will defend his title at the SA Half Marathon Championships in Cape Town on 26 August. In 2011, the Gauteng North athlete won the title ahead of Xolisa Tyali and Lucky Mohale, both athletes from Central Gauteng Athletics. ...
by zaadmin | Aug 17, 2012 | 10km, Featured, KwaZuluNatal, News, Women
The ever-popular SPAR Weekend Witness Women’s Race promises to inject fun, laughter and a dose of competitive energy into the Oval Cricket Stadium at Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, 9 September as thousands of women and girls with supportive menfolk take...
by zaadmin | Aug 13, 2012 | 800m, Featured, London2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
Monday, 13 August 2012 – Caster Semenya continued the tradition of athletics being the one sport to win a medal at each of the Olympic Games since re-admission, when she finished second in the women’s 800m on Saturday. No other sporting code in South Africa has...
by zaadmin | Aug 10, 2012 | 10km, Events, Featured, News, Women
The streets of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch came alive with excitement on Thursday, 09 August 2012 when over 11 700 runners and walkers (6800 in Johannesburg and 4900 in Stellenbosch) showed solidarity in celebration of National Woman’s Day by taking part in the...
by zaadmin | Aug 3, 2012 | Featured, KwaZuluNatal, News, Track, Women, Youth
Thursday, 2 August 2012 – Justine Palframan broke the 400m South African Junior record that stood for 29 years, at the World Junior Championships that took place from 10-15 July in Barcelona, Spain; and is a promising athlete for the future of athletics. The 18...