Inspired by the impact that global connectedness and action has made towards overcoming the challenges of “Covid19-Lockdown” seven friends, spread across seven towns on three continents, decided to have some fun together and ran a lockdown “Comrades” relay as a fundraiser for KZN Covid-19 Food Relief.
Voet van Afrika 2015 cancelled
July 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
The historic Voet van Afrika Marathon, at Bredasdorp in the Overberg has been cancelled for this year. In what is regarded as bad news for South African athletes and the Overberg community the organising committee, including Mega Group, the Bredasdorp Athletics Club and the local authorities have to announce regretfully and after days of serious […]
ASA Team for Beijing 2015
July 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Athletics South Africa (ASA) announces the team for Beijing 2015, the IAAF Senior World Championships, scheduled for 22 to 30 August in China.
ASA statement related to Soweto Marathon
October 18, 2013
There have been recent media reports which have implicated Athletics South Africa in the affairs of Soweto Marathon.
SA Team for Moscow selected
August 5, 2013 1 Comment
Athletics South Africa (ASA) will be sending a team of 27 athletes to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow (10-18 August).
New sponsors Comrades
July 4, 2013 Leave a Comment
Global athletic leader New Balance announced their official signing of the technical footwear and apparel multi-year sponsorship contract for the Comrades Marathon, the world’s greatest ultra marathon and one of South Africa’s premier sporting events.
Moshiywa wins Comrades
June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Pretoria – South Africa’s Claude Moshiywa on Sunday won the 88th Comrades Marathon.
Interview with Claude Moshiywa
May 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
Claude Moshiywa interview – 1. We are counting down days till Comrades Marathon on the 2nd of June, 17 to be exact. How has the training been going? My training has been excellent this year. In 2011 I got my best up run result, so based on that result and the training I did then […]
Interview with Stephen Muzhingi
May 16, 2013 1 Comment
Stephen Muzhingi interview – 1. We are counting down days till Comrades Marathon on the 2nd of June, 17 to be exact. How has the training been going? Yes it is close now to race day. The training has been fine. I feel that I am in as good shape I was at the last […]
Zola after Comrades Silver
May 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
The legendary Zola Budd will be part of a field of nearly 20000 athletes to take to the road for the 2013 Comrades Marathon on Sunday, 2 June. Budd completed her first ever ultra-marathon last year alongside good friend and Comrades veteran Bruce Fordyce who finished his thirtieth race. The pair ran the last 25 […]
