TopForm Athletic Club hosting the Bay to Bay 15 & 30km Well talk about getting up with the birds! My alarm was set for 02h50 as Leonie and Johannes had arranged to collect me for 03h30. Goodness knows what time they got up as they drove through from Melkbos. From Sunningdale we…
The first ever Hohenort was held on 15 November 1975, and is the flagship event of the Pinelands Athletic Club. The name Hohenort is derived from the area in which it is held, Hohenort is the name of a sub-section of the Constantia Valley. So there you have it peeps, a bit…
The Tokai Manor House Run, hosted by Southern Striders, is an annual road/trail race held around Christmas, raising funds for the Cape Academy of Maths & Science (CAMS) since a 2015 fire changed its route from the Tokai Forest Plantation to the popular greenbelts near the historic Manor House, offering 16km and 8km…
As we head towards the final few weeks of 2025, we look back with pride on a year filled with many fun kilometres shared, medals earned and goals achieved! November and December bring a perfect blend of celebration and preparation, as well as a time for rest and reflection, and to refocus…
A wet, windy and miserable weekend lay ahead for the John Korasie 30km. I had to wonder if the organizers – SANDF Athletic Club – would do the honours and put this race on hold? But on Sunday morning Sonz arrived at our house bright and early as Carl had offered to…
Sunday 13th July 2025 The Cape Town Festival of Running The 2025 Cape Town Festival of Running took place on Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 07h00 at the Sea Point Promenade (Opposite SABC) in Cape Town. Distances included a 50km, 21.1km and 5km races The Cape Town Festival of Running event started…
Volunteers, we need you! Not running the Intercare Blouberg Marathon but want to be part of the fun? Sign up as a volunteer. Running’s popularity has soared over the past decade, which is great for the sport and for running clubs such as ours. Running as part of a collective towards a…
Saturday 14th June 2025 With Saldanha being a good 100 km’s from us (Paula/Sonz/me) we decided to leave home at 05h30. A perfect arrangement. Paula would be driving and after collecting me from mine it was onto the West Coast Road en route Saldanha. Sitting in the back of the car is…
Sunday 1st June 2025 This being such a popular run which ever distance one choses to run/walk, I entered nice and early ensuring a spot in this race. So, on Sunday morning once again up long before the birds (04h15) it really was a case of getting dressed, having Karen park in…
Hello, Westies, It’s that time of year again when the brave among us tackle the daunting task of running the Comrades Ultramarathon on 8 June. 2025 is a Down Run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, with the final distance set at 89.98km. Of course, we’ve all heard of the legendary Oom Wietse, who…
Thursday 1st May 2025. Offical public holiday in South Africa – May day (thank you)This would be Yvonne Perry’s 20th Rhodes 21km. Quite some milestone for sure. A whole twenty one years of visiting Wellington to run the then Safari and now the Rhodes 21km. Tenacity describes this well don’t you agree?…