Women have been the centre of attention this past week and it is appropriate to look back, ponder and recall some of the contributions our women have made to the sport of athletics and road running.
The men’s and women’s races at the fourth running of the Real Gijimas 50km ultra-marathon provided different outcomes in respect of predicted results, but both races provided new winners and added depth to a developing history of this tough race from Zwelitsha to Mdantsane.
A phone call received during the week from former Buffs runner Donald Underwood sparked by the publication of my piece on the 1983 Buffs dual between Gordon Shaw and Bruce Fordyce opened the proverbial subject of “what if?”
Entries have been streaming in at a steady rate for the 2023 Surfers Challenge taking place on Saturday, and in the process a picture of the likely head-to-head racing is taking shape. The Daily Dispatch had a discussion with 2012 men’s winner Awonke Bungu, who indicated he would be racing the traditional Surfers from Kwelera to Nahoon for the first time since he had won.