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For many of us that absolutely love that feeling when rubber meets the road, we were incredibly excited to hear that the 2022 edition of the iconic Comrades Marathon will be taking place on Sunday,...
Wesley Botton Whether or not the lockdown allows for a mass participation race, another cracking 50km contest could be on the cards early next year. Elite distance runner Irvette van Zyl has set a new 50km road running record. Picture: Reg Caldecott/Gallo Images Considering how rich a history South Africa has in the sport, it seems a bit crazy that we've never hosted an ultra-distance road running world championship. So despera...
Gerda Steyn on SA marathon record: I just wanted it so badly Ashfak Mohamed © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) CAPE TOWN - “This one was for all of us!” was Gerda Steyn’s reaction after setting a new South African women’s marathon record in Siena, Italy on Sunday. The 31-year-old ultra-distance star slashed more than a minute off the 25-year-old mark of two hours, 26 minutes and 35 seconds (2:26.35) – set by Colleen de Reuck in Berlin in 1996 – by stopping the clock on 2:25.28 at the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscany Elite Camp Global Elite Race. She finished in ni...
Gerda Steyn breaks SA Marathon record and qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Gerda Steyn broke the 25-year-old SA marathon record when she finished ninth in Siena‚ Italy‚ in 2hr 25min 28sec. In the process, Steyn smashed the South African marathon record with a time of 2hr 25min 28sec. 25-year-old South African marathon record broken In difficult conditions, Steyn powered to the finish in a time that shaved more than a minute off the previous record set by Colleen de Reuck at the Berlin Marathon in September 1996. Steyn set out her stall to chase her Olympic dream after breaking the Comrades up run...
21 December 2020 - 15:00 Nick Bester was left with broken ribs and cheekbones, deep bruising and scratches. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/Sunday Times Comrades legend Nick Bester is still on the mend after he was attacked while out on a training run in the Magalies mountains in August that left him in ICU with multiple injuries. In an Instagram post, Bester's son Shaun-Nick said his father was beaten with rocks by attackers, stripped, tied up and left on a mountain. “He managed to escape down the mountain by sliding on his back until he was right against someone’s fence,...