Road Running

In a sport in which there’s no option but to put in the work to get fit, time can be the biggest cost

Street jogging with your chums is a sport enjoyed by millions around the world – but seemingly not by police in Sierra Leone.

Former Comrades runner Jackie Meckler, now in his eighties, reminisces his five wins.

Fleek’s the new buzzword for trendy. But when it comes to what’s on your feet, only men can be fleek, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Runners live by a guide that describes every race in the land – and there’s at least one every weekend.

Its vulgarity and crudeness aside, the fact that abuse is hurled at women with such ease and nonchalance, and no fear of repercussion, made me angry.

This is not just a T-shirt. It is a map of Johannesburg as it could be — an invitation to plot the city with your own two feet.

Anxiety, fear and excitement are building up as runners prepare for the 85th anniversary of the Comrades Marathon, taking place on Sunday.

South Africa’s top runners will have to weather an onslaught from their foreign counterparts at the Nedbank Half Marathon in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

The Two Oceans Marathon race office has received confirmation from the Western Cape government that Chapman’s Peak will be open for the race in April.

Phathisani Moyo catches up with legendary runner Haile Gebrselassie and his crew of future super athletes in Kenya.

Burundians took up exercise during the civil war to keep their spirits up — now they’re hooked. Haydee Bangerezako reports.