The Mountain Ultra-Trail by UTMB® is set to welcome trail runners from across the globe to the Southern Cape of South Africa 26 - 28 May 2023. It is currently the only UTMB® World Series Finals qualifying event on the African continent and forms part of a 30 event UTMB® World Series calendar for next [...]
Toni McCann shattered the women’s Otter African Trail Run course record, setting a new benchmark time of 4 hours, 33 minutes and 26 seconds, on Saturday 8 October. The South African’s time was 6 minutes and 34 seconds ahead of the 4 hour and 40 minute mark, which earned her a R150 000 bonus from Easy [...]
The Otter African Trail Run is South Africa’s premier marathon distance off-road event. Over the last 14 years it has attracted trail runners from around the world and provided the setting for dramatic performances. In 2022 the presenting sponsors, Easy Equities, and the event organisers, Faces, have put significant prize money on the line in [...]
The Challenge event’s Prologue kicked off the Otter African Trail Run; on Wednesday 5 October 2022. Hosted in the Storm’s River Mouth Rest Camp, of the Tsitsikamma National Park, the 4.1 kilometre prologue time trial served to provide the seeding for the following day’s start groups. With 42 kilometres of technical coastal and forest footpaths [...]
Good health cannot be achieved on fitness alone, it requires good nutrition too. Healthy, seasonal and sustainable food not only tastes better, but provides a higher quality fuel for active bodies, this is why trail runners should be excited to note that KAUAI has partnered with the Otter African Trail Run. As the official Wellness [...]
The 2022 Muizenberg Trail took place in wet and wild conditions on Saturday, 2 July. With a cold front blowing in on a stiff north westerly wind the day dawned blustery but still dry. As the morning progressed the rain arrived dousing the trail runners as they took on the 21 kilometre route through the [...]
The inaugural 100 kilometre race in the Discovery George MUT was dominated by George locals with three of the six podium places filled by men and women from the Garden Route. Trail running legend Bruce Arnett set the benchmark time for the new route, at 12 hours, 40 minute and 59 seconds. He was followed [...]
The 2022 Discovery George MUT is more than just a trail run. Taking place from the 16th to the 19th of June it is a true festival of trail running. Starting with a Vertical Kilometre competition on Thursday morning and ending with prize giving, for the longer distance 42-, 60- and 100-kilometre events, on Sunday [...]
The 2022 Discovery George MUT is more than just a trail run. Taking place from the 16th to the 19th of June it is a true festival of trail running. Starting with a Vertical Kilometre competition on Thursday morning and ending with prize giving, for the longer distances 42, 60- and 100-kilometre events, on Sunday [...]
Lijan van Niekerk overcame a 2 minute deficit to reel in the reigning Hout Bay Trail Challenge champion, Kristen Heath, within a kilometre of the Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge finish line. Heath hung on for second, just 12 seconds ahead of Marzelle van der Merwe. The men’s race was a less dramatic affair, with Kyle [...]
