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The top 3 finishers in the SPAR Women’s Challenge run in Cape Town on Sunday 17 March 2013. From left to right: Mapaseka Makhanya (2nd), the winner Rutendo Nyahora and Zintle Xiniwe (3rd). Photo: Reg Caldecott

Nyahora Storms to Opening 2013 10km Challlenge Win

By on 17 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Running

Nedbank AGN athlete, Zimbabwe’s Rutendo Nyahora raced to a clear 12-second win in the opening of the five 2013 SPAR Grand Prix races, at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Cape Town this morning, ahead of Mapaseka Makhanya and Zintle Xiniwe, with 2012 defending champ Rene Kalmer – taking her time recovering from injury, finishing in fourth place

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Results: Zimbabwe’s Nyahora Wins CT SPAR Challenge

By on 17 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Results, Running

Leading Results at the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge, at Green Point in Cape Town, on Sunday, 16 March, 2013

Vuma FM station manager and businesswoman Phindi Gule is in love with running, after finishing her first Comrades Marathon last year. She advises runners to have a healthy diet, and to do lots of strength exercises in between. Photo: Supplied

Gule Inspires Women Comrades Hopefuls

By on 16 March, 2013 in Features, Leading Ladies, Monthly Theme, Running

Vuma FM station manager and businesswoman Phindi Gule went from non-runner to Ultra Marathon finisher in only eight months. Now, she is determined to encourage more women to tackle the gruelling race, which has changed her life.

Last year’s race champion and reigning SPAR Grand Prix title holder Rene Kalmer crosses the finish line of last year’s SPAR Challenge in Cape Town. Kalmer will be in Cape Town Sunday to defend her title. Photo: Reg Caldecott

Cape Town SPAR Challenge Draws SA Top 20

By on 14 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Running

The prestigious SPAR Grand Prix kicks off on Sunday in Cape Town, with defending champion, Rene Kalmer, back from injury and raring to go.

Reigning Xterra SA champion Carla van Huyssteen completed the swim-MTB-trail run in an impressive time to win gold at the Totalsports Xterra Grabouw, presented by Rehidrat Sport, on Sunday, 24 February 2013. File photo: Cherie Vale / Newsport Media

Van Huyssteen Wins Grabouw Xterra from Start

By on 24 February, 2013 in Cycling, Newsroom, Running, Swimming

A touch of class as reigning champ Carla van Huyssteen leads the Grabouw Totalsports Xterra from start to finish to win in an impressive time on Sunday

Landie Greyling on her way to winning the 11km New Balance Trail Run, in Grabouw on Saturday. Photo: Cherie Vale/Newsport Media

Greyling Wins New Balance Trail Run

By on 23 February, 2013 in Newsroom, Running

Landie Greyling wins 11km New Balance Trail Run, presented by Isuzu, ahead of Ronel Nattrass in second and Harpur Hayley in third

24-year-old Cornelia Joubert has become South Africa’s youngest ever marathon champion, when she won the SA Marathon Championships earlier this month. Photo: Eddie Cronje

Joubert SA’s Youngest-Ever Marathon Champ

By on 20 February, 2013 in Newsroom, Running

24-year-old Cornelia Joubert says she looks up to Olympic marathon runner, Rene Kalmer, and hopes to one day emulate her. Joubert was speaking after becoming South Africa’s youngest ever marathon champion when she won the SA Marathon Championships earlier this month.

It was business as usual for Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya at the SPAR AGN (Athletics Gauteng North) Awards in Pretoria on Saturday night, when she walked away with the Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award as well as the Overall Female Athlete of the Year Award. Pictured are (from left) Marvin Draai (AGN Vice-President); Caster Semenya, Walter Vilakazi (AGN General Manager) and Daan du Toit (AGN President). Photo: Supplied / Harold Price / Vanessa Price

Semenya Continues Winning Ways

By on 20 February, 2013 in Athletics, Awards, Newsroom, Running

Semenya leads women winners at the 2013 SPAR AGN Awards with Female Athlete and women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year awards