René and Liezel among SA Running Stars
Over 40 women runners have been featured in the Runners WorldSA Top 100 Heroes for 2012, including current Comrades Marathon heroine Kerry Koen, and prominent SPAR race regulars René Kalmer, Nolene Conrad, Christine Kalmer, Irvette van Zyl and Sonja Laxton
Kalmer Tipped for Grand Prix Title
Star SA distance runner Rene Kalmer has pole position to grab her third 2012 SPAR Grand Prix title at the Women’s 10km Challenge at Supersport Park on Saturday afternoon
April 2008 Woman of the Month: Blanche Moila
The first black South African woman to be awarded Springbok Colours in 1984, today Blanche Moila is the graceful epitome of success achieved in spite of the unbearable circumstances of our country’s past. Advocating for support and development of historically-disadvantaged young South Africans girls, Moila strives to make a difference every opportunity she has.
Rene Ready for PE Grand Prix
Senior Supervisor of Yokhuselo Haven, Lindsay Ziehl (right), ably assisted by SPAR Eastern Cape’s Lelane Liebenberg and Miss PE Claudia Berghan, shows her delight after the trolley dash following the launch of the SPAR Women’s Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Proceeds from the race entries will go to Yokhuselo Haven, the chosen charity beneficiary […]
René’s Race to the Top
Rene Kalmer celebrates winning the inaugural SPAR Grand Prix Series Award. Kalmer’s performances lead her to an overwhelming win over runner-up, Annerien van Schalkwyk. Picture: Reg Caldecott René Kalmer came out tops in the inaugural SPAR Grand Prix, collecting a cool R50 000 after winning four of the five SPAR Women’s Challenge races, and beating […]
René 2007 Grand Prix Champ
The winning trio in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge held in Johannesburg on Sunday 14 October. From left to right: The second placed Annerien van Schalkwyk, Rene Kalmer (who won the race) and Marelise Retief, who came third. By winning the race Kalmer also clinched the SPAR Grand Prix Series and prize money of R50,000. […]
Joburg’s Fun Road Challenge
Buli G, pictured here entertaining the crowds before the SPAR Women’s 10 km Challenge in Port Elizabeth earlier this year, is one of the main attractions to keep the Joburg race competitors in the groove. The final event in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge series is just around the corner, and it promises to be […]
Kalmer in Grand Prix Pole Position
With just two races left in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge series, Mr Price’s Rene Kalmer appears to have a least one hand on the R50 000 Grand Prix cheque.
Tavengwa Takes Pretoria Challenge
Pre-race favourites Rene Kalmer and Grace de Olivera failed to achieve their intended results, with Kalmer finishing fourth behind Harmony’s Sharon Tavengwa, Kenya’s Joyce Mwende Katenge and team-mate Louisa Leballo, in the Open division of Pretoria’s SPAR 10km Challenge on Saturday.
Kalmer Attempts Pretoria Hat-Trick
Mr. Price runner Rene Kalmer will be going all out to win the third SPAR 10km Challenge race in Pretoria on Saturday, and cement her place at the top of the Grand Prix leaderboard, after winning the first two Challenge races of the year, in Port Elizabeth and Durban.
Grand Prix Halfway Mark
The SPAR Grand Prix Challenge reaches the halfway mark on Saturday with the running of the third SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Pretoria University’s sports grounds.
Kalmer Cruises to SPAR Victory
The quietly confident Krugersdorp schoolteacher Rene Kalmer (Mr Price Central Gauteng) rocketed to the top of the SPAR Grand Prix standings in the second of five races by winning the SPAR Mercury Women’s 10km Challenge with Bokomo, in Durban on Sunday.