Tayla Kavanagh Surges Clear at Kings Park for Spar Grand Prix Durban Win
Tayla Kavanagh produced a superb run in her hometown to claim the 10km Spar Grand Prix Series leg in Durban in 31:32, holding off Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre to extend her series lead and notch a second victory of a breakthrough season.
Gerda Steyn Smashes Up Run Record to Claim Fifth Comrades Crown
Gerda Steyn has powered to a record-breaking fifth Comrades Marathon title, conquering the brutal up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a sensational 5:44:53 to rewrite her own women’s course record once more.
Tayla Kavanagh on Patience, Partners and the Power of Women’s Distance Running
From a sub-15 5000m to her first Spar Grand Prix win, Tayla Kavanagh tells gsport that confidence, consistency and self-coached patience are powering a record-chasing 2026 that is reshaping South African women’s distance running.
Tayla Kavanagh Claims First Spar Grand Prix Title with Stunning Cape Town 10km Victory
Tayla Kavanagh wins the opening leg of the 2026 Spar Grand Prix in Cape Town with a personal best of 31:33, ahead of Glenrose Xaba in 31:38 and Kyla Jacobs in a career best of 32:16 in third place.
Glenrose Xaba Wins the 2025 Spar Grand Prix in Gqeberha with the Joburg Leg to Spare
Glenrose Xaba continued her dominance of the Spar Women’s Challenge 10km with yet another compelling victory in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, on Saturday, 27 February 2025. The Boxer Athletic Club runner clocked a fast 31:57 to breast the finish tape first ahead of surprise package Tayla Kavanagh (32:01) of Hollywood Athletics Club. Ethiopia’s Diniya […]
Hat-Trick Tayla Kavanagh Defends her Maritzburg 10km Title Again
Setting a remarkable benchmark, Tayla Kavanagh has won the Maritzburg SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge for a third time in a row, dominating a one-woman race to defend her title ahead of Florence Nyaingiri and Likeleli Majara in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.
Glenrose Xaba Doubles Up Spar Grand Prix Wins with Her Durban 10km Debut Win
Series defending champion Glenrose Xaba beat off Ethiopia’s Diniya Abaraya and Selam Gebre, producing another dominant performance to win the second leg of the women’s 10km road running campaign in Durban on Sunday.
Gerda Steyn Streaks to Sixth Consecutive Two Oceans Marathon Title
Gerda Steyn led from the start to the finishing tape to record an astonishing sixth successive Two Oceans Marathon title, saying that she is ‘100% grateful and happy with the result’ in Cape Town on Saturday morning
Tayla Kavanagh Runs to Maritzburg Spar Women’s 10/5km Challenge Title Defence
Tayla Kavanagh broke the tape in a time of 34.12 looking fresh after a magnificent run to win the Maritzburg Spar Women’s 10/5km Challenge in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal on Sunday