The continued easing of lockdown restrictions has brought some relief to the many sporting clubs in East London, but there is still a long way to go before things are truly back to normal. “Although we haven’t opened the club facility to…
Eager runners gathered at Oxford Striders last Saturday to take part in the NFB 5km Charity Family Fun Run. The run was held to help raise funds for the Loaves & Fishes Network (LAFN), an organisation dedicated to helping children…
THOUSANDS of runners flocked to Kennington Road in Nahoon last Saturday for the 10km and 5km Kempston Ladies Nite Race. Only women participated in the 10km event while the 5km event was open to both women and men. The race has been…
The third annual Touch a Soul 5km Charity Run will take place on September 21 at Oxford Striders in Nahoon. Kempston events co-ordinator Nicole Barnes said the run started in 2016 when one of their colleagues was diagnosed with leukaemia.…
THE annual Kempston Ladies Nite Race took place at the weekend and saw race favourite Hanlie Botha set a new course record, finishing the 10km race in 36 minutes 51 seconds. Botha’s record of 36.52 has been standing since 2016. Starting…
RUNNERS, walkers, strollers and racing snakes gathered on a cold night recently, ready to tackle the 5km Touch a Soul event which raised much needed funds for Hayleigh Stals. Stals was diagnosed with Franconi Anemia, a rare genetic…
Popular race tough but scenic FOR 25 years and still going strong, the Caltex Sole Destroyer half marathon has tested the endurance and stamina of Border athletes on the tough but scenic route through Horseshoe Valley. It’s all systems go…
Sign up now for one of the Border region’s toughest 21km challenges Near the end the course is relatively flat and fast until one reaches the sting in the tail IF YOU’RE eager for a challenge, then sign up to run the legendary 24th annual…
•Marathon runner Lusapho April is confident he can do it SARAH KINGON EAST LONDON- based marathon runner, Lusapho April, 34, is all set to represent South Africa at the Rio Olympics on August 21. This is his second time aiming for gold at…
