All mountain bike trails in Limpopo and Gauteng lead to Magoebaskloof for the renamed Insect Science Classic on November 2. The old Magoebaskloof Classic, one of the gems on the upcountry mountain biking calendar, has had a facelift and a rebranding with the main event sponsors taking over the naming rights of the event which starts and finishes at the Stanford Lake College in Haenertsburg, near Polokwane. With four races over 82km, 45km, 20km and…
"MTB trails lead to new-look Magoebaskloof"Category: Events
The streets of Stellenbosch will be taken over by hundreds of enthusiastic runners on Wednesday evening when the annual Moore Night Run takes place to and from the Stellenbosch Primary School on the outskirts of the scenic town. While a sprinkling of the province’s top athletes are dicing up front for the prize money in the 10km event, there will be hundreds more enjoying the combination of a well-organised event and a beautiful evening setting…
"Road runners take to the streets of Stellenbosch"
Stellenbosch in the heart of the Cape Winelands will be the setting for one of the Western Cape’s most popular night runs next week when the annual Moore Night Run takes place on Wednesday October 23. The combination of well-organised event in a beautiful evening setting makes the Night Run a popular event, and there is an added attraction that all participants are contributing to a couple of good causes just by entering the event.…
"Stellenbosch ready for the Moore Night Run"
Mountain biking, road cycling, trail running and a road running event unite next month in the Bergville area as the highlight of the of the sporting side of the Drakensberg Extravaganza multicultural festival. The 10-day festival of cultural and sporting events in the Bergville and Champagne Valley region of KwaZulu-Natal will once again offer something for everybody with a variety of activities ranging from off-road and on-road cycling, trail running and a road-running marathon to a series…
"Sport & culture together for Drak Extravaganza"
Stellenbosch will bring together athletic ability and a good cause when the annual Moore Night Run takes place in the scenic town on Wednesday October 23rd. The annual 10km and 5km events provide the multitude of local runners with an opportunity to enjoy one of the country’s most scenic towns in a night run, all with the added benefit that the event supports the local Stellenbosch Athletic Clubs. The run has developed into a popular…
"Night Race lights up Stellenbosch"
Young and old; big and small; fast and slow; dressed in running shorts and vest or jeans and plaid shirts; with fancy running shoes or barefoot; carrying babies and pushing prams – there were over 3 000 walkers of all different shapes and sizes at the KZN leg of The Big Walk in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. The walkers (and a few runners) had to overcome the searing heat which topped out at over 40 degrees, but…
"3 000 winners at KZN leg of The Big Walk"
The annual government efforts to encourage South Africans to become more healthy takes a step forward on Sunday when The Big Walk events take place around the country, including in Pietermaritzburg. Hundreds of people are expected to congregate at the Msunduzi Athletics Stadium on Sunday to take part in KwaZulu-Natal leg of The Big Walk. Walkers have the option of a 10km or a 5km walk around the Alexandra Park / Harry Gwala Stadium precinct.…
"The Big Walk to health"
KwaZulu-Natal will join the rest of the country in celebrating a weekend of activity with National Recreation Day on Friday and the countrywide series of Big Walks held in each of the provincial capital cities on Sunday. Since 2015 National Recreation Day has been a government-legislated day of activity and all citizens are encouraged to take part in some form of exercise on the first Friday in October. Each provincial Department of Sport and Recreation…
"The Big Walk for recreation"
Walking 100 miles in 24 hours. That is the challenge that faces a hardy group of athletes who will be tackling the fourth annual African Centurion at the Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch on October 26 and 27.
"African Centurion is no walk in the park"
Next weekend is the time for all South Africans to officially “Choose 2 B Active” with the government-endorsed National Recreation Day and a series of Big Walks around the country. Since 2015 the South African Cabinet has declared the first Friday of October to be officially observed as National Recreation Day. This year the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and recreation is celebrating the day at the Ethembeni Sports Fields in Kwadukuza on Friday, October 4,…
"Time to Choose 2 B Active"