The popular Durban City Marathon has followed the trend for 2020 and will join the growing list of virtual races, with athletes having a two-day window to complete the 42,2km, 21,1km, 10km or 5km options. The popular race on the Durban beachfront attracted over 5000 entries in April 2019, but at the corresponding time this year the event was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and was finally forced to be cancelled in early July.…
"AUG 2020: Durban City Marathon goes virtual"Category: Newsletters
New York state governor Andrew Cuomo recently chastised Americans by pointing out that a mask pulled down below the mouth is nothing more than a chinstrap. His comments come as the debate about wearing masks becomes ever-more politicised in the United States. In South Africa a similar debate is raging among sportsmen and women. As we stagger through the ever-more confusing levels of lockdown, athletes are asking if there is any danger to exercising with…
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"May 2020: Comrades called off, but Epic entries open" The Rainbow Nation has been in lockdown for around two weeks now and it is understandable that the novelty of your enforced stay at home may wearing a bit thin. The free Inselelo Rainbow Challenge was launched last week with the simple aim of making it easy for everyone to stay active and get healthy, with the added benefit that it will help stave off some of the boredom. The free challenge currently involves either…
"April 2020: Unite through health"