The Ndlambe Cross Country programme which kicked off four years ago with hopes of a bright future, continues to produce athletes who are earmarked to reach the pinnacle in their chosen sport. Founders Sticks Stiglingh of Kowie Striders…
At the cooler end of a swelteringly hot day, Port Alfred locals and visitors were up for the challenge of the town’s traditional Boxing Day fun run. No fewer than 550 runners and walkers, young and old, fast and not so fast, entered the…
Scores of two-and four-legged runners and walkers lined up for the start of the annual Kowie Striders Boxing Day fun run at the Port Alfred Country Club on December 26 2023. Many took the theme ‘support the green and gold’ seriously,…
Port Alfred’s running club, the Kowie Striders, ran from their home base at the Country Club to the Heritage Mall and back late Friday afternoon to highlight problems associated with prostate cancer. The event was part of the National…
Wearing a Speedo to run around your neighbourhood is probably not on everybody’s to-do list, however, annually, South African men take to the streets and participate in the Hollard DareDevil Run, spreading awareness and raising funds for…
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If you have ever run a half-marathon of 21km you understand that a lot of preparation is required to run such a distance and many people train for months before such an event. Well, Henry Cock decided to beat the Guinness World Record by…
The Kowie Striders had a champagne celebration last week for two members who achieved SA Champs titles. Sinethemba Jilingisi, 18, came first in the junior section of the SA Champs half marathon in a time of 71:58, while Sticks Stiglingh…
It was a bittersweet year-end function and prize giving for Kowie Striders chairman Sticks Stiglingh last Saturday, as it was his last one as chairman after five years at the helm. But Stiglingh is graduating to become chairman of the…
This past Saturday the Kowie Striders ran a virtual relay in honour of what would have been the annual Two Oceans Ultra Race and as a reminder that we can all stay active during this time. The clubs participants were split into two teams,…
The Kowie Striders held their annual prize-giving at the Royal Alfred Marina Clubhouse on Saturday evening. As always, it was a great evening with this year’s theme being Bond 007. Most dressed the part, the men as either Bond or a…
About to compete in her third Comrades Marathon on Sunday, the Kowie Striders sent Marianne Stiglingh off with a small token of their appreciation for her effort. Handing over the gift was Alan Robb, himself a legend at the Comrades…
The annual Kowie Striders fun run held every Boxing Day saw another good turnout of locals and visitors who make the event a regular on their holiday calendar. There were 8km and 5km options, and the more competitive entrants ran the…
The annual Kowie Striders fun run held every Boxing Day saw another good turnout of locals and visitors who make the event a regular on their holiday calendar. There were 8km and 5km options, and the more competitive entrants ran the…
As usual, the Kowie Striders annual award ceremony showed that, despite being a smaller club, it can always compete with the big boys when it comes to talent. The prize giving took place at Harry B’s, upstairs at the Ski-boat Club on…
