The fourth and final event in the 2025 Ndlambe Cross Country Schools and Development League series ended on a high note on Saturday August 24. With perfect weather, smooth organisation a great venue and a field of 265 runners, series…
The Ndlambe Cross Country Development and Schools League kicked off the 2025 programme on Saturday May 10 co-hosted by Upper Ego Athletics Club at Kenton Primary School. The event under the auspices of Eastern Province Athletics attracted…
On Saturday, October 19, the Kowie Striders running club hosted the popular Buco Pineapple Run, attracting an impressive 292 finishers. The 27km route started at the iconic Big Pineapple in Bathurst, while the 10km runners began at the…
The Ndlambe Cross Country Schools & Development programme has been lauded for “opening a door of opportunity” for athletes at a season-ending event prize-giving ceremony at the Port Alfred Country Club last Friday. Various primary and…
The final bell sounded as the curtain came down on the Ndlambe Cross Country Development & Schools League’s 2024 season at the tranquil Alexandria Christian Academy setting on Saturday. On a sunny morning with hardly a breeze to speak of,…
It’s all systems go for the 5th Kenton 100-miler that kicks off at midnight on Friday for the 100-miler (160km) ultra-marathoners from Pizzarella in Kenton-on-Sea. The Kenton 100 is a circular 10-mile loop that incudes beach, dunes, river…
Well known Makhanda athlete Terri-Lynn Penney has died. Her family said she had been admitted to hospital on Tuesday *March 5 after feeling unwell. She suffered a heart attack in the early hours of Wednesday *March 6. Terri-Lynn inspired…
Eastern Province Athletics is piloting a Cross Country League programme for Ndlambe runners. They will use the Ndlambe model as a blueprint for similar initiatives in other local municipalities. Ndlambe runners have been presented with…
The three races on offer at the annual Surfers Challenge could not be more different from one another in respect of terrain, required effort and preparation. The original “Surfers” was initially estimated to be 14 or 15km in length, but…
The 47th Surfers Challenge takes place on Saturday February 26, having skipped a year in 2021 due to government lockdowns across the globe. The event, which has grown in make up since the initial race challenge between a group a surfers…
Entries are open for the 2022 Discovery Surfers Challenge, which will be taking place on February 26. Runners can sign up for four possible races this year. First is the traditional Full Surfers, a 17.5km route that starts at Kwelera…
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…
Local runners and others from further afield are getting themselves ready for the Ndlambe Marathon on June 5 2021. The event is made up of a standard marathon of 42km, a half-marathon of 21.1km, along with 10km and 5km fun runs. This year…
The Ndlambe Virtual Marathon was successfully held on August 30 with participation from several wards in Ndlambe who entered teams. Event organiser Vuyolwethu Nkayi said he encountered many challenges in planning the event, but was…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has divided many South Africans after a viral video had him trending on social media over the weekend. In the video‚ Ramaphosa can be seen taking a morning walk before he was approached by a group of women…
