Interview: James Cunnama
James Cunnama is a professional triathlete based in Stellenbosch. James’s impressive résumé includes 4th place at Kona 2013 and solid top three results in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events worldwide. He is married to Jodie Swallow, current women’s World Long Distance ITU Champion, and seven times winner of the East London Ironman 70.3, among many […]
Video: How Henri Schoeman won bronze at Rio
Henri Schoeman explains how he won the bronze medal in the triathlon at the Rio Olympics. The Brownlee brothers took the top two spots while Henri Schoeman fought off a strong run from Richard Murray to take third. Hear from Henri Schoeman on how his race unfolded.
Richard Murray shows readiness for Rio triathlon despite drama
Richard Murray showed with his first triathlon race back after he broke his collarbone in April that he will be ready for the Olympic Games come August in Rio. Richard Murray racing against Mario Mola at WTS Hamburg on Saturday. Credit: ITU, Janos Schmidt Once again the WTS Hamburg proved to be a less than […]
Popular DualX multisport series 2016 kicks off
This weekend, the popular offroad run-bike-run series, the Momentum Health OatWell DualX powered by PeptoPro, kicks off just East of Pretoria at Legends MX, a recently added venue to the series. The growing popularity of multi-discipline events can be ascribed to getting the best of both trail running and mountain biking worlds combined with a […]
Round 2 victories give Du Plessis, Steyn DualX series lead
There are four events in the 2015 Momentum Health Oatwell DualX Series, powered by Pepto Pro, South Africa’s most prestigious off-road duathlon series. The three best results for each participant will count towards his or her overall standings; and Round 2, which took place at Buffelsdrift, Pretoria this past weekend, could prove decisive. In the […]
Caveman ready for Totalsports Xterra Buffelspoort
XTERRA legend Conrad Stoltz will kick-start the 2015 season in Buffelspoort (North West Province) when he toes the line at the much anticipated TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Saturday, 24 January 2015. Conrad Stoltz in action at the 2014 TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Buffelspoort presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. Photo Credit: Volume Photography Stoltz started […]
Bigger and better Freshpak Fitness Festival celebrates Clanwilliam’s 200th anniversary
On Saturday 4 October, Clanwilliam will be buzzing with excitement as athletes flock to Rooibos country to compete in the 28th annual Freshpak Fitness Festival, the Western Cape’s biggest multi-sport festival. Due to popular demand, an additional 300 entries have been made available for the Triathlon event to celebrate Clanwilliam’s 200th anniversary. The festival is […]
ATU African Sprint Cup to kick off Murray’s triathlon season
On Sunday Richard Murray will get the opportunity to see just how much his swimming has improved when he lines up for the ATU African Sprint Cup at Blouberg. Action at this sprint triathlon – 750m swimming, 20km road biking and 5km road running – starts at 06:45. Murray has been working hard on his […]
Sullwald climbs rankings after impressive Triathlon World Cup in Hungary
Impressive. This seems to be the best way to describe the performance by Wian Sullwald, the current junior world triathlon champion, during the past weekend (10-11 August) in the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. Sullwald finished 2nd in his semi-final and 8th in the final. The time gap between the first eight athletes […]
Murray in medal hunt at ITU World Triathlon Series
One more podium place in the ITU World Triathlon Series will make the season a successful one says Richard Murray. Murray’s next race in the World Series is in on 24 August in Stockholm, Sweden. It will be a first for Murray. “Stockholm is a course that has many turns and twists. My training is […]