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Documentation has emerged that the Central Gauteng Athletics president, Karabo Mabilo Thobakgale, was debarred from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) by ABSA Bank on 14 November 2022 as she “Does not comply with personal qualities of honesty and integrity”. The publicly available debarment record against Mabilo (whose married surname Thobakgale appears on record).

I get a lot of questions via email and direct message but this is one of the most interesting and deserved its own article: “Dear Running Mann. Thank you for your awesome blog. I know this is a weird question but I have been having this weird question, that may be a story for your blog. But if it is too trivial or insignificant for a reply or a blog I would understand. I love to jog shirtless in Limpopo where I live.

On 17 July Central Gauteng Athletics issued a statement indicating that Soweto Marathon prize winners could expect to receive partial payment of their prize money.

Great news for the running community is that popular East London runner, Mkhululi Jack, has been fully exonerated in his disciplinary hearing appeal decision. On the other hand, Border Athletics (BORA) were severely chastised and came in for scathing criticism from Selby Thabethe who chaired the Disciplinary Committee on behalf of Athletics South Africa (ASA).

Executive Summary: AGN and CGA announced the cancellation of the 2026 City to City Marathon due to lack of sponsorship. However, Plus27 Events attempted to rescue the race by proposing to take on the full financial and operational risk, offering AGN and CGA either 20% of proceeds or a guaranteed R300,000 fee, plus their normal levies and broadcast rights.

This is a guest blog by Colin Bosch was keen to share his personal awareness message to the diabetes and endurance running community. In 1980, at the age of 20, during compulsory national service in the South African Defence Force, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). At the time, diabetes was explained in relatively simple terms: inject insulin, avoid dangerous low blood sugar episodes, and manage daily life. The focus was survival and adaptation.

Yurziq Meyer had been obese his whole life. According to his social media accounts, Meyer started the year weighing 115kg and dropped almost 50kg in seven short months to currently tip the scales at 68kg. Meyer has used his weight loss journey to propel his social media popularity. He originally claimed that his radical weight loss is due to regular workouts, increasing daily step counts, running, cleaner eating, lifestyle changes and consistent adherence to his health goals.

At an age when most are hunting around the house to find their reading glasses or trading recommendations for hip replacement surgeons with their peers, 64-year-old David Gamede is still running Comrades times that the rest of us would dream of. This year he strolled home in 7:11:19 to comfortably win the Grandmaster prize. This was Gamede’s 5th Silver medal from 7 attempts and he is the only person to have run 4 Silvers over the age of 60.

This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s September 2026 marathons including race descriptions and recommendations. You can find the full 2026 marathon / ultra calendar here. A summary of your choices is below: Click to expand. After a very quiet August, Marathon running kicks into gear again as Spring hits Mzansi with 18 confirmed marathons to choose from. The first weekend of September kicks off with the Musina Marathon which is on the northern extremities of Limpopo.

In early May 2024, I got a message from Eric Venter saying, “Dear Running Mann – I was a category winner In the 60+ Two Oceans ultra. Besides the ‘No-Podium’, I have yet to hear from them regarding acknowledgement of my win or prize money – maybe it is something to look into…” I had just exposed Two Oceans’ “Digimag Debacle” and explained that Two Oceans were giving me the silent treatment but passed the relevant contact information along and wished him well.