18 March 2012 – The second edition of the CAA Africa Cross Country Championships took place in Cape Town at Keurboom Park with Kenya once again dominating, taking gold in most of the categories. The senior men’s race was arguably the most fiercely contested on...
It was with much anticipation that I arrived at Edinburgh by train from London to watch, what was to become, one of the most awesome and memorable cross country races ever run. I had gone to Edinburgh with a few other avid runners, Wayne Smith, a top ex-SA and now GB...
Nina Rillstone in 15th and Kate McIlroy 16th led New Zealand to sixth place in the senior women’s long course cross country teams title at the world cross country championships in Fukuoka, Japan yesterday. Rillstone of Auckland covered the 8km around the seaside...
The World Cross Country Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland will be again remembered for the simply breathtaking performances of one athlete, Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. Superlatives are heaped on this talent, and never more deservedly. He is a supreme talent, and...
The World Cross Country Championships, Dublin, Ireland was certainly a great place to be for one athlete. And that athlete was 19-year-old Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia. The last really great Bikila, was the barefoot wonder who won the Olympic Games marathon on 2...
