With a newly elected Border Athletics Board taking office, focus turns to leadership, athletic development, and the potential to bring major national running events back to Buffalo City.
Septuagenarians Michele Whittington and Helen Nel defied age and tough hills to claim podium finishes at the annual Buffalo City Metro road race, proving fitness has no finish line.
Eliud Kipchoge claimed his first marathon victory in three years, setting a race record in Melbourne as part of his ambitious seven-continent World Tour.
The third running of the Komani Half-Marathon and 10km races highlighted surging athletic talent in the Border region, with Lesotho's Letlatsa Nape and Nedbank's Refeloe Solomons taking top honours.
