Underberg – It was a hometown win for novice Underberg runner Bongani Mbanjwa, who took the title at the Euro Steel Run the Rivers trial run in the Southern Drakensberg at the weekend with an overall time of 2:40:23 over the two days. Mbanjwa, making his debut at the event …
Underberg – Five time Euro Steel Run the Rivers trail run race winner Phillip Shezi has a lot of work to do on Sunday to make it six of the best after he lost nine seconds to Bongani Mbanjwa on the opening stage on Saturday. Ideal, overcast and slightly warm …
Underberg – The hills around Underberg will once again be alive with of over 700 trail runners taking part in the Euro Steel Run the Rivers event on Saturday and Sunday as they enjoy being part of an action-packed sporting jamboree in the foothills of the Drakensberg. The Run the …
Underberg – Phillip Shezi is raring to go in the weekend’s Euro Steel Run The Rivers trail run in Underberg, an event he has won five times and looks set to dominate once again. The 40-year-old who works as a tractor driver on a farm in Donnybrook, enjoys the privilege …
Underberg – The beautiful Southern Drakensberg will once again become the focus of sportsmen and women on January 27-28 when the Euro Steel Drak Descent and Euro Steel Run the Rivers events draw hundreds of mountain bikers and trail runners to Underberg for their annual endorphin fix. Dwarfed by the …
The conditions may have been very different, but the outcome of Day Two of the Euro Steel Run the Rivers Trail Run was largely a case of more of the same as the leading results on Sunday closely matched those from Day One, with Philip Shezi and Janneke Leask adding …
It was business as usual for the quietly spoken Underberg resident Philip Shezi as he let his legs do the talking and took a big step towards claiming a fifth title at the Euro Steel Run The Rivers Trail Run on Saturday – but he still has plenty of work …
A record entry of trail runners from every corner of the country will take to the paths, eland track and farm roads around Underberg for the Euro Steel Run The Rivers trail runs this weekend, making the four-year-old event one of the hottest tickets on the national trail running calendar. …
When it comes to trail running in the Drakensberg region, Philip Shezi has been pretty much the undisputed king in recent years, but the 39-year-old is talking down his chances of securing a record fifth successive win at the Euro Steel Run the Rivers event on 28 and 29 January. …
Triple defending Euro Steel Run The Rivers champ Kerry Walton has confirmed that she will not be able to make the trip to Underberg to defend her title, leaving the door ajar for a new women’s champion to be crowned at the popular two-day trail run on 28 and 29 …
