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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 …...

The organisers of the Euro Steel Run The Rivers trail runs have committed to a wholly GPS navigated event, entrenching the event’s commitment to minimizing its impact on the environment. The two day event uses a network of trails in the sensitive Maloti-Drakensberg Park grasslands and local farm lands, and …...

Underberg – A steady influx of entries for the Euro Steel Run The Rivers trail runs on 28 and 29 January has inspired the Sani Spoors organisers to build on the popular changes made to the race routes last year. With 426 entries confirmed between the full distance trail run …...

Taking significant leads into the second stage of the Euro Steel Run the Rivers, in partnership with FNB, Philip Shezi and Kerry-Ann Walton pushed home their respective advantages to win the men’s and women’s titles on Sunday. Both runners came into 2022 as the defending champions and proved their pedigree …...

On what was a sloshy day one of the Euro Steel Run the Rivers, in partnership with FNB, Underberg local Philip Shezi and Kerry-Ann Walton will hold the lead in the men’s and women’s races respectively going into Sunday’s final stage. Shezi made the most of the tough conditions on …...

The 2022 Euro Steel Run the Rivers, in partnership with FNB, will offer the sold-out field a brand new network of dynamic and exciting trails over the two days of running in the Southern Drakensberg this weekend. Following the cancellation of last year’s event due to the Covid-19 pandemic many …...

As he targets the podium at the Euro Steel Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trail run on 29 and 30 January, Bulwer-based runner Sihle Ngcobo will deepen his connections with the Southern Drakensberg sporting mecca. Ngobo hit the headlines at the last edition of the Drak Adventure Weekend …...

After a wait of almost two years the Sani Spoors team can finally let trail runners enjoy the brand new trails for the Euro Steel Run the Rivers Trail Run in partnership with FNB when the two day event is staged in the Southern Drakensberg on 29 and 30 January …...

Underberg – As entries pour in for the 2022 Euro Steel Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trail runs at the end of January, enthusiastic supporter of the event Sharlene McGilvray has urged runners not to delay in securing their spot as the two events have a strict combined …...

Trail runners have started responded enthusiastically to the opening of public entries for the Euro Steel Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trail runs on the weekend of 29 and 30 January 2022, eager to make up for the cancellation of the 2021 under the Covid-19 second wave lockdown …...

In the wake of the cancellation of the sporting events that make up the FNB Drak Adventure Week in Underberg, the sponsors have stepped in to help out community organisations that normally derive income from helping out at the three races, starting with the hard-working Underberg Emergency Medical Services. The …...

As entries for the Euro Steel Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trail run on 30 and 31 January 2021 steadily increase, the organisers have finalised a bold new plan to keep the trail runners in the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg with a completely redesigned second stage. The …...

Trail runners heading for Underberg for the Euro Steel Run the Rivers in partnership with FNB on 30 and 31 January 2021 can look forward to the second day starting with brand new trails designed to give the athletes a never before seen view of the Southern Drakensberg. While the …...

Underberg – As public entries opened for the Euro Steel Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trails runs, the organisers stressed that they will strictly enforce the caps on all their events to ensure they are fully compliant with lockdown regulations and to guarantee the quality of each participants …...