This past weekend belonged to women's running. Sunday, 9 August marked National Women's Day, and 2026 carries extra significance - it is the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women's March, when more than 20 000 women walked to the Union Buildings in Pretoria and gave the country the words that still echo at every start line: "Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo" - you strike a woman, you strike a rock. This year's national theme, "Empowered Women, Empower Nations," set the tone for a weekend in which Nedbank Running Club women - and the men who train and race alongside them - were out in force from Cape Town to the Eastern Cape to the Highveld. With Women's Month running through all of August, there is plenty more still to celebrate. Here's the full round-up, starting with the standout story of the weekend.

SuperSport Park, Centurion, Tshwane, South Africa: There’s a new name at the top of the SPAR Grand Prix leaderboard after the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Tshwane at the weekend.

This past weekend belonged to women's running. At SuperSport Park in Centurion, 18 000 women lined up for the SPAR Women's Challenge Tshwane, and Nedbank Running Club was right at the heart of it - on the podium, in the age-category results, and even in the media centre. Elsewhere, green vests were out in force from Soweto to Elsies River to Gqeberha. Here's the full round-up, starting with the standout story of the weekend.

SuperSport Park, Centurion, Tshwane, South Africa: Defending series champion Glenrose Xaba picked up her first win of the 2026 SPAR Grand Prix series, coasting to an impressive victory at the third leg of the campaign in Tshwane on Saturday, 1 August.