published his play Romeo and Juliet in 1597 he probably didn’t expect the Italian tragedy to create so many spinoffs, including a half-marathon. The 13.1-mile race was launched in 2008 and passes some of the most beautiful monuments of the city of Verona
12,000 runners, and is internationally recognized as one of the world’s greatest races. Unsurprisingly, the point-to-point race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban is the pinnacle event of the South African road running calendar, with many local runners
