Cape Town Marathon

Cape Town Marathon 22 - 23 May 2027
Towards Africa's 1st Major Entries are now open on www.capetownmarathon.com.
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The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon & associated races will take place over the weekend of the 14th & 15th of October 2023.

12/06/2026

This is the highlights reel. But the full story is 16 minutes long and worth every second. 🎬

From the nights before race day to the moment the gun went off, we documented everything. The people who made it happen, the city that showed up, and the race that changed African running forever. 🌍

Watch the full documentary on YouTube.
đź”—: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcLfsIImpnE

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Now here’s how to be part of it. 🏅Swipe through for everything you need ...
11/06/2026

The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Now here’s how to be part of it. 🏅

Swipe through for everything you need to know about securing your spot at Africa’s first World Marathon Major on 23 May 2027. 🎉

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

11/06/2026

They called Cape Town the mother city of sport. Africa, the home of distance running. A continent the world has always known was built for this. 🌍

The Abbott World Marathon Majors has always aspired to be a truly worldwide series. And one by one, the race directors of Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York agreed: it only makes sense that one belongs here. 🏅

Watch them take in the African flair, feel the richness of this place, and say the words we’ve been waiting to hear. Welcome to the family, Cape Town. 🙌✨

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

11/06/2026

In Africa, we say, “It takes a village to raise a child.” To our village, thank you. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

11/06/2026

1,752 days. One African dream. Built on grit, resilience, and the belief that we belong on the world stage. Yesterday, we become an Abbott World Marathon Major.

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

It’s here. 🌍After years of racing, building, and believing, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has officially passed the fina...
10/06/2026

It’s here. 🌍

After years of racing, building, and believing, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has officially passed the final stage of assessment and become the 8th Abbott World Marathon Majors race in the world. And the first, ever, on African soil. 🏅

On 23 May 2027, we take our place alongside Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York.

But this moment doesn’t belong to us. It belongs to you. Every runner who showed up season after season. Every partner, sponsor, volunteer, club captain, and supporter who refused to let go of this dream. 🙌

Africa. We did this. This is our collective victory. ✨

Africa’s 1st Major
22 - 23 May 2027

03/06/2026

8,500 international runners joined us for race weekend this year, a significant number of them competing as Abbott World Marathon Majors Marathon Tours and Travel Age Group World Championship athletes. đź’™

From the opening night concert to race day and that incredible blue carpet finish, this is how their weekend in our beautiful country unfolded. Cape Town delivered on the international stage. 🇿🇦

Towards Africa’s 1st Major
23–24 May 2026.

29/05/2026

Eliud Kipchoge has more accolades in running than we could ever count, but one thing he had never done was share a start line with his wife Grace. đź‘Ą

On Sunday 24 May, that changed. While Eliud raced with the elite field for the first time on African soil, Grace was making her own history, crossing the blue carpet for the very first time in her life as a marathon runner.

This is Grace’s marathon story. 💙

Towards Africa’s 1st Major
23–24 May 2026

28/05/2026

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. 🏅

Words don’t quite do it justice. The early mornings, the kilometres, the nerves at the start line, and then that moment when everything you have worked for becomes real as you cross the blue carpet.

From Beach Road to Sea Point, through Woodstock, Salt River and the Company Gardens, this city gave everything it had this weekend. And so did you.

Every finish line crossed, every personal best, every Peace Runner who took to the streets, every first-time marathon runner who dared to dream. This weekend we showed South Africa, Africa, and the world exactly what we are made of. This is what our journey to becoming Africa’s first Major looks like. And this weekend proved we are ready. 🌍💙

Towards Africa’s 1st Major
23–24 May 2026

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Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, Green Point
Cape Town
8005

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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