The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has been confirmed as the first Abbott World Marathon Major to be held on African soil. Following the successful staging of its 2026 race on 24 May, the event has passed the second and final stage of its Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) assessment, becoming the eighth member of the [...]
Three of the four course records in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon were shattered on a spectacular day of racing blessed with equally spectacular weather, as the fastest field ever assembled for an African marathon brought world-class racing to the Mother City. This is excellent news for the event, which is already the premier marathon [...]
The deepest, fastest field ever assembled for an African marathon will line up in the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on Sunday 24 May, including the fastest man ever over the marathon distance and a former two-time World Champion in the women’s race. These elite athletes will be racing not only for line honours in [...]
Eliud Kipchoge announced on Monday, 9 March, that the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will serve as the opening chapter of Eliud’s Running World, a series of seven marathons across all continents designed to inspire communities and unite the world through running. The 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon takes place on Sunday, 24 May. For years, it [...]
Sanlam and the Sanlam Cape Towd African and international footprint – has supported the marathon at every stage of its evolution. From its early promise as the Mother City’s race, with international appeal, it has grown into Africa’s premier marathon and a global contender. Over the past decade, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has set [...]
In a busy week for endurance sport, the Diverge Podcast dives into the build-up to the inaugural Nedbank Gravel Burn and reflects on the cancellation of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. In happier, positive news, the first edition of what has been marketed as the world’s premier gravel stage race gets underway on [...]
Following the cancellation of the 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on Sunday morning due to infrastructure and route damage caused by dangerously high winds, title sponsor Sanlam has announced that it will be offering every 2025 marathon entrant a sponsored entry for either May 2026 or 2027. This offer will be extended to all 2025 [...]
Following the cancellation of Sunday’s Sanlam Cape Town Marathon just an hour and a half before the scheduled 6:10am start, due to adverse wind conditions, the organisers have received many enquiries as to the decision-making process that led to the cancellation. Some 24,000 Marathon entrants and their supporters were denied the opportunity to run the [...]
Due to severe winds overnight that carried on into the early hours of the morning, the 2025 edition of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon unfortunately had to be cancelled at short notice this morning. The decision to cancel was made at 4:45am, and communications to all runners went out at 5am in the form of [...]
Windy conditions may have slowed things down in the first half of the 2025 Sanlam Peace Run 10km on Saturday, 18 October, but that same wind then pushed the athletes all the way home in the second half. This not only helped Deon-Lee Hendricks and Tayla Kavanagh successfully defend their 2024 titles, but Hendricks posted [...]
