Cape Town Marathon

The World Marathon Majors (WMM) organisation has stood up in support of Cape Town Marathon organisers after the race was cancelled earlier this month due to adverse weather conditions. While the WMM organisation was expected to award the Cape Town race top-flight status, following a second successive evaluation, it could not do so after the...

Organisers of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon have said they needed to put the safety of runners first after the annual 42km race was cancelled on Sunday morning due to poor weather conditions. With severe winds "wreaking havoc" in the Mother City, a joint decision was made by race organising team in conjunction with the...

A strong elite field has been announced for the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon to be held in the Mother City on Sunday. Six men in the line-up have run under 2:06:00 and five women in the field have gone under 2:20:00, suggesting the race records set by Abdisa Tola (2:08:15) and Glenrose Xaba (2:22:22) last...