You know that feeling when you’re running the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, the finish line in sight, the blue carpet calling your name, and then whoops, you’re sent out onto the promenade for the infamous Sea Point “loop of death”; pulled away from the finish for what, no matter how prepared you are, always feels like an unexpected and grueling

As the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon continues its journey toward becoming Africa’s first Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) event, we are updating our Candidacy Club information and outlining how the campaign will roll out following the cancellation of the 2025 race. Guaranteed Access for Candidacy Year Finishers We remain committed to rewarding the runners who have supported the Sanlam Cape

Press release sent out by Abbott World Marathon Majors This year, the race was pursuing its second consecutive pass of the AbbottWMM criteria that must be met in order for Cape Town to join the series. The cancellation of the 2025 event means that the evaluation was not completed.  We fully support the decision that was made to cancel the

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 2025 edition of the now

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 marathon entrants, regardless of whether

Cape Town, South Africa – 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 direct