Overview

About this event

The 2025 Balwin Sport Peninsula Marathon took place Sunday, 16 February 2025 from 05:15, at Green Point in Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Distances included a 42km and 21km races.

One of the oldest and most scenic marathons in the Western Cape, the Balwin Sport Peninsula Marathon takes in the length of the Cape Peninsula, starting in Green Point and finishing at the historic Simon's Town Naval Sports Ground. The route is fast and flat, taking in a glorious sunrise and roughly 15km of running along the stunning False Bay coastline towards the finish line. The event is an Abbott age group World Rankings qualifier.

There is also a 21.1km starting at Dreyersdal Farm, Bergvliet and heading to the same finish in Simon's Town.

Oceans & Comrades Qualifier

Races

Distances & fees

Distances, start times, cut-offs and entry fees.

Sunday 16 Feb 2025

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Marathon Sold out	ZAR 360	ZAR 85	Road	05:15	11:15
Minimum age 20 years
Half-Marathon Sold out	ZAR 230	ZAR 75	Road	07:00	11:00
Minimum age 16 years

Temporary ASA licence fee — only payable if you are not a member of an affiliated running club.

Entry

How to enter

Information on how to enter this event.

Entries via RacePass

• Bus Service available from finish, back to the starting points:
  • 42km back to Green Point - R75
  • 21km back to Bergvliet - R55

On the day

Race Day Information

Practical information for race day.

Start Green Point, Simon's Town

Finish Green Point, Simon's Town

Course

Route maps & elevation

Route maps and elevation profiles.

• Route map

Press

Press & Review

Independent reviews and coverage of this event.

The Running Mann

Peninsula Marathon (Naval gazing in the Cape) - The Running Mann

The Peninsula Marathon is the oldest marathon in the Western Cape. A trip down memory lane looking at the route, founder and first winner of this fast and flat course along the Atlantic Ocean.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Green Point

Contact

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Train

Training programs

Hand-picked training pathways to get you to the start line ready.

Coach Parry

Structured, app-delivered plans for every distance from 5 km to Comrades — daily workouts, pace targets, Strava sync and a South African coaching community.

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OwnMyRun · Gerda Steyn

Free, self-guided training plans built by Comrades & 2 Oceans champion Gerda Steyn — a great starting point if you want structure without a subscription.

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Energy Lab

A South African running community with a built-in training app — adaptive plans whose paces recalculate as you get fitter, plus club runs, results and event RSVPs. Free while in beta.

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History

Past editions

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