Overview

About this event

The 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon took place Saturday, 23 May 2026 to Sunday, 24 May 2026 from 06:00, at Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Distances included a 43km, 42km, 22km, 11km, 10km and 5km races.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Sunday 24 May 2026 6 races

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
43km Trail Run	ZAR 2,100	ZAR 105	Trail	06:00	—
Minimum age 20 years
Cape Town Marathon Sold out	ZAR 800	ZAR 105	Road	06:00	—
Minimum age 18 years
22km Trail Run Sold out	ZAR 1,210	ZAR 95	Trail	06:00	—
Minimum age 18 years
11km Trail Run	ZAR 530	ZAR 60	Trail	06:00	—
Temp Licence (Junior) ZAR 40 Minimum age 18 years
10km Peace Run Sold out	ZAR 320	ZAR 60	Road	06:00	—
Temp Licence (Junior) ZAR 40 Minimum age 14 years
5km Peace Run Sold out	ZAR 170	—	Run / Walk	06:00	—
Minimum age 9 years

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

Course

Route maps & elevation

Route maps and elevation profiles.

10km Peace Run (10.0 km)

5km Peace Run (5.0 km)

Press

Press & Review

Independent reviews and coverage of this event.

The Running Mann

Cape Town Marathon (Give trees a chance) - The Running Mann

A photographic look at Africa's major, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon when I ran with a tree on my back as part of the #MovingForest.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point Stadium

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

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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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