Overview

About this event

The 2023 Rand Water Vaal River City Marathon took place Sunday, 3 September 2023 from 06:00, at Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa. Distances included a 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km races.

Come and join us at the 5th edition of the Vaal River City Marathon.

Come and join us on the winding roads of the misty morning Vanderbijlpark streets.

Come fill your athletic lungs with the cool and wet river air of the Emfuleni.

Come and get your firsts... whether it be your first qualifier race, first blister, first personal best, you name it you can have IT ALL !!

Comrades and Two Oceans Qualifier

Races

Distances & fees

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

Sunday 3 Sep 2023

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Marathon	ZAR 290	ZAR 50	Road	06:00	12:00
Minimum age 20 years
Half-Marathon	ZAR 240	ZAR 60	Road	06:00	—
Minimum age 16 years
10km Race	ZAR 190	ZAR 60	Road	06:15	—
Minimum age 14 years
5km Fun Run	ZAR 100	—	Run / Walk	06:30	—
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.

• Route map

Press

Press & Review

Independent reviews and coverage of this event.

The Running Mann

Vaal River City Marathon (Running circles around the Vaal Triangle) - The Running Mann

Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Running in the Vaal Triangle puts Newton's laws to the test.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Isak Steyl Stadium

Contact

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Train

Training programs

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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

Previous edition: 2022

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