Overview

About this event

The 2026 Aliwal Top Runners Half Marathon takes place on Saturday, 14 November 2026, from 06:00, at Sauer Park Stadium in Maletswai, Eastern Cape. Distances are 21.1km, 10km and 5km. Online entries are open. Details for this event have been verified by RunningCalendar.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Saturday 14 Nov 2026

Distance	Entry Fee	Early Bird	International	Late Entries	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
10km Race	ZAR 190	ZAR 160	ZAR 280	ZAR 210	Road	06:00	—
Finishers in 2025 ~150 Minimum age 14 years
Half-Marathon	ZAR 250	ZAR 230	ZAR 320	ZAR 280	Road	06:15	—
Finishers in 2025 ~120 Minimum age 16 years
5km Fun Run	ZAR 90	—	ZAR 200	—	Run / Walk	06:30	—
Minimum age 9 years

Goodies

Merchandise

T-Shirt

10km, 1st 100 runners to register will receive free t-shirts

Free with entry

Entry

How to enter

Information on how to enter this event.

Download the official event flyer

Online entries

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Entries via RacePass

• Early-bird cutoff: 30 Sep 2026

• Late entry: 1 Nov 2026

On the day entries

No entries available on race day.

On the day

Race Day Information

Practical information for race day.

Start Sauer Park Stadium, Maletswai Click for directions

Finish Sauer Park Stadium, Maletswai Click for directions

Running with Earphones

The wearing of earphones or headsets is NOT PERMITTED DUE to safety reasons and might lead to disqualification

Handouts

5km, 1st 100 finishers will get medals; 10km, 1st 100 finishers will get medals; 21.1km, 1st 200 finishers will receive medals

Medical

Medical

Parking

Parking

Refreshments

Food and Drink

Walkers

5km Run / Walk

Timing

Electronic chip timing.

Tog Bag

Bag Storage

Toilets

Toilets

Water Points

Hydration Stations

Downloads

Resources

• Event flyer (1.21 MB)

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Sauer Park Stadium

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Contact

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Organiser

Aliwal Top Runners Contact

[email protected] WhatsApp +27837799162

Khaya

+27717168767

Ncedo

+27736396213

Nthabi

+27785608778

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Stay

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Train

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History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2025