Overview

About this event

The 2024 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon took place Saturday, 19 October 2024 to Sunday, 20 October 2024 from 06:15, at Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Distances included a 42km, 10km and 5km races.

The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Majors Candidate. After selling out in 2023, this global city, fast-paced marathon opens 2024 entries, suited to a range of running enthusiasts from elite athletes to social runners.

This running festival weekend includes the marathon, the 10km and 5km Peace road runs as well as three incredible Table Mountain trail runs - 46km, 22km, and 11km.

Join us as we run towards Africa's first Major.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Saturday 19 Oct 2024 2 races

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
10km Peace Run	ZAR 200	ZAR 50	Run / Walk	07:00	—
Minimum age 14 years
5km Peace Run	ZAR 130	—	Run / Walk	08:00	—
Minimum age 9 years

Sunday 20 Oct 2024 1 race

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Cape Town Marathon	ZAR 560	ZAR 90	Road	06:15	—
Minimum age 20 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.

Cape Town Marathon (42.2 km)

• Route map (106.29 KB)

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

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Contact

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Cape Town Marathon

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History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2023

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