Overview

About this event

The 2027 Capital City Marathon takes place on Sunday, 28 February 2027, from 05:00, at Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Distances are 42.2km, 21.1km, 10km and 5km. Online entries are open. It is a qualifying event for both the Comrades Marathon and the Two Oceans Marathon. Details for this event have been verified by RunningCalendar.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Sunday 28 Feb 2027

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Early Bird	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Marathon Comrades Two Oceans	ZAR 450	ZAR 120	ZAR 400	Road	05:00	11:00
Minimum age 20 years Start Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Pietermaritzburg Comrades qualifier Yes Two Oceans qualifier Yes
Half-Marathon	ZAR 350	ZAR 105	ZAR 300	Road	05:00	08:30
Minimum age 16 years Start Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Pietermaritzburg
10km Road	ZAR 250	ZAR 80	ZAR 250	Road	06:00	09:00
Minimum age 14 years Start Balmoral Road, Pietermaritzburg
5km Fun Run/Walk	ZAR 250	ZAR 50	ZAR 130	Run / Walk	06:30	08:00
Minimum age 9 years Start Princess Margaret Road, Pietermaritzburg

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

Goodies

Merchandise

T-Shirt

Race t-shirt can be purchased at registration for an additional fee (5km)

Price TBC

Entry

How to enter

Information on how to enter this event.

Download the official event flyer

Note: Late entry fees apply to the week before the event

Online entries

Enter Now

Entries via Entry Ninja

Closes 21 Feb 2027 · or when sold out

• Early-bird cutoff: 1 Feb 2027

Pre-entry

Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Pietermaritzburg

Fri, 26 Feb 2027 · 09:00–17:00

Sat, 27 Feb 2027 · 09:00–17:00

Refunds

No refunds of entry fees

Pre-race

Number collection

Collection venues, dates and times.

Msunduzi Athletics Stadium, Pietermaritzburg

Fri, 26 Feb 2027 · 09:00–17:00

Msunduzi Athletics Stadium

Sat, 27 Feb 2027 · 09:00–17:00

Msunduzi Athletics Stadium

Kingspark Athletics Stadium, Durban

Wed, 24 Feb 2027 · 09:00–17:00

On the day

Race Day Information

Practical information for race day.

Start · Marathon Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Pietermaritzburg Click for directions Start · Half-Marathon Pietermaritzburg City Hall, Pietermaritzburg Click for directions

Start · 10km Road Balmoral Road, Pietermaritzburg

Start · 5km Fun Run/Walk Princess Margaret Road, Pietermaritzburg

Finish Msunduzi Athletics Stadium, Pietermaritzburg Click for directions

Running with Earphones

The use of music players with headphones is not allowed and may result in disqualification.

Handouts

Medals will be awarded to all finishers.

Medical

Medical support available.

Parking

Athletes with their own private vehicles must please park them at the designated parking areas at the finish venue and walk to the start venue.

Tog Bag

Tog bag drop-off available at the start.

Water Points

Water points every ~3 km along the route.

Refunds

No refunds of entry fees

Downloads

Resources

• Event flyer (2.13 MB)

Press

Press & Review

Independent reviews and coverage of this event.

The Running Mann

Capital City Marathon (humans versus humidity) - The Running Mann

If New York is the city that never sleeps, Pietermaritzburg is the city that never wakes up. A marathon race report from the Capital City of KwaZulu Natal.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Msunduzi Athletics Stadium

Princess Margaret Dr

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Contact

Contact the organiser

Organiser

Race Director

[email protected] +27716522649

Send a message to the organiser and they'll reply to the email you provide.

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Message

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Stay

Accommodation

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Train

Training programs

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

Coach Parry

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Energy Lab

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History

Past editions

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