Capital City Marathon

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Entry fee range for the event: R 130 - R 400

Entry Information

Capital City Marathon Entry Fees 2026:
	Marathon (42.2km)	Half-Marathon (21.1km)	10km Road (10km)	5km Race (5km)
Entry Fee	R400	R290	R240	R130
Temp License		R95	R70	R45

EARLY BIRD ENTRIES CLOSE 2 FEB 2025
Late entries do not qualify to receive race T-Shirts

Admin Fee

Late entries will attract an additional R40 entry fee

Refunds

No refunds of entry fees

Entry Limit = 10000

Entry limit for this event is 10000 entries

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Capital City Marathon

Number collection

See below for information pertaining to the collection of your race pack.

Number Collection Information

Number Collection will take place at:
- Kings Park Athletics Stadium on Wednesday, 18 February @ 09h00-17h00
- Msunduzi Athletics Stadium on
  - Friday, 20 February @ 09h00-17h00
  - Saturday, 21 February @ 09h00-17h00

NO COLLECTION ON RACE DAY

Capital City Marathon

Race Day Information

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START:

42km - Pietermaritzburg City Hall
21km - Pietermaritzburg City Hall
10km - Balmoral Road close to the finish
5km - Princess Margaret Road opposite the gate of Harry Gwala Stadium

FINISH: Msunduzi Athletics Stadium

Handouts

Medals will be awarded to all finishers

Hydration

Water points will be provided

Timing

Electronic timing

Tog Bags

Tog bag facilities will be available

CUT OFF TIME
Marathon participants who have not passed the half marathon turn in by 3 hours 15 minutes (9:15) will not be allowed to continue but may complete the half marathon until the 4 hours time limit. Participants who have not complete 21.1 km by the 4 hours will be called off the road.
- 5km - 8:00am (1 hour, 30 minutes)
- 21,1km - 08:30am (3 hours, 30 minutes)
- 10km - 9:00am (3 hours)
- 42,2km - 11:00am (6 hours)

Capital City Marathon

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Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 05h00

Distance

42.2km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

6h (11h00)

Minimum Age

20 years

Entry fee

R 400

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Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 05h00

Distance

21.1km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

3h30m (08h30)

Minimum Age

16 years

Entry fee

R 290

Temp License

R 95

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Training

Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 06h00

Distance

10km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

3h (09h00)

Minimum Age

14 years

Entry fee

R 240

Temp License

R 70

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Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 06h30

Distance

5km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

1h30m (08h00)

Minimum Age

9 years

Entry fee

R 130

Temp License

R 45

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Sunday, 22 February 2026

Capital City Marathon

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Event Schedule

Sunday

05h00 - 11h00

Marathon (42.2km)

05h00 - 08h30

Half-Marathon (21.1km)

06h00 - 09h00

10km Road (10km)

06h30 - 08h00

5km Race (5km)

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How to Enter

Entry Information

Admin Fee

Refunds

Entry Limit = 10000

Number collection

Number Collection Information

Race Day Information

Handouts

Hydration

Timing

Tog Bags

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Training Programs

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Marathon

Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 05h00

Distance

42.2km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

6h (11h00)

Minimum Age

20 years

Entry fee

R 400

Half-Marathon

Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 05h00

Distance

21.1km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

3h30m (08h30)

Minimum Age

16 years

Entry fee

R 290

Temp License

R 95

10km Road

Date & Time

Sun, 22 Feb @ 06h00

Distance

10km

Race Type

Road Race

Cut Off

3h (09h00)