Overview

About this event

The 2024 Balwin Sport Dolphin Coast Marathon took place Sunday, 17 March 2024 from 05:30, at Durban Amphitheatre, 41 Snell Parade, North Beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Distances included a 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km races.

Building on the fantastic success of the 2023 race, Dolphin Coast Striders proudly present the Balwin Sport Dolphin Coast Marathon on 17 March 2024.

Featuring 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km distances, the race forms part of the exciting Balwin Sport Marathon Series - a first in South Africa. The venue for the start and finish is again on the world class Durban promenade and the route is flat and fast on the M4 coastal highway. Marathon is a Comrades Qualifier 

Simply participating gives the runners a chance to win a fully furnished Balwin Properties apartment worth R800 000

Races

Distances & fees

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Sunday 17 Mar 2024

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Great Grand Masters	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Marathon Comrades	ZAR 450	—	Free	Road	05:30	—
Minimum age 20 years Comrades qualifier Yes
Half-Marathon	ZAR 300	ZAR 100	—	Road	05:30	—
Minimum age 16 years
10km Road	ZAR 200	ZAR 80	—	Road	06:00	—
Minimum age 14 years
5km Fun Run	ZAR 100	—	—	Run / Walk	08:00	—
Minimum age 9 years

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

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Course

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Marathon (42.2 km)

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Half-Marathon (21.1 km)

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10km Road (10.0 km)

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Durban Amphitheatre, 41 Snell Parade, North Beach

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Balwin Marathon

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History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2023

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