Overview

About this event

The 2026 Durban City Marathon took place Sunday, 29 March 2026 from 05:30, at Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Distances included a 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km races.

This exciting race is a Comrades Qualifier which offers the opportunity for runners and walkers to experience the best of the City of Durban on a route of a true Big City Marathon with the full road closure.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Sunday 29 Mar 2026

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Marathon Comrades	ZAR 350	—	Road	05:30	11:15
Minimum age 20 years Comrades qualifier Yes
Half-Marathon	ZAR 250	ZAR 100	Road	05:30	09:00
Minimum age 16 years
10km Run/Walk	ZAR 200	ZAR 70	Run / Walk	05:45	07:15
Minimum age 14 years
5km Run/Walk	ZAR 100	ZAR 5	Run / Walk	05:45	—
Minimum age 9 years

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

Promoted

Promoted race

A paid placement. Listings and rankings are never influenced by advertising spend.

Promoted 2026

Verified · 35 days ago

Midrand Striders Chamberlain Country Classic

30 Aug 2026 First start 06:30 Kyalami Corner

Half Marathon 10km 5km

Entry from R100 Save Open race

Downloads

Resources

• Event flyer (5.35 MB)
• Prize Money (218.96 KB)

Press

Press & Review

Independent reviews and coverage of this event.

The Running Mann

Durban City Marathon (Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink) - The Running Mann

A race report from the Durban City Marathon that has a bit of everything in it except water.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Kings Park Athletics Stadium

Get directions

Contact

Contact the organiser

Organiser

Mandla Makhathini

[email protected] +27827837691

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

Your name

Email

Message

Send message

Nearby

You may also like

Hollywoodbets Durban 10km

30 Aug 2026

10km 5km

Riverwood College Capital Climb

6 Sep 2026

16km 5km

The Merewent AC 15km Race and 5km Fun Walk

6 Sep 2026

15km 5km

Newcastle Night Race

12 Sep 2026

10km 5km

SAPS Striders Heritage Challenge

13 Sep 2026

Half Marathon 10km

Park Square Run

19 Sep 2026

Half Marathon 10km 5km

History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2025

View all previous →