Overview

About this event

The 2025 African Bank Soweto Marathon took place on Saturday, 29 November 2025, at Johannesburg Expo Centre in Soweto, Gauteng. Distances were 42.2km, 21.1km and 10km. Results are available on RunningCalendar.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Saturday 29 Nov 2025

Distance	Entry Fee	Grand Masters	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
Soweto Marathon	ZAR 380	ZAR 330	Road	05:30	11:30
Finishers 2,324 Minimum age 20 years
Half-Marathon	ZAR 300	ZAR 250	Road	06:30	10:00
Finishers 3,545 Minimum age 16 years
10km Race	ZAR 280	ZAR 230	Road	07:30	09:30
Finishers 4,119 Minimum age 15 years

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The Running Mann

Soweto Marathon (Ubuntu for the average middle-class white guy) - The Running Mann

Soweto Marathon: The best way an average middle-class white guy from the suburbs can experience ubuntu.

Read the full review on The Running Mann

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Johannesburg Expo Centre, Narec

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History

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