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Image: Courtesy of Cape Town Marathon With a world-class elite field that includes 13 men and eight women who have run faster than the current course records of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, the 2026 edition of the race is set to be the fastest ever. The 32nd edition of the race takes place on Sunday 24 May, once again starting and finishing in Green Point, and the elite athletes will be racing not only for line honours and records, but also a share of the considerably incre

Image: Sanlam Cape Town Marathon This year, the race was pursuing its second consecutive pass of the AbbottWMM criteria that must be met in order for Cape Town to join the series. The cancellation of the 2025 event means that the evaluation was not completed. We fully support the decision that was made to cancel the 2025 event in the interests of the safety of runners, volunteers and staff. We also applaud the decision by Cape Town’s title sponsor Sanlam in offering to fund