Marathon routes in South Africa

South Africa has 4 races in this directory, starting with Cape Town Marathon. Each race page carries the next edition date, the course character and the climbing, and the ones with a full guide link through to their course map.

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Races in South Africa

The rest of the country's marathon calendar: next edition date, course character and climbing, with a page for each race.

Cape Town MarathonMajorPB courseGood for debutsCape Town23 May 2027HillyJohannesburg MarathonJohannesburg29 November 2026HillyBig Five MarathonGood for debutsLimpopoJune 2027 (expected)HillyPretoria MarathonGood for debutsPretoriaFebruary 2027 (expected)Hilly
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