Cape Town Marathon
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, which is sponsored by Sanlam, the City of Cape Town, Fedhealth and Asics.
Cape Town Marathon | |
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Date | 23 September 2018 |
Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon |
Primary sponsor | Sanlam |
Established | 2007 |
Course records | Men's: 2:08:31 (2018) Women's: 2:26:44 (2019) |
Official site | Cape Town Marathon |
Participants | 9,574 (2019) |
The first Cape Town Marathon (in its current format) was run in September 2007. From 2007 to 2013 the race was organized by Western Province Athletics, under a corporate sponsorship agreement with the national federation, Athletics South Africa. From 2014 its name changed to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, and it is being run under a joint partnership between Western Province Athletics, The City of Cape Town and Asem Running. Brand Ambassadors include Francois Pienaar and Elana Meyer.
The event includes the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (42 km); the Sanlam Cape Town 10 km PEACE RUN / Walk, the Sanlam Cape Town Peace Trail Runs (12 km & 22 km) and the Sanlam Cape Town 5 km PEACE RUN / Walk.[1]
In 2014, 2015 and 2016 it was accredited with IAAF Silver Label status.,[2] in 2017 it was the first African Marathon to achieve IAAF Gold Label Status, which it continues to achieve. It is also accredited as a Climate Neutral event and achieved zero waste to landfill.
The Cape Town Marathon is also the host of the South African marathon championships.
The men's course record was set in 2018 at 2:08:31 by Stephen Mokoka (RSA) and by Celestine Chepchirchir (KEN) with a time of 2:26:44.
The marathon is held on a fast and flat course, starting and finishing in Green Point, near the Cape Town Stadium.
Official website: www.capetownmarathon.com
Past winners
Key: Course record
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
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1st | 2007 | 2:14:46 | 2:41:30 | ||
2nd | 2008[3] | 2:14:16 | 2:42:12 | ||
3rd | 2009 | 2:14:20 | 2:47:08 | ||
4th | 2010 | 2:22:12 | 2:57:12 | ||
5th | 2011 | 2:14:55 | 2:46:31 | ||
6th | 2012 | 2:19:16 | 2:51:37 | ||
7th | 2013 | 2:17:51 | 2:42:46 | ||
8th | 2014 | 2:10:41 | 2:30:56 | ||
9th | 2015 | 2:11:41 | 2:30:20 | ||
10th | 2016 | 2:08:41 | 2:36:13 | ||
11th | 2017 | 2:10:01 | 2:30:22 | ||
12th | 2018 | 2:08:31 | 2:29:28 | ||
13th | 2019 | 2:09:20 | 2:26:44 |
See also
References
- http://www.capetownmarathon.com/about-us/history-of-the-marathon/
- Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
- Nedbank City of Cape Town marathon is a runaway success Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. City of Cape Town (2009-09-22). Retrieved on 2015-09-21.
- List of winners
- ARRS - Race series: Nedbank Cape Town. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2015-09-21.