Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 2027
Cape Town's marathon weekend on 22-23 May 2027. The organiser's site says it became Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Major in 2027.
33 weeks to race day: base season
Plenty of runway. This far out, the win is a boring, consistent base rhythm: aerobic volume, strength, technique. The structured block starts closer in; what you do now decides how high it can climb.
Building for this one? Training plans cover the sessions, the weekly shape and how the block is paced. The R.A.C.E. Framework explains why it is built that way.
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Commit to the date and we will walk you to it: a countdown, honest guidance by email, and the debrief afterwards. Full adaptive training for running races is coming; nothing here pretends otherwise.
One confirmation email, then the road begins. Registering for the race itself stays with the organiser.
“The 2027 ballot has closed, so the routes to a place are the organiser's charity entries, official travel programme and Peace Runs. The 2027 route is not yet published; build a flexible long-run plan and check back before race week.”
The race
The course
2027 course status: The pages read did not state a 2027 route. The organiser's earlier editions started and finished in Green Point, but the route has changed between years, so treat past routes as context only.
The 2027 route, start and finish areas and time limit are not published on the pages read.
Not yet confirmed for this edition: 2027 route, start and finish areas, time limit, elevation gain, entry fees, which day the marathon is held. We publish these only once they are on the official course page, so check there before you pace off anything here.
Latest published course context reviewed on 3 October 2026. Check the organiser's 2027 page for updates.
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