Sanlam have renewed their title sponsorship of the Cape Town Marathon for a further five years, securing the partnership through to 2031. Since 2014, the Sanlam Group has supported the marathon from its early promise as the Mother City’s race, with international appeal, to it's current status as Africa's premier 42km event and the continent’s only candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Shadi Chauke, Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Sanlam

After ending 2023 in positive fashion with a seventh place 2:21:24 finish at the Africanbank Soweto Marathon, Joel Mmone expected to kick on in 2024 and 2025. However, the Nedbank Running Club top runner who also ran inside 62 minutes for the half marathon that year, failed to replicate that form, spending almost two seasons without delivering a top ten finish in one of South Africa's recognised major 21km or 42km races.  Mmone in action at the 2026 Biogen 21K presented by Mo

Nedbank Running Club elite athlete Sthembiso Mqhele will commence his season with the Balwin Run Series Peninsula Marathon scheduled to take place on Sunday, 15 February in Cape Town. Mqhele who used to call The Mother City home when he lived in Phillipi, has fond memories of the race where took third place last year and won in 2022. Now living in KwaZulu-Natal, the three-time Two Oceans gold medalist says he has been training in the Underberg Mountains to get ready for the

After a breakthrough 2025 season that saw him win his first medal at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Senior Track & Field Championships and represent South Africa at the Region 5 Half Marathon, Cwenga Nose is eyeing more success at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on 1 March. The 2025 SA 10 000m silver medalist who runs in the colours of Phantane AC has every right to target a new personal best after opening his season with a 28:45 clocking to win the Colchester 10km in ‘