Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

Being a spectator at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is not a passive experience. This city shows up, and on 24 May, the streets, the promenade, and the parks come alive in a way that makes race day as much of an event for the crowd as it is for the 27,000 runners taking on 42.2km. Here is how to make the most of it.

There is a moment at the end of every marathon that no finish time can fully capture. The moment the medal settles around your neck. For most runners, it is the culmination of months of early mornings, long runs, and hard-earned kilometres. But in 2026, that moment carries something far greater than personal achievement. It carries a story 140,000 ye...

David Weir did not grow up dreaming of wheelchair racing. He grew up dreaming of sport, any sport, and wheelchair racing was simply the one that found him. At eight years old, he watched the London Marathon on television and saw, perhaps for the first time, an image of himself in competition. “That was the only time in the 80s that you really saw any...

Manuela Schär has spent most of her life in motion. Long before she became one of the most accomplished wheelchair marathoners of her generation, sport was simply how she moved through the world.

“I was always interested in sports, as long as I can remember,” she says. Growing up in Switzerland, she ran constantly, un...