One major benchmark being evaluated for the 2024 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a car-free route in order to assist the race organisers to get top marks on this aspect of the criteria, a number of roads along the marathon route have been designated no parking areas for race day on Sunday, 20 October 2024.
This includes roads in the Atlantic Seaboard, CBD, District Six, Mowbray, Newlands, Claremont, Rondebosch, Observatory, Salt River and Woodstock.
‘One of the biggest issues the marathon encountered during the 2023 race was parked cars along the route, which resulted in an unfavourable assessment by the World Marathon Majors officials. For the 2024 race, we are asking residents and visitors to assist in getting the Cape Town Marathon over the mark.
‘Please avoid parking or leaving cars along the designated no parking areas along the route leading up to and on race day. The City’s Events Coordination Committee has been working diligently behind the scenes with race organisers, mapping out all the logistical plans for a safe and secure route for the marathon. We are pleading for residents and visitors to assist us in ensuring the race route is car-free for the success of the Cape Town Marathon,’ said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is making arrangements for secure parking for residents in areas where only on-street parking is available.
A comprehensive list of the no parking areas and road closures for the marathon is available here https://eventsincapetown.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SCTM24-Road-Closures-V9.pdf.
The World Marathon Majors is a series of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world – Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon and New York City Marathon.
Should it be successful, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will join the ranks and become the first Major on the African continent.
