A field of approximately 21 000 runners, including some of Africa’s top athletes, will take on the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on Sunday.
Setting off outside the DHL Stadium, the race will take the athletes on a 42,2 km route to Newlands via Nelson Mandela Boulevard, passing through Woodstock, Salt River and Mowbray before heading back to the city centre, Sea Point and finishing on Vlei Road in Green Point.
The race will also pass some of the Mother City’s iconic landmarks, including Rondebosch Common, District Six, the Castle of Good Hope and City Hall among others.
‘The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is one of the premier events on the Mother City’s annual calendar and it is now on the cusp of a global achievement. We have mobilised our staff to assist in making this a possibility in the planning phase and on race day. Our Events Coordinating Committee has worked with the marathon’s management for months to finalise a route fit for an Abbott World Marathon Majors race, and our Safety and Security personnel are prepared to ensure the race route is protected while also putting measures in place for residents to continue their Sunday routines without too much inconvenience. This is a race for Cape Town and we hope residents and visitors near the route will come out to show support to the runners,’ said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
The extensive race route will result in a number of road closures in several suburbs, including the CBD, Green Point, District Six, Sea Point, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, Mowbray, Claremont, Rondebosch and Newlands.
A number of roads along the marathon route in these areas have been designated no parking areas. Any vehicles parked there will be towed away.
A comprehensive list of the road closures and no parking areas for the marathon is available here.
MyCiTi Deviations
The marathon will also impact service on a number of MyCiTi routes on Sunday.
The following routes will be impacted:
- 101 – Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
- 111 – Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
- 102 – Salt River Rail – Walmer Estate – Civic Centre
- 103 – Oranjezicht – Gardens – Civic Centre
- 105 – Sea Point – Fresnaye – Civic Centre
- 107 – Camps Bay (anticlockwise) – Civic Centre
- 108 – Hangberg – Hout Bay Harbour – Sea Point
- 109 – Hout Bay Beach – Imizamo Yethu – Sea Point – Adderley
- 113 – Upper Kloof Street – Adderley – Waterfront
- 261 – Century City Rail – Omuramba – Salt River – Adderley.
For more information on the MyCiTi service disruption, visit myciti.org.za
Park and Ride
Runners and spectators going to the finish area on Vlei Road are reminded there will be little to no access to parking in the Green Point Precinct and a number of roads in surrounds are designated as no parking spots.
It is encouraged that runners make use of the convenient park and ride system to avoid congestion heading to the precinct on the morning of the race.
Secure parking will be available at Century City, UCT, Theo Marais Park, CTICC (paid) and the Civic Centre.
There will be a shuttle from Century City’s Long March to Freedom parking facility to the Green Point Precinct between 04:00 and 04:30.
The return bus will ferry athletes back to their vehicles at Century City between 10:00 and 14:00.
At UCT, a bus service will take athletes to Green Point from the Shuttle North Stop between 04:00 and 04:30.
The return bus service to UCT will operate between 10:00 and 14:00.
Theo Marais Park in Milnerton will have a shuttle to the Green Point Precinct operating between 04:00 and 04:30.
Return buses will depart from the Stadium Station in Green Point between 10:00 and 14:00.
The shuttle between CTICC and Green Point will operate from 04:00 until 05:00, with the return buses between 10:00 and 14:00.
At the Civic Centre, the shuttle will run from 04:00 until 05:00 with the return buses between 10:00 and 14:00.
