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| Race Name | Country | State | City | Type | Month | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Crane Marathon | South Africa | Central Gauteng | Marathon | January | "One of the most popular marathons in Gauteng, the Johnson Crane Marathon is the longest continual sponsorship of any major race in South Africa." | ||
| Sasolburg Marathon | South Africa | Free State | Marathon | February | "The marathon is two laps of the half marathon route. The course is mainly fast and flat with gradual gradients. There is a fairly challenging 900-metre long hill in the last third of the lap. The race is run through the residential, industrial and commercial precincts of Sasolburg. Category winners in all three races win gold medals. All finishers of the marathon who make the 5-hour cut-off win silver medals and finishers of the 21.1-kilometre race who make the three-hour cut-off win bronze medals. All finishers in the 10-kilometre race get 38 mm bronze medals. The first 350 men and women in the 21-kilometre and 42-kilometre races get T-shirts." | ||
| Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (56km) | South Africa | Cape Town | Marathon | April | "The Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon has earned a reputation as the world’s most beautiful marathon. The first race was held in 1970 and saw 26 runners line up to face the unknown challenge. Since then, the race has become a national institution and a firm favourite with local, upcountry, and international athletes. Old Mutual is proud to continue its association with this great event, which is the premier event in their road-running portfolio. Participants can choose from various distances – the scenic 56km ultra marathon or popular 21km half marathon and the 5km or 2.5km fun runs. The event attracts close to 26 000 participants across all the distances and provides them with a mixture of breathtaking scenery, a gruelling test of fitness for both the elite and recreational runner, and an unrivalled race organisation and atmosphere." | ||
| Forever Resorts Loskop Marathon | South Africa | Middelburg | Marathon | April | "The 25th run of the popular Forever Resorts Loskop Marathon Series took place on Saturday, 17 April 2010. The 50km Loskop Marathon from Middelburg to Loskop Dam has been rated as the second best ultra marathon for 2009, outperforming both the Comrades and the Two Oceans Marathons. The Forever Resorts Wild Challenge, a 21,1km country race that is run through the Loskop Nature Reserve is growing in popularity and was voted the best half-marathon in SA. The Forever Resorts Loskop Marathon is a 50km ultra marathon from Middelburg to Forever Resorts Loskopdam Resort. The Forever Resorts Wild Challenge is a 21.1km half marathon that is run through the Loskop Dam Nature Reserve." | ||
| Traumeel Wally Hayward Marathon | South Africa | Gauteng North | Marathon | May | "Spokesperson for the comrades marathon association, Gary Boshoff, said the icon of the Comrades Marathon died in an old age home in Johannesburg, where he had spent his last years. Boshoff said: ""A couple of weeks ago, he was at a function where a cheque was handed to him. He looked very frail at the time."" Hayward's athletic career spanned 60 years, during which he competed and excelled at distances from 100m to 100 miles. He won his first Comrades Marathon in 1930 at the age of 21. He had won the national 10 mile championship earlier that year. Boshoff said: ""On his return to the race in 1950, he was discounted as a serious contender on the basis of his age - only to prove the critics wrong as he took the lead from halfway and won in a time of six hours and 46 minutes."" Having competed on the track in his early 20s, Hayward represented South Africa in the Empire and Olympic Games in the standard marathon, and set world records for ultra-marathon distances. Hayward was best known for his achievements in the Comrades Marathon. Friends persuaded him to participate in the 1988 Comrades Marathon - at the age of 79." | ||
| Comrades Marathon (88km) | South Africa | Durban | Marathon | May | |||
| Red Cross Big Five Marathon | South Africa | Entabeni Game Reserve | Marathon | June | "The Big Five Marathon® in South Africa is held among the wildlife of the African savannah. Runners from all over the world will meet in one of the most spectacular “Big Five” game reserves in Africa. In these magnificent surroundings, one can combine exciting game drives with a challenging marathon route going right through the habitat of the most famous African game: Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard. No fences, no rivers, nothing at all separates the runners from the African wildlife." | ||
| Pick 'n Pay Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon | South Africa | Knysna | Marathon | July | "There will be a 5km Fun Run starting at 07:30. Entry Fee R15.00 (includes medal). (Participants in this event are not eligible for a T-shirt.) For Fun Run enquiries phone Patrick Bastian 084 437 4025. Registration from 6:30am at the Heineken Pavilion Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival Grounds, Waterfront Drive.More time spent in the forest.Substantially increased prize money.Cut-off time for the 42.2km extended to 5 hours 30 minutes.Unique indigenous timber shield for first 200 finishers in the 42.2km; silver medals for the next 800 finishers; bronze medals for all the finishers in the 21.1km and the balance of the finishers in the 42.2km." | ||
| Cape Town Marathon | South Africa | Cape Town | Marathon | September | "As before, the route will be fast and flat, catering for elite athletes chasing fast times and beginners looking to finish their first marathon. The route showcases the mountain, the sea, and all the major attractions of Cape Town.Starting in the centre of Cape Town, the marathon route moves towards Rondebosch before returning to the City and taking in the Waterfront, Sea Point and the Green Point Common. You will struggle to find a more beautiful setting for a city marathon.While the route in 2010 will be similar to that in previous years, it will change to include the Green Point Common and the area around the new Cape Town Football Stadium." | ||
| Augrabies Extreme Marathon | South Africa | Augrabies | Marathon | October | "Estienne Arndt was born in Durban 1953 and matriculated at Durban High School in 1970. He started Road Running in 1979 when he ran his first Comrades Marathon. Since then he has been actively involved in running, event administration and fundraising for charities through road running. In November 1988, Estienne was involved in a motorcycle accident, which resulted in his right foot being amputated. In 1996, after eight determined years, he eventually qualified to run the Comrades Marathon and completed the event wearing a prosthesis, being the first and only person to achieve this, and has since completed it three more times. With a complete new set of goals to be achieved, Estienne has not stopped, and has gone on to seek further adventures. The seed for the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon was planted when he, together with the blind solo yachtsman, Geoff Hilton-Barber and his wife Carol, entered and ran the seven day Marathon Des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara desert. Running with a field of six hundred runners, Estienne had a vision of organising a similar event through the Great Kalahari in South Africa." | ||
