Cape Town: The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors. The marathon is currently being assessed on a number of criteria with the intention to include Cape Town for the season-2026.
World Marathon Majors is a series of six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world. One major benchmark which is being evaluated for the 2024 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a car-free route.
To assist the race organizers to get top marks on this aspect of the criteria, several roads along with the marathon route have been designated as no parking areas for race day on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
This majorly includes roads in the Atlantic Seaboard, CBD, District Six, Mowbray, Newlands, Claremont, Rondebosch, Observatory, Salt River and Woodstock.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security – Alderman JP Smith said that One of the biggest issues the marathon encountered is during the 2023 race, that was parked cars along the route, and which resulted in an unfavorable assessment by the officials of the World Marathon Majors.
Smith mentioned that for the 2024 race, they are asking residents and visitors to assist in getting the Cape Town Marathon over the mark. He asked to avoid parking or leaving cars in the designated no-parking areas along the route that leads up to and on race day.
He further added to his statement that the Events Coordination Committe of the City of Cape Town has been working diligently behind the scenes with race organisers by 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 which is car-free for the success of the Cape Town Marathon,” said JP Smith.
Notably, Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is making arrangements for secure parking by the residents in areas where only on-street parking is available.