Cape Town Marathon

Cape Town Marathon

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Logo
Date 20 September 2015
Location Cape Town, South Africa
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established 2007 (2007)
Course records Men's: 2:10:45 (2014)
Willy Kibor Koitile
Women's: 2:30:20 (2015)
Isabella Ochichi
Official site capetownmarathon.com

The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a long-distance running event held in Cape Town, South Africa, which is sponsored by Sanlam and Vital Health Foods.[1][2]

The first Sanlam Cape Town Marathon was run in September 2007. From 2007 to 2009 the race was organized by Western Province Athletics, under a corporate sponsorship agreement with the national federation, Athletics South Africa. Currently it is being run under a joint partnership between Western Province Athletics, The City of Cape Town and Asem Running. Brand Ambassadors include Francois Pienaar and Elana Meyer. A separately organised marathon was also held in Cape Town in 2005 and 2006.

The event includes the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (42km); the Sanlam Cape Town 10km PEACE RUN, the Sanlam Cape Town Peace Trail Runs (11km & 22km) and a Community Fun Run.[3]

The 2013 men's winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi (2:17:02) was stripped of his title in 2014 due to a failed doping test for the steroid methandienone The original runner-up Paul Manawa was elevated to first place as a result.[4]

In 2015 it was given IAAF Silver Label permit status.[5] and also received Carbon Neutral Status.

Past winners

Key:       Course record

Edition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
1st 2007  Mluleki Nobanda (RSA) 2:14:46  Samukeliso Moyo (ZIM) 2:41:30
2nd 2008[6]  Motlokoa Nkhabutlane (LES) 2:14:16  Samukeliso Moyo (ZIM) 2:42:12
3rd 2009  George Mofokeng (RSA) 2:14:20  Sharon Tavengwa (RSA) 2:47:08
4th 2010  Gert Thys (RSA) 2:22:12  Nomvuyisi Seti (RSA) 2:57:12
5th 2011  Amos Maiyo (KEN) 2:14:55  Chiyedza Chokore (ZIM) 2:46:31
6th 2012  Gilbert Mutandiro (ZIM) 2:19:16  Alicen Manake (ZIM) 2:51:37
7th 2013  Paul Manawa (KEN) 2:17:51  Samukeliso Moyo (ZIM) 2:42:46
8th 2014  Willy Kibor Koitile (KEN) 2:10:41  Meseret Biru (ETH) 2:30:56
9th 2015  Shadrack Kemboi (KEN) 2:11:41  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) 2:30:20

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pienaar, Meyer going for gold". 24 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sanlam Cape Town Marathon shows sport as a tool can be used to fight xenophobia". 29 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.capetownmarathon.com/about-us/history-of-the-marathon/
  4. ↑ Hauman, Riël (2014-05-27). Cape Town Marathon Winner DQ’d For Doping. Competitor. Retrieved on 2015-09-21.
  5. ↑ Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-23.
  6. ↑ Nedbank City of Cape Town marathon is a runaway success. City of Cape Town (2009-09-22). Retrieved on 2015-09-21.
List of winners
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