The road is part of the story


Transport, a good bed, a crew that carries your bag and screams your name. You bring the legs.

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Nine Run Mzansi runners jogging together along the Durban promenade at sunrise, the stadium arch behind them

Built in Heidelberg · running beyond

Mzansi first. Then the world.

Watch the map light up: seven race trips inside our borders this season, then Lesotho, Eswatini and the big city marathons. Tap to jump ahead.

Map of South Africa with Run Mzansi routes from Heidelberg to Nelspruit, Secunda, Cape Town, Potchefstroom, Durban, Skukuza and Hermanus HeidelbergNelspruitSecundaCape TownPotchefstroomDurbanSkukuzaHermanus

From Heidelberg to everywhere

Tap a race. Follow the bus.

Kaapsehoop 3-in-1 MarathonSat 7 Nov 2026 · Kaapsehoop to Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga

Mountain mist at the start, a long run down into the Lowveld and a stadium finish in Mbombela.

2026/27 race calendar · expressions of interest open

Seven races. One crew.

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Kaapsehoop 3-in-1 Marathon

Sat 7 Nov 2026Kaapsehoop to Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga42.2 · 21.1 · 10 km

Mountain mist at the start, a long run down into the Lowveld and a stadium finish in Mbombela.

Date to be confirmed

Secunda 3-in-1 Marathon

March 2027 (date TBC)Lake Umuzi, Secunda, Mpumalanga73.3 · 42.2 · 21.1 · 10 km

Three races in one day around Lake Umuzi: a marathon at dawn, a half at lunch and a 10 km at sunset. Run one, or take on all three.

A joyful crew running a mountain trail above Cape Town at sunrise
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Two Oceans Marathon

Sun 4 Apr 2027Cape Town, Western Cape56 km Ultra · 21.1 km Half (Sat 3 Apr)

Chapman’s Peak, Constantia Nek and two oceans in one morning. The most beautiful race weekend in the country.

Date to be confirmed

N12 Ultra Marathon

May 2027 (date TBC)Potchefstroom to Klerksdorp, North West50 · 10 km

From the NWU McArthur Stadium in Potch along the N12 to Klerksdorp. Flat, fast and made for a personal best.

The Durban crew group portrait at sunrise
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Comrades Marathon (100th)

Sun 13 Jun 2027Pietermaritzburg to Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDown run · about 90 km

The 100th running of the world’s oldest ultra, downhill to Durban. We depart Heidelberg 11 June and are home 14 June.

Date to be confirmed

Kruger Park Marathon (Skukuza Half)

August 2027 (date TBC)Skukuza, Kruger National Park21.1 · 5 km

A half marathon inside the Kruger National Park, with the bush all around you and rangers keeping watch along the route.

Date confirmed

Cape100™ (Hermanus to Stellenbosch)

Sunday 5 September 2027Hermanus to the Stellenbosch Winelands100 km · about 900 m of climbing

A 100 km single-stage road ultra from the whale coast of Hermanus to the Stellenbosch Winelands, starting at 05:00. Big distance, big views, bigger bragging rights.

Race dates come from each organiser; TBC dates follow the race’s usual month. Run Mzansi is an independent travel organiser and is not associated with, endorsed by or affiliated with any of these races. Race entries are arranged separately with each organiser.

How a Run Mzansi race trip works

From Heidelberg to the finish.

Every trip is built around the people who put their hands up first: where you leave from, whether you run or support, and where you want to sleep.

  1. FridayDepart Heidelberg with the crew
  2. SaturdaySettle in, collect, carbo-load
  3. Race dayWe are at the start and the finish
  4. AfterCelebrate, then home together

Travel dates, departure points, stays and prices are finalised per race. Expressing interest is not a booking and does not secure race entry.

A runner in a low start crouch by Moses Mabhida Stadium

Every detail, every stride

Travel. Stay. Support. Belong.

A black Run Mzansi shuttle on a coastal road at sunrise (concept)
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Travel

Comfortable, race-ready journeys with the crew, not a lonely drive at 3 a.m.

Two runners stretching together above Cape Town
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Stay

Quality stays near the action, so race-eve sleep actually happens.

Two runners sharing a water break in Soweto
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Support

Water, bags, lifts and loud voices at the places you need them.

Six Run Mzansi runners of different ages laughing together on a running track at sunset
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Belong

Run as one of us. Leave as family.

Soon · across the border and beyond

Mzansi runs the world.

Lesotho and Eswatini are next on the map, and then the big city marathons. Tell us where you want your first passport stamp to come from.

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A runner silhouetted against the sunset on an open shore

Let’s get you there

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