Capital City Marathon
Sunday, 28 February 2027In 5 months · Start 05:00
Starts outside Pietermaritzburg City Hall, the Comrades start line, and finishes at the Msunduzi Athletics Stadium after a hilly tour of the KwaZulu-Natal capital.
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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runningcalendar.co.za.
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Race day in past years
Historical averages for 28 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 05:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.
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