MarathonRoad🇿🇦 Vereeniging, South Africa

Vaal Marathon

Sunday, 28 February 2027Estimated dateIn 5 months · Start 06:00

A long-running Gauteng marathon from Dick Fourie Stadium in Vereeniging, on the gently rolling roads beside the Vaal River.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runningcalendar.co.za.

Elevation gain

250 m

Hilly · ↓ 250 m

Highest point

1,500 m

above sea level

Temp at start

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Finishers

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Course

Loop

5.75h cut-off

Getting thereFly into JNB (Johannesburg), about 64 km from the start

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Elevation profile

Hilly: about 250 m of climbing and 250 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

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