Cape Town, ZA · October 2026
Cape Town Marathon
- Distance
- 42.20 km
- Elevation gain
- 41 m
- Typical temp
- 13–24 °C
- Cutoff
- 7:00:00
Race data quality
Low confidence
Last verified: source review pending
Course route from a community GPX; race date/start time not set (generic defaults). Climate from Open-Meteo archive.
Elevation profile
Verified profile
Paid strategy guardrail
Official race packet remains source of truth
- goandrace.com (community course route)
- Race month per official race calendar
- Open-Meteo historical climate archive (2022–2024)
Step 1 · Free preview
See the course-adjusted plan first
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VDOT
49.1
Estimate
3:20:05
Course cost
+6:21
Fuel target
90 g/h
First 5 km preview
full race locked
- km 14:49
- km 24:57
- km 34:50
- km 44:43
- km 54:46
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Step 2 · Full Cape Town Marathon strategy
Per-km splits, nutrition timing, race-week checklist.
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Course route
Actual course route · 42.2 km.
Course elevation
41 m total gain · 33 m loss · max 40 m, min 2 m.
Race overview
How hard is this course?
Reference table — how the Cape Town Marathon compares to a flat sea-level course for four typical fitness levels. Computed from the route profile, mean course altitude, and typical race-week climate (19 °C / 67 % humidity). Your personal strategy uses your VDOT, per-km splits, nutrition timing, and the typical climate baseline for this static sample; paid strategies use Open-Meteo when a verified race date is inside the forecast window.
| Runner | Flat-course finish | Cape Town Marathon finish | Course cost | Adjusted pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner (VDOT 35) | 4:16:08 | 4:24:31 | +3.3% | 6:13/km |
| Intermediate (VDOT 45) | 3:28:17 | 3:35:06 | +3.3% | 5:04/km |
| Trained (VDOT 50) | 3:10:41 | 3:16:56 | +3.3% | 4:38/km |
| Competitive (VDOT 60) | 2:43:24 | 2:48:45 | +3.3% | 3:58/km |
Reference nutrition
For a 70 kg runner finishing in 3:16:56 at 19 °C. Adjust to your weight and tolerance — these are ISSN-window targets, not prescriptions.
- Carbs / hour
- 90 g
- Total carbs
- 295 g
- Fluid / hour
- 665 ml
- Sodium / hour
- 500 mg
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