Course
An out-and-back, undulating course on tarred road through the Battlefields region around Newcastle. Water points are set every 2 km. The 42.2 km route includes roughly 5 km of gravel road; the shorter distances stay on tar.
Marathon42.2 km
21.1km21.1 km
10km10 km
Key dates
- ★Race dayMarch 2027 · date to be announced
Provisional date, projected from last year — the organiser has not announced this edition yet. We show the month only.
About
A road marathon based in Newcastle, in the historic Battlefields region of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, site of 19th-century Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer War battles. Distances include 10km, 21.1km and the full marathon over challenging routes.
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