Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is the location of the Africa Intercontinental Marathon® and the second marathon during the World Marathon Challenge®.
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island, the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum.
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Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island, the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum.

2026 WMC - Timetable
Race 1
Jan 31
Antarctica Intercontinental Marathon, Ultima Base, Antarctica
Race 2
Feb 1
Africa Intercontinental Marathon, Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town
Race 3
Feb 2
Australia Intercontinental Marathon, Burswood, Perth
Race 4
Feb 3
Asia Intercontinental Marathon, Expo City Dubai
Race 5
Feb 4
Europe Intercontinental Marathon, Jarama F1 Circuit, Madrid, Spain
Race 6
Feb 5
South America Intercontinental Marathon, Beira.mar, Fortaleza, Brazil
Race 7
Feb 6
North America Intercontinental Marathon, South Beach, Miami

Results of Africa Intercontinental Marathon®

name
Nationality
Year
Catetory
Time
ALAIN JOINEAU
2025
Men's Marathon
05:31:20
Pierre Wolkonsky
2015
Men's Marathon
05:32:57
Laurie Copeland
2025
Women's Marathon
05:34:34
Dawei Bian
2025
Men's Marathon
05:35:42
Masao Maki
2016
Men's Marathon
05:35:53
Stéphane Léger
2025
Men's Marathon
05:37:05
Mark Hamlin
2019
Men's Marathon
05:37:35
Scott Kemp
2025
Men's Marathon
05:40:05
Brandi Myers
2020
Women's Marathon
05:40:10
Heather Brien
2018
Women's Marathon
05:40:56
Paris Norriss
2025
Men's Marathon
05:43:25
Linda Carrier
2023
Women's Marathon
05:44:05
Nahilia Hernandez
2017
Women's 50K
05:44:44
Yunren Bolortuya
2023
Women's Marathon
05:45:45
BJ Williams
2023
Men's Marathon
05:45:45
Luke Hepworth
2019
Men's Marathon
05:47:13
Jill Jamieson
2023
Women's Marathon
05:47:32
Sandra Suckling
2019
Women's Marathon
05:47:33
Stefan Aumann
2016
Men's Marathon
05:50:40
Patrick Fallon
2016
Men's Marathon
05:50:40
Eric Xin
2017
Men's Marathon
05:51:27
Jianhong Li
2018
Men's Marathon
05:52:00
Feibao Jin
2018
Men's Marathon
05:52:00
Xiaobo Li
2018
Men's Marathon
05:52:07
Hong Zhang
2025
Women's Marathon
05:53:11
Wyatt Moss
2025
Men's Marathon
05:54:32
Cosmin Rata
2025
Men's Marathon
05:54:52
Daqing Mao
2023
Men's Marathon
05:54:56
Luis Allen
2020
Men's Marathon
05:55:22
James Danaher
2015
Men's Marathon
05:57:21
Kelly McLay
2023
Women's Marathon
05:57:28
Tim Durbin
2015
Men's Marathon
05:58:24
Fei Luo
2019
Men's Marathon
05:59:15
Jun Cao
2019
Men's Marathon
05:59:15
Karan Rai
2023
Men's Marathon
05:59:27
Phing Ong
2016
Men's Marathon
05:59:28
Boon Ong
2016
Men's Marathon
05:59:28
Ning Chen
2025
Men's Marathon
05:59:29
Glen Avery
2017
Men's Marathon
06:00:22
Rafferty Jackson
2025
Men's Marathon
06:00:50
Linda Carrier
2019
Women's Marathon
06:02:09
Scot Davis
2025
Men's Marathon
06:03:25
Lyndsay Van Benschoten
2025
Women's Marathon
06:05:20
Matthew Barnett
2017
Men's Marathon
06:05:48
Marianna Zaikova
2015
Women's Marathon
06:05:50
Tony Rich
2025
Men's Marathon
06:14:58
Sara Bennett
2019
Women's Marathon
06:15:36
Graham Gillespie
2018
Men's Marathon
06:17:43
Jon O'Shea
2015
Men's Marathon
06:19:33
Thomas Gamblin
2025
Men's Marathon
06:19:54
Mike Hill
2018
Men's Marathon
06:28:41
John Silverman
2018
Men's Marathon
06:28:41
Roger Comish
2020
Men's Marathon
06:28:43
Sarah Ames
2016
Women's Marathon
06:30:31
Sasie Smittipatana
2019
Women's Marathon
06:33:41
Mikkel Nielsen
2019
Men's Marathon
06:33:41
George Economou
2025
Men's Marathon
06:36:16
Shirley Parry
2019
Women's Marathon
06:41:17
Bret Parker
2018
Men's Marathon
06:47:50
Emma Clair Dumont
2019
Women's Marathon
06:49:31
Jeff Conine
2018
Men's Marathon
06:52:20
Molly Sheridan
2025
Women's Marathon
06:52:34
Nicholas Appell
2018
Men's Marathon
06:53:05
Robert Owens
2018
Men's Marathon
06:53:05
Linda Quirk
2019
Women's Marathon
06:53:20
Pushpa Chandra
2018
Women's Marathon
06:53:44
Mitch Moser
2018
Men's Marathon
06:54:57
Heather Carr
2019
Women's Marathon
06:55:44
Dan Little
2023
Men's Marathon
06:56:47
Greg Yaghmai
2025
Men's Marathon
07:04:28
Dan Little
2019
Men's Marathon
07:14:41
Clifton Baccus
2025
Men's Marathon
07:15:19
Gloria Lau
2019
Women's Marathon
07:32:55
James Elliot-Square
2025
Men's Marathon
07:35:38
PJ Loyello
2018
Men's Marathon
07:37:06
Africa
Area:
30 million km² / 12 million sq mi
Population:
1.1 billion

Africa is the second-largest continent after Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea (north), the Atlantic Ocean (west), the Indian Ocean (southeast) and both the Suez and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula. Africa straddles the equator and has many climatic areas: It is the only continent to stretch from northern temperate to southern temperate zones.

Africa
INFO
  • The African continent is the world’s second most-populous continent, containing 15% of the world’s population.
  • Africa has the world’s youngest population with over 50% of its people aged 19 or younger.
  • Algeria is the continent’s largest country by area and Nigeria is the largest by population.
  • Africa, and in particular central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the place of origin of humans.
  • It is the hottest of the seven continents and contains the world's longest river, the Nile, and the world's largest desert, the Sahara.
  • Prior to colonial rule, Africa was comprised of approximately 10,000 different states and autonomous groups, each with their own distinct language and customs.
  • It is projected that the continent’s population will more than double by the year 2050, taking it to 2.3 billion people.
  • Africa is the world’s most underdeveloped continent with a continental GDP that accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP.
  • The highest point is Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters.
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is the location of the second marathon during the 2025 World Marathon Challenge.
Location
Expected Temperature °C
Expected Temperature °F
Ultima, Antarctica
-10
14
Cape Town, South Africa
+25
77
Perth, Australia
+25
77
Dubai, UAE
+25
77
Madrid, Spain
+5
41
Fortaleza, Brazil
+25
77
Miami, USA
+25
77
Marathons
2/7
Cape Town, South Africa
1st FEBRUARY 2025
Africa Intercontinental Marathon®
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