The Cape Town Marathon will take place on Sunday, 23 September 2012, following a route designed to celebrate the Mother City’s rich, natural and cultural heritage.
Capetonians are expected to turn up en masse to support the 5 000 plus athletes participating in the race , which is one of the biggest events on the running calendar. The Cape Town marathon is a qualifier for the 2013 Comrades Marathon and the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon.
Free running events at the Green Point Common fields are open to anyone the day before the marathon i.e. Saturday, 22 September 2012. The Cape Town 5 kilometre Fun Run will take place at 16:30 and the Cape Town 5 x 4,2km inter-club/company/school relays at 14:30.
To accommodate runners on Saturday and Sunday's events, a number of roads in and around the route will be closed. Motorists, supporters and spectators should take note of planned road closures and use alternate routes to avoid congestion. These are:
| Saturday, 22 September 2012 |
|
Closed |
| Vlei Road 12:00-23:59 |
12:00 - 23:59 |
| Fritz Sonnenberg (McDonalds to Stephan Way) |
12:00 - 18:30 |
| Sunday, 23 September 2012 |
|
Closed |
| Adderely (both directions) between Strand and Hans Strijdom |
01:00 - 07:00 |
| Vlei Road |
00:00 - 17:00 |
| Fritz Sonnenberg (McDonalds to Stephan Way) |
00:00 -15:00 |
|
Partial closures or disruptions |
| Heerengracht (Riebeek to Coen Steytler) |
06:30 - 06:40 |
| Hertzog Boulevard (Heerengracht to Christiaan Barnard), left lane, inbound |
06:30 - 06:45 |
| Coen Steytler (Heerengracht to N2) |
06:30 - 06:45 |
| Intersection Buitengracht/Coen Steytler |
06:30 - 06:45 |
| Alfred/Port (Coen Steytler to Ebenzer) |
06:30 - 06:50 |
| Sir Lowry/Main Rd (Christiaan Barnard to Belmont), left lane outbound |
06:35 - 08:00 |
| Belmont (Main to Campground), left lane |
06:50 - 08:10 |
| Campground/Sawkins (Park to Klipfontein) |
06:55 - 08:25 |
| Klipfontein (Sawkins to Jan Smuts), left lane |
06:55 - 08:50 |
| Jan Smuts (Klipfontein to N2), right lane |
07:05 - 09:10 |
| Jan Smuts (N2 to Forest Drive), left lane |
07:10 - 09:45 |
| Forest Drive (Jan Smuts to Links Rd), left lane |
07:20 - 10:15 |
| Raapenberg Rd (Links Rd to Alexander) |
07:30 - 10:30 |
| Liesbeek Parkway (Durban to N2), outbound left lane |
07:35 - 10:45 |
| Liesbeek Parkway/Malta/Albert (N2 to Salt River Circle), left lane inbound |
07:35 - 11:15 |
| Albert/Newmarket/Strand (Salt River Circle to Adderely) |
07:45 - 11:50 |
| Adderley (Strand to Coen Steytler), right lane down |
07:55 - 12:10 |
| Coen Steytler (Heerengracht to Lower Long), left lane |
08:00 - 12:15 |
| Lower Long (Coen Steytler to Hans Strijdom), right lane |
08:00 - 12:15 |
| Hans Strijdom (Lower Long to Bree), left lane |
08:00 - 12:20 |
| Bree (Hans Strijdom to Church), both sides |
08:05 - 12:20 |
| Riebeeck (Bree to Buitengracht), left lane |
08:05 - 12:25 |
| Intersection Buitengracht/Riebeeck |
08:05 - 12:25 |
| Intersection Somerset/Chiapinni |
08:05 - 12:30 |
| Chiapinni |
08:00 - 12:30 |
| Prestwich |
08:00 - 12:45 |
| Intersection Prestwich/Ebezener |
08:05 - 12:45 |
| Intersection Three Anchor Bay/Beach Rd |
06:40 - 07:20 and 08:10 - 13:00 |
| Intersection Beach/Fritz Sonnenberg Rd |
08:30 - 14:30 |
| Intersection Beach/Rothsay Pl |
06:50 - 08:10 |
Marshals and traffic officials from the City of Cape Town will monitor the race.
City officials and organisers appeal to residents to be vigilant when using the roads while the marathon is underway, whether as a driver, passenger, runner, cyclist or pedestrian, and to respect the rights of others. All road users, in whatever capacity, are encouraged to remain alert, highly visible and calm.
For more information or to download a route map please contact Western Province Athletics on 021 699 0615 or
events@wpathletics.co.za or
www.ctmarathon.co.za.