Cape Town Marathon

October 23, 2026

While I knew that this marathon was hilly, I had significantly underestimated how tough the first 10k was. This combined with it being a hot day (for me) resulted in a slow time. I’m glad to have run this marathon but its not on my list of those to run again.

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