Why the Cape Town Marathon Was Cancelled: Organisers Release ...

Cape Town Marathon reveals timeline of events that led to race cancellation

Organisers explain timeline of decision to cancel Cape Town Marathon

Strong winds left organisers with no choice but to cancel the Cape Town Marathon. The structural engineer was unable to certify infrastructure at the event.

Why the Cape Town Marathon was cancelled: Organisers release ...

Cape Town Marathon provides timelime for race cancellation decision

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The Wind Stopped the Marathon but Not Francois van Coke

The Cape Town Marathon may have been stopped by strong winds, but Francois van Coke refused to let it blow away his mission to raise funds for a new jungle gym and play space.   Cape Town, South Africa (22 October 2025) – Since the cancellation of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, South Africans have been sharing some heartwarming stories. Runners who did not let the wind blow away their purpose. One of them is none other than Francois van Coke, So…

Young SA entrepreneur deploys rapid WhatsApp research on Cape Town Marathon cancellation

Within 10 hours of the Cape Town Marathon cancellation, a Cape Town-based research firm deployed a comprehensive survey to affected runners. By Monday morning, 518 runners had shared their unfiltered perspectives on what went wrong – and their answers reveal a story far more nuanced than the weather headlines suggest. The research, conducted by Yazi, a local technology startup specialising in WhatsApp-based surveys, captured runner sentiment whi…