[Marathon #279 / Unique Marathon #171 / 22 March 2025]
As long as Limpopo continues to pump out the marathons, I’ll continue to keep heading north. Since it appeared on the running calendar in 2023, the Makoro Village Marathon has been on my radar and this year Julian and I travelled to Polokwane for the third running of the event.
The marathon is themed around Limpopo village lifestyle fusing traditional food, drinks and dance into the event and we were told to expect plenty of support from the local schoolkids who would be entertaining runners at various points along the route. The race is organised by Polokwane Athletic Club but is very different from the other races in their portfolio, all of which are ‘urban’ and centred around the city. This one is about an hour’s drive outside Polokwane City and provides an excellent opportunity to do some feral marathon running.
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