Humorous Anecdotes, Observations & Accounts of Marathon Running & Agile Adventures.
This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s October 2026 marathons including race descriptions and recommendations. You can find the full 2026 marathon / ultra calendar here.
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The Red Star Marathon is 11-and-a-bit laps around the Red Star Raceway just outside Delmas alongside the N12 highway. The race was started in 2023 and I had successfully avoided running it for two years. However, there was just one marathon in the whole of South Africa on the second weekend of October which naturally led to Julian and I making the short 45-minute drive just across the Mpumalanga provincial border line to rev our motors.
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This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s October 2025 marathons including race descriptions and recommendations. You can find the full 2025 marathon / ultra calendar here.
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This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s September 2024 marathons and ultras including race descriptions and recommendations. You can find the full 2024 marathon / ultra calendar here.
[Note: I am currently unable to update the full calendar.]
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This article provides detailed information on all South Africa’s July and August 2023 marathons including race descriptions and recommendations. You can find the full 2023 marathon / ultra calendar here.
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