Africa Races

Top Running Races & Marathons in Africa

Run through history, mountains, and coastlines. Explore Africa’s top races, from Cape Town to Kigali, and find unique running challenges with Kaizen.

All Regions: Africa
All Countries: Botswana, South Africa, Morocco, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda
All Race Months: May, October, March, April, February, August, January, July, June, September, November
All Ratings: Good, Challenging

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• Gaborone Marathon, Africa, Botswana, May, Good, 3.29
• Cape Town Marathon, Africa, South Africa, October, Good, 3.40
• Casablanca Marathon, Africa, Morocco, October, Good, 3.46
• Kilimanjaro Half Marathon, Africa, Tanzania, March, Challenging, 5.16
• Two Oceans Half Marathon, Africa, South Africa, April, Challenging, 4.83
• Cape Town 10K, Africa, South Africa
• Johannesburg 10K, Africa, South Africa
• Nairobi 10K, Africa, Kenya
• Lagos 10K, Africa, Nigeria
• Accra 10K, Africa, Ghana
• Addis Ababa 10K, Africa, Ethiopia
• Cape Town Peace 5K, Africa, South Africa
• Johannesburg 5K, Africa, South Africa
• Nairobi 5K, Africa, Kenya
• Lagos 5K, Africa, Nigeria
• Accra 5K, Africa, Ghana
• Addis Ababa 5K, Africa, Ethiopia
• Balwin Sport Dolphin Coast Marathon, Africa, South Africa, March
• Cdm 4 In 1 Marathon, Africa, South Africa, February
• Crdb Bank Marathon, Africa, Tanzania, August
• Edenvale Marathon, Africa, South Africa, March
• Egyptian Marathon, Africa, Egypt, January
• Infantry School Cango Marathon, Africa, South Africa, February
• Kilimanjaro Marathon, Africa, Tanzania, February
• Knysna Forest Marathon, Africa, South Africa, July
• Langebaan Country Estate Weskus Marathon, Africa, South Africa, March
• Lewa Safari Marathon, Africa, Kenya, June
• Miway Wally Hayward Marathon, Africa, South Africa, May
• Mut Marathon By Utmb 44K, Africa, South Africa, May
• Nairobi City Marathon, Africa, Kenya, July
• Nashua Loskop Ultra Marathon 50K, Africa, South Africa, April
• Run For Kika Cape Town Marathon, Africa, South Africa, October
• Sahara Marathon, Africa, Algeria, February
• Senegal Marathon, Africa, Senegal, February
• Sierra Leone Marathon, Africa, Sierra Leone, May
• Uganda Marathon, Africa, Uganda, May
• Vaal Triangle Marathon, Africa, South Africa, April

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