About: Emalahleni City Marathon Club presents the Emalahleni City Marathon 2026 taking place on 19th September 2026 at Witbank High School, Mpumalanga just about an hour outside Johannesburg and Pretoria. The race is an early official Two Oceans and Comrades Marathon qualifier.
Come celebrate heritage month with us.
To celebrate our city's rich mining heritage. We have a special medal for those that dig deep to flatten our black hills to finish the 21km in under 2 hours and 42km in under 4 hours.
The special medal is coated in Anthracite (dark antique silver) colour. Anthracite coal is the highest grade of coal in the world and is vastly mined in Emalahleni.
We embrace our City's name Emalahleni which means a place rich in coal.
DISTANCES AND TIMES
42.2km - 06h15 am
21.1km - 06h15 am
10km - 06h30 am
4.9km - 06h30 am
- Race T-Shirt R200 free for 1st 200 entries for 21km and 42km only.
- Special medals for 21.1km | Sub 2 hours & 42.2 | Sub 4 hours
- Medals to all finishers
PRIZE MONEY
Prize winners must provide banking details for EFT payment. A Valid ID is required and Juniors to attach ID photo to a birth certificate.
