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RRunning, cycling or canoeing a marathon in South Africa gets you up close and personal with an exquisite landscape and world-class competitors. And when the race is done, there are plenty of other options – adventures, wildlife and new friends.
South Africa is marathon country. Ask any of those international athletes, young and old, who come here in the summer (sometimes in winter too) and paddle our rivers, cycle our wilderness areas and run, run, run for days through our wide-angle landscapes.
And when they arrive, these long-distance athletes find scores of helpful and like-minded clubs and organisations associated with marathons in South Africa – part of that world-wide club that likes to boost endorphin levels by powering along the pavements, roads and rivers.
Legendary long-distance challenges on South Africa’s menu includes the Comrades Marathon in June, the Two Oceans Marathon in May, the Dusi Canoe Marathon, the Fish River Canoe Marathon, The Cape Argus Cycle Tour and the heart-stopping Cape Epic Cycle Marathon.
But there are many smaller marathon events in South Africa, a fabulous country for outdoor sports, and they can often prove just as challenging.
The choice is yours: in which heavenly surroundings would you like to exercise your marathon skills? Cycling through snow-capped mountain scenarios, running in lush, summer flatlands through vast fields of sunflowers, jogging through a game reserve or forest, paddling the rushing waters of a river in KwaZulu-Natal, or indulging your visual senses in the wonderland of the Cape Peninsula?
And when it’s time for R & R and some relaxation after your exertions, you can soothe those aching muscles in a hot tub somewhere stunning, while you flip through more South African marathon options for your next visit….
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