Overview
- Organisers and the Joint Operations Committee cancelled the 19 October race at 04:45 and notified participants at 05:00, about 90 minutes before the planned 06:15 start.
- SAPS and city safety officials deemed sections of the route unsafe, with Woodstock and the start/finish areas experiencing hazardous gusts and a structural engineer unable to certify key installations.
- Overnight winds damaged race infrastructure, including fencing, signage and scaffolding, and compromised medical facilities such as the main finish-line tent required for race start.
- Entries will not be refunded or rolled over under event policy, but title sponsor Sanlam will fund a sponsored entry for every 2025 entrant to run in 2026 or 2027.
- Organisers have shifted the next Cape Town Marathon to May to avoid the windiest period, WMM leaders plan further engagement and evaluation then, and Woolworths redirected race-day food to charities.