Legends Township Marathon
- Monday 22 February 2027
- Johannesburg
The Legends Township Marathon is a 42.2 km rolling road race in Johannesburg on Monday 22 February 2027, with about 387 m of climbing.
Course injury risk by body part
- QuadricepsModerate risk
381 m of descent: a moderate eccentric load.
Include downhill running in your training. Light compression can help on the day.
- Calves and AchillesModerate risk
0.4 km of steep descent, steeper than 5%.
Keep calf raises in your training. Calf sleeves or taping can support the Achilles.
- IT bandModerate risk
42.2 km of running adds up as lateral stress on the knee.
Foam-roll the IT band before the race. Lateral knee taping helps if you have had ITB trouble.
- Plantar fasciaModerate risk
A long time on your feet over 42.2 km.
Race in shoes with the arch support you trained in. Taping can add support.
Your fuel, stop by stop, on this course
Pick your goal time and the fuel you carry. The planner places every stop on this course, at the rate your gut can take, with fluid and sodium. Free, and no sign-up to try it.
Road, two laps of the same loop, so every water point comes round twice. Gently rolling: each lap climbs from Main Rd onto the Golden Highway between about 3 and 6 km of the lap (to about 1,640 m), then runs mostly downhill west to San Salvador St. Start and finish at Eldorado Park Stadium, Cuming Rd.
Late February on the Highveld: a mild 16 to 18 °C at the 06:00 start, 25 °C or more by the last hour, often humid, with afternoon storms more likely than morning rain.
Start 06:00. Cut-off 12:00 (6 hours). Comrades and Two Oceans qualifier. Water points every 3 km or so.
Pegasus Athletic Club's marathon from Eldorado Park Stadium: two laps through Eldorado Park, Nancefield and Klipspruit West, out along Main Rd to the Golden Highway, round by Mapelaberg Rd and Union Ave, and west to San Salvador and St Christopher St. A Comrades and Two Oceans qualifier.
Questions about this race
When is the Legends Township Marathon in 2027?
Monday 22 February 2027, in Johannesburg.
How hilly is the Legends Township Marathon?
About 387 m of climbing over 42.2 km, between 1556 m and 1644 m above sea level.
How do I enter the Legends Township Marathon?
Start 06:00. Cut-off 12:00 (6 hours). Comrades and Two Oceans qualifier. Water points every 3 km or so.
Take this race to the start line.
Set your goal for the Legends Township Marathon, and Glyco builds the weeks before it, the carb load and your fuel on race day, then sends them to your watch.
