Capital city marathon 2025 edition was held on Sunday the 23rd of February. It was a huge success with Elite Runners performing as expected, many people achieved a PB as course this year was slightly different.
As many as 788 athletes from KwaZulu-Natal and neighboring provinces took part in the race, many people were aiming to qualify for Comrades Marathon while others wanted to improve their times.
The results of the top ten Elite Athletes for the event are below, check and look for familiar names (or your name!).
Males Top 10 Finishers Results
The following results are for 42.2km marathon participants for males in ascending order:
| Position | Name | Time |
| 1 | Lekhotla Pulinyani | 2:18:58 |
| 2 | Mohau Masoenyane | 2:26:23 |
| 3 | Mphatso Nadolo | 2:26:39 |
| 4 | Dion Ross | 2:28:58 |
| 5 | Brian Ontieri | 2:30:38 |
| 6 | Muziwoxolo Shezi | 2:41:03 |
| 7 | Mqapheli Enock Mahlobo | 2:49:05 |
| 8 | Khayalethu Nzala | 2:50:28 |
| 9 | Bongumusa Dlamini | 2:51:54 |
| 10 | Gareth Ford | 2:51:58 |
Is there a name that looks familiar to you or a club that you know? Let us know in the comments section.
Female Top Ten Results
On the ladies side, the winner managed to finish the race in just under 3 hours. The table below clearly shows who elite female athletes were.
| Position | Name | Time |
| 1 | Banele Mabizela | 2:59:17 |
| 2 | Janie Grundling | 3:07:11 |
| 3 | Msawenkosi Nsibande | 3:10:02 |
| 4 | Abby Solms | 3:16:34 |
| 5 | Lisa Collett | 3:20:30 |
| 6 | Jo Keppler | 3:25:30 |
| 7 | Karen Sobrino | 3:25:34 |
| 8 | Ferne Kalam R | 3:43:03 |
| 9 | Katie Pillinger | 3:44:01 |
| 10 | Lana Nielsen | 3:47:40 |
Congratulations to all the winners and finishers for their outstanding performances.
Don’t miss the next big race by checking our races page regularly. Happy running!
Above results are sampled from Finish Time official race results.
