Hillcrest Marathon

All Hillcrest Club Members are not permitted to run the Hillcrest Full/Half Marathon and that the Club will require your services to volunteer at this event hosted by HVAC. Without your help it cannot take place.

This is a PRE-ENTRY EVENT ONLY. Absolutely no late entries will be permitted.
Entry fees are not refundable for any reason whatsoever including cancellation of the event. Entries are NOT transferable to other athletes. No substitutions permitted.

Free entry to those who are 70 years of age or older. (Temporary licence fees still apply).

Minimum age on race day is 16 years for 21.1km and 20 years for 42.2km.

Entries can be made on www.racepass.com (Once open)

Notwithstanding the above dates, entries will be closed earlier if the entry cap of 3000 is reached.

42.2km Marathon:
EARLYBIRD: R400
STANDARD: R450

21.1kms Half Marathon:
EARLYBIRD: R280
STANDARD: R330

Temp Licence:
21.1kms: R90

*Online Entries carry a R6.00 admin fee by Racepass.

Race Number Collection takes place on Saturday, the day before the race, from 10H00 – 17H00 (no exceptions) at Hillcrest Villagers Club.

NB: Road Closure from 4:30am on Race Day. 

START AND FINISH: The events will start at the corner Hospital and Old Main Rd, Hillcrest.

The events will finish at Hillcrest Villagers Athletics Club, 5 Crooked Lane, Hillcrest.

Tog bag facilities will be provided at owner’s risk.

Both races start at 5:00am.

The race is over a 21.1km circular course through Hillcrest and Winston Park.

Marathon runners complete 2 laps.

There are 7 refreshment tables along each lap.

We use beam to beam timing through Finish Time.

NB: It is imperative that all runners cross the start line beam and the various beams along the route or stand a chance of being disqualified from the results.

We Are FinishTime

A FREE T-shirt to the first 2000 finishers and a medal to all finishers within cut off times.

*Shirt sizes are subject to availability.

We are fortunate enough to have secured 2 parking venues for our Marathon where all proceeds will go to Charity.

The venues are as follows:

1. Travelling up Old Main road , turn left in to the Hillcrest Centre bottom gated parking (Entrance across from BP garage) , and we have use of the complete bottom parking area. No vehicles to go up to any other level parkings. Hospital road entrance to the Hillcrest Centre will be locked and no entry available.
2. Coming up Old Main road from Bothas Hill/ Assagay (Heartbreak hill) turn right into Highbury road, turn right again at the Highbury main gate – parking will be on three fields and some laid out tarred parking. Again please keep noise down, absolutely no littering will be tolerated.

Food will be on sale at registration as well as on race day. Multiple vendors will be at the club.

Check out our Facebook page or Instagram for the latest information.

We will also be selling drinks from our Bar.

* In terms of the Hillcrest Villagers liquor license, no alcohol is permitted to be brought onto the premises.

How can you do your part? It’s easy! Hold onto those sachets and cups and dispose of them along with any other litter you may have in the bins provided.

ASA Rule 28.4: Littering shall be further categorised as intentional and unintentional littering. Both can apply anywhere. ASA Rule 28.5 makes provision for a Race Referee to warn an athlete by showing a yellow card and exclusion by showing a red card.

• Club colours must be worn by licenced athletes. 
• Race numbers must be worn on the front of your vest / crop top.
• Provincial licence must be worn front and back. Temporary licence must be worn on the back of your vest or crop top. 
• New ASA/KZNA Age Category (60mm to 80mm) & “W” Walker Tags to be worn on front & back of vest and must be clearly visible in order to qualify for category prizes. 
• ASA rule 22: Junior Athletes (19 years or younger on 31st December 2022) must wear a “J” on the upper front and back of vest or crop top in order to be eligible for prizes and must provide proof of age on race day.
• “W” Walker Tags to be worn on front & back of vest and must be clearly visible in order to qualify for category prizes.
• All temporary licenced entrants to wear neutral colours and to adhere to WA and ASA rules. 
• Athletes may NOT replace ASA licence numbers with race numbers under any circumstances. The race number must be placed so that the ASA licence sponsor and the ASA Province/Year remains visible above the race number. The licence numerals may be covered. Athletes who fail to adhere to this rule may be disqualified – refer to ASA Rule 26.1.7. 

TIME OF EVENTS: Runners: 42.2km: 05:00 (6hr cut-off) Runners / Walkers: 21.1km: 05:00 (3hr 30min cut-off)

OFFICIAL TIMING: The race will be timed by Finish Time.

No Athlete will be permitted to start the second lap after 3 hours of running time.

Any athlete who has not reached the 38,5km mark (corner of Roosevelt road and Jan Smuts Ave just before Winston Park Garage) by 10:30 must withdraw from the event and will be transported to the finish as Ethekwini Metro Police will be re-opening the road to normal traffic at that time.

1. The Marathon is a Comrades & Two Oceans Qualifier.
2. Temporary Licences valid for 21.1km. ASA Rule 25.5.15: Temporarily licensed athletes are not covered by a national insurance policy.
3. Prizegiving will take place at 9.30 am for 21.1km and 11.30 am for 42.2km and proof of age will be required for age category prizes.
4. Holders of temporary licences will be eligible for individual prizes and may claim age category prizes in keeping with IAAF and ASA Rule 25.5.13.
5. Marathon entrants may finish only the half-marathon if desired but will not qualify for half-marathon prizes.
6. Half-marathon entrants may not complete a second lap to complete the marathon.
7. No pacing or personal seconding will be permitted in this event.
8. Foreign Athletes must abide by WA Rules CR 1.7, TR 4.1 and 4.2, as well as ASA Rule 9.
9. Marshalls, traffic officials and technical officials must be obeyed by athletes.
10. Litter zones will be enforced at all water tables.

The full set of ASA rules can be found here.

21.1km: 3 hrs 30 min
42.2km: 6 hrs 00 min

Walkers: 21.1km: 06:00 (3hr 30min cut-off)

• Note 1 : No athlete will be permitted to start the second lap after 3 hours.
• Note 2 : Any athlete who has not reached the 38,5km mark (corner of Roosevelt road and Jan Smuts Ave just before Winston Park Garage) by 10:30 must withdraw from the event and will be transported to the finish as Ethekwini Metro Police will be re-opening the road to normal traffic at that time.