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Run the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for Conservation

Run the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for Conservation

Grootbos Foundation

Run the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for Conservation

Are you a runner looking for an opportunity to contribute a positive cause AND run Cape Town Marathon 2026? Grootbos Foundation is a proud charity partner of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. We have 9 runners who have signed up to participate in Cape Town Marathon who have collectively raised $15'500 for the work of Grootbos Foundation. There are just 100 days left until race day...Would you like to take on the challenge of raising $2'000 for conservation and running 42.2km? Contact penelope@grootbosfoundation.org before 15 March 2026 to secure your marathon ticket.

Run the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon for Conservation

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...

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