A brand-new marathon with a worldwide story to tell, a Comrades champion on the streets of Amsterdam, and green vests on podiums from Johannesburg and Gqeberha to Potchefstroom and Maseru: the Green Dream Team was out in force. Here is the full round-up, beginning with a historic first in Cape Town.

All eyes now turn to Cape Town, where the inaugural Nelson Mandela Marathon takes place on Sunday, 18 October.

Selwyn Matthews will line up in the green of Nedbank Running Club at the 2026 Nelson Mandela Marathon, bringing a strong combination of speed, endurance and an impressive record of victories across the road distances to the start line.

Puseletso Mofokeng will line up in the green of Nedbank Running Club at the 2026 Nelson Mandela Marathon, bringing impressive speed across the track and road, together with proven marathon experience, to the start line.