Cape Town’s Run Your City leg cancelled due to hazardous weather

Sowetan · May 08, 2026 · 264 words · By Sihle Ndebele

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Expected severe weather conditions in Cape Town on Sunday have forced the organisers of the Absa Run Your City 10km, after consulting with the City of Cape Town’s safety authorities, to cancel the Mother City leg of this race.

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What happened

Why it matters

Big guns such as SA 10km record holder Glenrose Xaba and Tayla Kavanagh, who’s the reigning SA 5,000m and 10,000m champion, among many other athletes, had already arrived in Cape Town for the race.

Common ground

On Friday the weather was just perfect in the Mother City, with no signs of rain at all.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “with the last one in Johannesburg on September 24”

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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.

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Claim 2: “This was supposed to be the second of five Absa Run Your City series after the first one was held in Gqeberha on March”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Absa Run Your City Gqeberha 10k took place on March 1, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Date: 1 March 2026 Absa-RUN-YOUR-CITY-GQEBERHA-10K_.After a sold-out 2025 event that celebrated some incredible performances, Gqeberha continues to be an outstanding host city for the event. With its …
https://dischemlivingfit.co.za/events/march-absa-run-your-ci…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K brings energy, speed, and world-class competition to the streets.EVENT DATES: 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series. Sunday 01 March 2026.
https://runyourcityseries.com/history-beckons-for-wildschutt…

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web search NEUTRAL — “The Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series always brings fast athletes and that helps to push me to run better, so I am excited to race in Gqeberha on 2 April,” says Khatala who boasts a best of 32:06 for the 10k…
https://cityofgqeberha.co.za/the-inaugural-absa-run-your-cit…

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Claim 3: “The next leg is billed for Durban on July 12”

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Two independent web sources (RunningCalendar and the Absa Run Your City Series page) confirm the Durban 10k is scheduled for Sunday, 12 July 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Absa RUN YOUR CITY Durban 10k will take place Sunday, 12 July 2026 from 08h00 starting at Sun Coast Casino Precinct, Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and finishing at Durban Beachfront Precinct (Gold…
https://runningcalendar.co.za/events/run-your-city-durban

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web search NEUTRAL — SUNDAY 12 JULY 2026. Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K.Entry options. Standard package. Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series Event Performance T-shirt. Race Pack Filled with Sponsor and Partner Gifts. Race Number wi…
https://runyourcityseries.com/durban-10k/

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web search NEUTRAL — “We’re excited to announce that the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K will be moving to a new date in 2026, taking place on Sunday, 01 March,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports …
https://endurance.sasportshub.com/endurance-hub/new-date-ann…

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Claim 4: “Stillwater Sports, who are the organisers”

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Evidence from a web search result explicitly quotes Michael Meyer as the 'Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Series Founder' in the context of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stillwater is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Tom McCarthy, based on a script he co-wrote with Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain and Noé Debré. It is the first DreamWorks Pictures film to b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillwater_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Stillwater is considered the historic Birthplace of Minnesota because in 1848 the first territorial convention that began the process of establishing Minnesota as a State was held on the corner of Myr…
https://discoverstillwater.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — The charming river town of Stillwater is located on the banks of the St. Croix River and has been dubbed the “birthplace of Minnesota” due to its significance in Minnesota’s lumber industry.
https://www.exploreminnesota.com/regions/st-croix-river-vall…

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Claim 5: “Adriaan Wildschutt and Brenda Jepchirchir won in the men’s and women’s races, respectively [in Gqeberha]”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Japanese real estate listings (SUUMO, At Home) and is completely irrelevant to the race results in Gqeberha.

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web search NEUTRAL — 【SUUMO (スーモ)賃貸】横須賀市の賃貸一戸建てで絞り込んだ賃貸マンション・賃貸アパートなど、賃貸住宅の検索結果一覧です。マンションやアパートの貸家を借りるならリクルートの賃貸情報サイトSUUMO (スーモ)。横須賀市の豊富な賃貸情報からあなたにピッタリの住まい情報を見つけてください。
https://suumo.jp/chintai/kanagawa/sc_yokosuka/nj_102/

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web search NEUTRAL — 神奈川県横須賀市の賃貸一戸建ての物件一覧ページ。賃貸・不動産の情報サイトアットホームなら、ご希望にぴったりの賃貸住宅＜貸家・借家・賃貸一戸建て＞が簡単に検索できます。賃貸物件・賃貸情報のことならアットホームにお任せください。
https://www.athome.co.jp/chintai/kodate/kanagawa/yokosuka-ci…

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web search NEUTRAL — 横須賀市（神奈川県）の一戸建て・一軒家・貸家の賃貸を探せる【こだて賃貸】。一戸建て・タウンハウス・テラスハウスを周辺施設からも探せます。マイホーム感覚で独立性や解放感あふれる一戸建てで、楽しく賃貸ライフを過ごしませんか？
https://kodate.chintaistyle.jp/pref/14/area_1848_list.html

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Claim 6: “Tayla Kavanagh, who’s the reigning SA 5,000m and 10,000m champion”

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The evidence provided for Tayla Kavanagh is entirely irrelevant, discussing an American singer (Tayla Parx) and other South African sprinters, but nothing regarding Kavanagh's championships in 5,000m or 10,000m.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adizero: Road to Records is an annual elite running event hosted at the global headquarters of adidas in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Established in 2021, it is usually held at the end of April across a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adizero:_Road_to_Records

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gabriella Marais (born 18 November 2003) is a South African sprinter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Marais

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joviale Mbisha (born 31 October 2000) is a South African sprinter. She won the South African national title over 100 metres in 2025 and 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joviale_Mbisha

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Claim 7: “Expected severe weather conditions in Cape Town on Sunday have forced the organisers of the Absa Run Your City 10km... to cancel the Mother City leg of this race.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'cape', general information about Cape Town, and unrelated athlete profiles. There is no mention of the Absa Run Your City 10km race being cancelled due to weather.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asbel Rutto (born 12 February 2002) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specializing in the marathon. He rose to prominence with his course record victory at the 2024 Rome Marathon and holds a personal b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbel_Rutto

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glenrose Xaba (born 31 December 1994) is a South African long-distance runner. In 2018, she won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series. She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenrose_Xaba

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Claim 8: “followed by Tshwane on August 23”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses remote desktop access and beverage marketing strategies, which are entirely unrelated to the race schedule in Tshwane.

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web search NEUTRAL — For additional information and links to detailed instructions please read our Remote Access to Workstations knowledge article.
https://hits.medicine.umich.edu/devices/telecommuting-option…

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web search NEUTRAL — The first growth driver in the IGNITE strategy, Invite In provides recommendations on how to attract new drinkers (consumers of legal drinking age, or LDAs, and women) to the category with on-trend, f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Across consumer-packaged goods, upgrading to premium products is the largest growth driver for sales. And across markets, certain attributes drive premiumization: High-quality, convenient, unique, ind…
https://hits.medicine.umich.edu/increase-basket-size-encoura…

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Claim 9: “Glenrose Xaba [is the] SA 10km record holder”

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While Wikipedia confirms Glenrose Xaba is a South African long-distance runner and won the SPAR Grand Prix 10 km series in 2018, the provided evidence does not explicitly state that she currently holds the South African 10km record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, originally scheduled for 29 March 2020 in Gdynia, Poland, was postponed until 17 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 31 August 2020,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_World_Athletics_Half_Mara…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa (ASA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_African_records_…

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