The 10 km We Almost Missed | Nelson Mandela Marathon Weekend, Cape Town | Race Weekend Vlog

Friday was supposed to be a normal day before a 21 km race. By Sunday we’d switched to the 10 km, waited over an hour for a shuttle bus that took forever to come, hunted for an open toilet in Canal Walk, and watched the race start without us. We still made it. Barely. This is our Nelson Mandela Marathon weekend in Cape Town (18 October 2026), from lecturing and the kids’ swimming lessons on Friday to race number collection, pizza with friends, a “grand tour” of Milnerton on the shuttle bus, Koeksister Hill, and finally, two medals. Most of race day is told the way we remembered it on the drive home. Charles had decided on the 10 km weeks before. I only changed my mind the week before the race. After Koeksister Hill, I was very glad I did. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:07 Friday: lecturing and swimming lessons 0:20 Collecting our race numbers 0:37 Dinner with friends 0:40 Race day: the Canal Walk bus queue 1:15 The drive home debrief 1:51 Koeksister Hill 3:34 City Hall and the finish 5:10 Thanks for watching Koeksister Hill photo: @SilenceEstelle on X #NelsonMandelaMarathon #CapeTown #