Media Accreditation Application

Your Profile

Your profile will allow you to track the status of your application and, if approved, access media-specific resources on race day.

Organisation details

The specific media publication, station, network, platform, agency, website, page or channel that you will be representing and covering the race for. If working for multiple organisations, please provide the names of all of them, and if representing a specific sponsor/partner of the event, or a specific elite running team, please specify which one.
Please supply the latest available number of readers, listeners, viewers or followers of your media platform(s) – please remember to specify which audience type you are listing, and feel free to list more than one type.
Please supply the geographic area that your media platform covers and caters to, be it international (specify countries, if applicable), national (whole of South Africa or another country), or a specific province, region or city (please specify which).
Physical Address

Request Special Accreditation Types

Please note that access to the following media facilities will be limited and strictly controlled on race day. Successful applicants will be issued with special accreditation to gain access to these facilities.
Only a limited number of 15 photographers and videographers will be allocated access to the start line area, i.e. in front of the elite batch, and will be asked to clear the area shortly before the start of the race. (Other media wanting to cover the start will be allowed access to the start precinct, but not the start line itself. All media are prohibited from entering the seeding batch pens and VIP area.)
Two media trucks will follow the elite race, with one focusing on the men’s race and the other focusing on the women’s race (subject to final confirmation). These trucks will have open, stepped seating for media and will be instructed to stay a short distance in front of the leading men or women. The two trucks can each seat a maximum of 17 people (combined total of 34 media), and seating allocations will be granted at the discretion of the CMA.
Access to the finish line (ground level) will be strictly limited to 15 pre-selected top-line photographers, and only for the period of the race when the top 10 men and top 10 women are finishing. Successful applicants will be issued with special accreditation that will allow them to gain access to the finish line shortly before the first runners arrive at the finish, and they will be escorted out of the finish line once the top 10 women have finished the race. After that, the finish line area will be a strictly no-go zone for all media for the rest of the event, and finishline accreditation will need to be returned to the CMA Media Manager.
Access to the finish line photographers’ gantry will initially be limited to 30 pre-selected photographers and videographers for the period of the race when the top 10 men and top 10 women are finishing. After that, the gantry will be available to all accredited media on a first come, first served basis, but keeping within the allowed safety limits of the gantry. This application item is therefore just for the time period when the top athletes are finishing.
Media Motorbikes
Please note: No Media Motorbikes Available Due to safety regulations, the number of motorbikes and bicycles allowed on the route is strictly limited, with priority given to technical officials, the official broadcaster, and official photographers, whose motorbikes and bicycles will be issued with official route access accreditation. Unfortunately, the CMA cannot allow any other media access to the route in vehicles, or on motorbikes or bicycles, and media who wish to follow the race in this way will need to use parallel roads to move alongside the route.