Capetown Marathon

CKF Run Team
Presented by The Little Nell

New for 2026! We are an official charity partner of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon! Five racers will represent CKF and our mission of organ, eye, and tissue donation (all 2026 racers will receive a provisional star if Cape Town receives Abbott status)!

If you are interested in racing with us in 2026, please reach out today to be placed on the interest list. This is the perfect opportunity to become involved with CKF, and show your support for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

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GOLD SPONSOR

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Meet the 2026 Team

  • Father and daughter smiling in front of CKF banner, wearing aprons with detachable plush organs

    Jessi Rochel

    Jessi is on a mission to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors! She has completed NYC, Berlin, Sydney, and Chicago.

    Jessi has been a registered organ donor since her teens, is a member of the bone marrow and blood stem cell registry with NMDP, and one of her favorite things to do is to donate blood. She has also been the Executive Director of the Chris Klug Foundation since October 2022.

    Organ donation is quite literally close to her heart as her father received a life-saving heart transplant in 2015. In addition to honoring donors and transplant recipients through her racing and work, she is here to represent the caregivers, too, including her mom, who are also heroes in the community.

    In her free time, Jessi loves to spend time with her rescue kitty, Bergi. She also enjoys reading, comfort rewatching her favorites TV series and movies, most all things athletic, and traveling. She is a runner, biker, swimmer, skier, hiker, and racer (participant, not competitor).

    This will be her third time as a member of the CKF Run Team!

    Support Jessi
  • Woman running in a marathon, smiling, wearing sunglasses, a blue tank top with a community message, black shorts, and a race bib numbered 86744.

    Teagan Walter

  • A woman smiling and making a peace sign during a city marathon, with runners and skyscrapers in the background.

    Maria Felicia De Sanctis

  • Regan Hozak

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Sponsor Our CKF Run Team!

There are opportunities to sponsor our CKF Run Team at the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Community Levels. Click the button below to learn about sponsorships.

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