Cape Cobra began with a few trail-obsessed friends, a half-joking phone call and years spent behind other events. We set out to build the race we wanted to run: wild, beautiful, honest, and loud. Not the biggest. The one worth earning.
Three promises we build every Strike around.
01Table Mountain to the vineyards. Real climbs, real views, nothing softened to sell it.
See the routes →
02The anthem on electric guitar, aid stations that look after you, and an encore at The Den.
Race day →
03Recces, crews and the WhatsApp group. You are part of it from your first run, not just on race day.
Join the community →We are not the biggest. We are the one worth earning.
Most trail races are hushed and reverent. We are loud. The start is the national anthem on electric guitar. Drums, guitars and a keytar carry runners along the route, and the School of Rock House Band plays every recce and the finish.
This is not a theme. Rock and roll is the energy of the day: owned, protected and turned up.
Play the Cobra setlist on Spotify →
Great events are never built by founders alone. Our committee, partners, volunteers and the SANParks Honorary Rangers carry the Cobra with us.
Co-founder · Race Director
Jesse helped bring the founding team together and shapes the race's routes, venues, partnerships and brand. A chiropractor, entrepreneur and creative director, he is the engine behind the Cape Cobra look and feel.
If it looks good, sounds good or works smoothly, chances are Jesse built it. He still replies to DMs.
Co-founder · Strategy Lead
Sean co-founded Wellness Warehouse, one of South Africa's leading health and wellness retailers, and Zlaant. Entrepreneur, investor and endurance athlete.
Rock stars on the trails, ice cream at the finish, a kids' fun run: Sean can't help chasing the fun stuff, in between the serious.
Co-founder · Race Ambassador
Ashraf doesn't just know the running community. He is the running community: our bridge into every club, crew, café and WhatsApp group that matters.
He leads the recce runs and served four years on the Two Oceans Marathon board. His job is to make sure the Cobra is owned by its community.
