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21 000 runners are expected to line up in Cape Town for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (56km) on Easter Saturday, 3 April. Entries are well up on last year with just under 9000 runners doing
Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (56km) – Record numbers in Two Ocean
21 000 runners are expected to line up in Cape Town for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (56km) on Easter Saturday, 3 April. Entries are well up on last year with just under 9000 runners doing the full distance. The half marathon has attracted a capacity field of 11 600 with entries closing nearly a month early.
Race director Rowyn James said “we are delighted to have a record field as we celebrate the event’s 41st anniversary. Interest in road running and in ultra events is still high – which is good for the sport. Many road races have seen a marked increase in numbers this year.”
80% of entries were received online; 5.4% of the field will be coming from outside South Africa, including 207 runners from Germany, 201 from UK and 108 from USA; 73 runners will get their light blue number for completing 10 half marathons. 72 runners participating in the 21km have their light blue number already; 224 runners will get their blue number for completing 10 ultras.
1 094 runners participating in the 56km have their blue number already. In the 56km 74% of the field are men and 26% are women. 34% of the ultra field will be doing the race for the first time. In the 21km, 50% of the field are men and 50% are women. Half the field will be doing the race for the first time. Of last year’s top 10 men in the 56km, eight have re-entered.
In the women’s race, all of last year's top 10 have re-entered.
