Two Oceans Marathon: 31k runners from around the world to hit Cape Town streets

702 and CapeTalk's Africa Melane speaks to Two Oceans Marathon Race Director Hilton Kearns.

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The Two Oceans Marathon returns to Cape Town on 5 and 6 April 2025.

With the 56-kilometre ultramarathon taking place on Saturday and the 21.1-kilometre half marathon on Sunday, runners will take on one of the world’s most scenic and challenging courses.

Also read: Top tips ahead of the Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday and Sunday (5-6 April)

On Saturday, 14,000 runners will take on the 56 km ultra-marathon while 17,000 runners will participate in the half-marathon. 

Runners' kits and registration opened at 10 am on Friday (until 8 pm) at the expo at DHL Stadium in Green Point. 

If you're an ultra-marathon runner - you only have today to collect your race pack to be able to run tomorrow. 

If you're a half-marathon runner - you have today (10 am to 8 pm) and Saturday (5 April) from 9 am to 3 pm to collect your kit. 

The ultramarathon will be available to watch on DStv's SuperSport channels on Saturday while the half marathon will be streamed live on the Two Oceans Marathon's Facebook page on Sunday. 

The marathon welcomes over 4,000 international runners to the Mother City.

"This year we are fortunate we have 100 international countries represented at our event... This race has a big positive impact on the economy of the Western Cape."

- Hilton Kearns, Race Manager - Two Oceans Marathon

CapeTalk's Lester Kiewit also spoke to Bahram Farhang, who has previously taken part in marathons in Lisbon, the Petra desert, Panama City, Costa Rica, and many other countries.

Farhang is looking forward to running his first Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa.

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