Cape Town, South Africa · Sunday, April 4, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Two Oceans Marathon

143 days away

56 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.8 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 56 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.8 as a floor, not a verdict.

33.9258° S, 18.4232° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 7 hours 7:30 min/km average. Tight. Sustained running. Long aid-station stops will cost you. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1097 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~10,626 Very large. Congested start, busy aid stations.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (56km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, April

Daytime high 19°C

Night low 16°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 11 h 39 m of light

Regional 2001-2025 average for April — NASA POWER, grid elevation 19 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	56km	10,626	Arthur Jantjies · 03:09:25	Gerda Steyn · 03:27:43
2025	56km	10,771	Khoarahlane Seutloali · 03:10:47	Gerda Steyn · 03:29:11
2024	56km	10,179	Onalenna William Khonkhobe · 03:09:30	Gerda Steyn · 03:26:54
2023	56km	7,958	Givemore Mudzinganyama · 03:09:54	Gerda Steyn · 03:29:04
2022	56km	4,022	Edndale Belachew · 03:09:05	Gerda Steyn · 03:29:45
2019	56km	12,096	Bongmusa Mthembu Cosmos · 03:08:36	Gerda Steyn · 03:31:25
2018	56km	9,200	Justin Kemboi Chesire · 03:09:22	Gerda Steyn · 03:39:32
2017	56km	9,255	Lungile Gongqa · 03:09:38	Maryna Damantsevich · 03:37:08
2016	56km	8,883	Mike Fokoroni · 03:13:33	Caroline Wöstman · 03:44:44
2015	56km	8,644	Motlokoa Nkhabutlane · 03:10:27	Caroline Wöstman · 03:41:23

The field has held steady: 10,771 in 2025, 10,626 in 2026. 27% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (56km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 56 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 56 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 56 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 56 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 56 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Salomon

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