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CHARITY ENTRIES AND
BENEFICIARIES
Limited charity entries for the Ultra
Marathon (250) and Half Marathon
(2000) will be available from 4
December 2017. Entry fees and/
or fundraising criteria are set by
the various charities. Please also
donate to one of our four chosen beneficiaries for 2018:
Wildlands, The Igazi Foundation, Waves for Change
and The Chaeli Campaign. Visit our website for more
information.
average of 8.5 minutes per km are strongly discouraged
from entering.
If you do not reach the cut-off points within the required
time, you will be asked to retire from the race and leave
the road. YOU MAY NOT CONTINUE IN THE RACE.
Athletes who fail to obey the race officials will be
subject to disciplinary action and may be banned from
participation in the Two Oceans Marathon in future.
Transport will be provided at all the cut-off points to
take runners back to the finish.
CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY
Entries can be confirmed on the website by hovering
your mouse over “Enter” and then by clicking on “Am
I entered?” and printing the acknowledgement page.
Your original entry was acknowledged to a valid e-mail
address (as supplied), and your race number is SMSed
to you. Please ensure that you bring a form of entry
confirmation, your timing chip and ID document (or
permanent residence permit) to race number collection
at the Expo.
CLUB KIT
All South Africans should wear the official clothing of
their athletics club for the Ultra Marathon, and if they
are entered as a club member in the Half Marathon.
Club kit must be worn to qualify for team prizes.
Your race day kit must also comply with the relevant
advertising rules. Your 2018 Old Mutual Two Oceans
Marathon race numbers must be worn unaltered
throughout the race on the front and back of your
running vest and NOT on your running shorts.
CUT-OFFS
56km: The race is run from gun to mat, and the official
cut-off is 7 hours. Runners who have not reached
the following marks in the times specified will not be
allowed to continue:
• 25km at 09h40 – Sunvalley, Corsair Way.
• 28km at 10h00 – Halfway, Noordhoek Main Road.
• 42.2km at 11h50 – Outside Four Season’s Guest
Farm, Hout Bay Main Road.
21km: The official cut-off time at the finish is 09h20.
Runners who have not reached the corner of Rhodes
Drive and Orchard Avenue (18km) by 09h00 will not
be allowed to continue. Runners who can’t walk an
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