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Home >> Events >> Seeding for 56km

Seeding for 56km

Last updated: 07 March 2016
  • Ultra Marathon

Runner's qualifying times since 1 July in the year prior to the event, are used to seed them: faster runners in the front and slower runners at the back. International runners can use any race since the last Two Oceans Marathon (April 2015).

Seeding groups

All Gold & Silver Medallists will be seeded in Group A. Runners wearing Blue and Yellow numbers will be seeded behind the C group unless they qualify for a higher group.

Group 42.2 km 50 km 56 km 80 km 89 km 100 km
A Sub 3:00 Sub 3:35 Sub 4:15 Sub 6:35 Sub 8:20 Sub 9:30
B Sub 3:30 Sub 4:15 Sub 4:45 Sub 7:10 Sub 9:00 Sub 10:20
C Sub 4:00 Blue & Yellow numbers Sub 4:30 Sub 5:15 Sub 7:40 Sub 9:30 Sub 10:55
D Sub 4:15 Sub 5:00 Sub 5:30 Sub 8:30 Sub 10:50 Sub 11:10
E Rest of the field sub 5:00 Sub 6:10 Sub 7:00 Sub 10:30 Sub 12:00 Sub 13:30
Please note: all information is currently relevant for the 2017 event.
Details for the following year will be officially launched in September 2017.
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