TOTALSPORTS TWO OCEANS MARATHON ENTRIES OPEN 1 NOVEMBER 2022, 12PM (MIDDAY)
19 October 2022
Entries for the Western Cape’s most prestigious road race and Africa’s biggest running event, the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM), will open on 1 November 2022 at 12pm (midday).
HOW TO ENTER
Go to our homepage at www.twooceansmarathon.org.za when entries open for your category or event draw and click ‘enter here’. Create a profile if you do not yet have one on the system and follow the prompts.
FEES
The 2023 entry fees have been ratified by the TOM Board. All South African runners for the Ultra need to be licenced and belong to a running club.
COMPLIMENTARY T-SHIRT INCLUDED IN BOTH THE ULTRA AND HALF MARATHON FEE
All TTOM 2023 Ultra and Half Marathon runners will receive a complimentary, high quality running T-shirt courtesy of title sponsor, Totalsports.
| Entry Type | Ultra (Includes the Ultra T-shirt) | Half (Includes the Half T-shirt) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed South African Athletes | R735 | R390 |
| Unlicensed South African Athletes | n/a | R390 + R60 for a temp licence |
| African Athletes | R900 | R725 |
| International Athletes | R2 700 | R1 890 |
BALLOT SYSTEM FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ENTRIES
The ballot system will be retained for both the Ultra and Half Marathon for South African runners, in line with international best practice. Runners may enter only one event.
The ballot opens on 1 November 2022 at midday and closes on 14 November at midnight.
At certain stages of the ballots, the draws will be weighted in favour of various categories of runners including Blue Number Club members, Yellow Numbers (those doing their 10th, 20th, etc) and club runners.
The various rounds of the ballot draw all take place on 15 November 2022.
Runners entering via the ballot pay only once their name has been successfully drawn in the ballot.
Runners have until 5pm on 15 December 2022 to make their payment. Otherwise, the runner forfeits their entry and it will be allocated to another runner.
INTERNATIONAL AND REST-OF-AFRICA ENTRIES
International and Rest-of-Africa entries open on 25 October 2022 and close when capacity is reached.
International and African runners do not enter via the ballot system, and can pay for and secure their entries straight away.
CHARITY ENTRIES
Charity entries open on 18 November 2022 (midday). Fees will be uploaded once final charity partners have been confirmed.
ULTRA MARATHON QUALIFIERS
Any officially timed and measured marathon or longer distance, run after can be used as your qualifier. Race Office will be conducting spot checks to verify qualifier information submitted.
For the Ultra Marathon the qualifying time for a standard marathon distance is 5 hours. For qualifying times for distances greater than a standard marathon, please go here: www.twooceansmarathon.org.za/event_route_info/seeding
HALF MARATHON SEEDING
In the Half Marathon, qualifying times are used to seed you so that faster runners are at the front; slower runners further back. We strongly advise you to provide a seeding time. If not, you will unfortunately start at the back. Seeding is based on a previous 10km, 15km or 21.1km run after 1 July 2022: www.twooceansmarathon.org.za/event_race_day/seeding-2/
To have a successful Half Marathon event we strongly advise you to train for and run at least a 3h15 Half Marathon.
Race Office will be conducting spot checks to verify qualifier information submitted.
QUESTIONS?
For more information on entering or other race information, please read our FAQs:
https://www.twooceansmarathon.org.za/event-info/faqs/
or contact us at
021 2000 459 (general queries) or 087 133 2285 (race-related queries) or email info@twooceansmarathon.org.za
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Africa’s biggest running event, the Two Oceans Marathon, is proudly backed by South Africa’s leading sports apparel retailer, Totalsports
