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Two oceans Marathon
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Ultra

56.0km
April 11
South Africa

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Ultra · Race profile

Distance
56.0km
FlatKM
56.8
Max
229m
Min
4m

About Ultra

Ultra is the 56.0km road ultra at Two oceans Marathon 2026 (South Africa). The race starts on April 11, 2026.

Course

By gradient, 10% of the distance is uphill, 8% downhill and 82% flat. Surface: 97% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 56.8 FlatKM.

Poles

Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.2km of pole-friendly terrain.

Quad damage

There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.

Weather

On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 17°C to 24°C, with around 24°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 24%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.

Results

12,653 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Arthur Jantjies (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 3:09:25. Women's winner: Gerda Steyn (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 3:27:43.

This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Ultra.

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