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Ultra is a 56.0 km road ultra of Two oceans Marathon 2026 in South Africa. The race starts on April 11, 2026.
By gradient, 10% of the distance is uphill, 8% downhill and 82% flat. The longest climb runs 2.8 km at an average 5.9% grade (168 m of vertical). The longest descent runs 1.2 km at 5.2% (64 m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 19.7% over 0.5 km. The steepest descent drops at 29.4% over 0.2 km. Surface: 97% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 56.8 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here — only about 0.5 km of pole-friendly terrain.
Runnable descent is too short to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
Historically on race day, start temperatures range from 17°C to 24°C, around 24°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 24%.
This page has the interactive elevation profile, gradient matrix, pacing and nutrition planner and weather climatology for Ultra.
