Two Oceans Marathon
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The Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km / 35 mile ultramarathon held annually in Cape Town, South Africa on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. Self-proclaimed as "the world's most beautiful marathon",[1] the race is run against a backdrop of spectacular scenery through the Cape Peninsula.
The race starts in Newlands, and follows a more or less circular route through Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, over Chapman's Peak and Constantia Nek, and eventually finishes at the University of Cape Town campus.
Since its inaugural edition in 1970, the event has grown into a mid-size competition, with nearly 8,000 runners entering the 2007 event. A very popular half marathon (21 km) (13.1 mi) is also held on the same day as the ultramarathon. In 2007 the half marathon attracted nearly 11,000 entries, making it the biggest half marathon in South Africa. Approximately 6,000 runners also took part in various fun runs the day before the race.
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[edit] Winners
[edit] Men
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[edit] Women
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[edit] Halfmarathon
Key: Course record
| Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Lusapho April (RSA) |
1:03:59 |  Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
1:11:57 |
| 2010 | Lusapho April (RSA) |
1:03:54 | René Kalmer (RSA) |
1:12:39 |
| 2009 | Stephen Mokoka (RSA) |
1:03:42 | Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
1:13:34 |
| 2008 |  George Majaji (ZIM) |
1:03:31 |  Mamorallo Tjoka (LES) |
1:15:04 |
| 2007 |  Willy Kariuku Mwangi (KEN) |
1:03:05 | Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
1:13:16 |
| 2006 | Cuthbert Nyasango (ZIM) |
1:02:54 | Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
1:13:35 |
| 2005 | Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) |
1:03:26 | Mamorallo Tjoka (LES) |
1:15:58 |
| 2004 | Elijah Mutandiro (RSA) |
1:04:02 | Ronel Thomas (RSA) |
1:16:46 |
| 2003 | Luwis Masunda (ZIM) |
1:03:46 | Charné Rademeyer (RSA) |
1:15:48 |
| 2002 | Josia Thugwane (RSA) |
1:04:15 | Charné Rademeyer (RSA) |
1:15:27 |
| 2001 | Zacharia Mpolokeng (RSA) |
1:05:53 | Charné Rademeyer (RSA) |
1:17:37 |
| 2000 | Elijah Mutandiro (ZIM) |
1:05:31 | Kirsty Weir (RSA) |
1:18:24 |
| 1999 | Elijah Mutandiro (ZIM) |
1:04:35 | Theresa du Toit (RSA) |
1:19:53 |
| 1998 | Makhosonke Fika (RSA) |
1:05:35 | Gwen Griffiths-van Lingen (RSA) |
1:17:01 |
[edit] References
- ^ Hamlett, Alison (2008-08-20). 20 Races to do before you die. Runner's World. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
- Two Oceans 56 km. ARRS. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
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