Two Oceans Marathon 2011 route and facts!
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 under Two Oceans Marathon | 4 Comments
With the Two Oceans Marathon Entry date approaching soon, we want to give you an overview for the highlight of the 2011 Marathon season in Africa. We already wrote about the Two Oceans Marathon Entry requirements and limitations in a previous post.
The Two Oceans Marathon Route:
The World’s Most Beautiful Marathon: This year’s route (the PURPLE line on the map) will be the same as the one used since 2004. Runners will veer off left onto Noordhoek Road (Chapman’s Peak Drive) at the foot of Ou Kaapse Weg after passing through Sun Valley, and then head through Noordhoek and Hout Bay to Constantia Nek.
Two Oceans Marathon Route Map
- Start point : Main Road in Newlands.
- Quarter way mark (14 km): In Lakeside, just past the Sandvlei turnoff.
- Halfway mark (28 km): On Noordhoek Road before Chapman’s Peak
- Marathon mark (42.195 km): Near the cemetery on Constantia Nek.
It is the responsibility of each runner to know the route of their race. Traffic Police and race marshals will take all reasonable steps to ensure runners safety, however runners are responsible for their well being at all times.
56 km: The route remains the same as last year. From the start in Newlands along the Main Road to Fish Hoek, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Hout Bay, Constantia Nek, Rhodes Drive, and Union Avenue to the finish at UCT. An IAAF graded course measurer has certified the route. A sign will mark every kilometer of the route. The course is 56 km (35 miles).
Route Profile
The Ultra Marathon Route is actually quite flat for the first 28 kilometers, and then starts to climb quickly as one approaches the start of Chapman’s Peak. From Hout Bay, the route climbs again to the highest point at Constantia Nek. Thereafter the route is undulating until the finish at UCT.
Two Oceans Marathon route profile (click on image to enlarge)
Interactive Map
Click here for our interactive map (by MapIT) indicating the route, kilometre markers, refreshment stations and medical points.
Virtual Map
Click here to view the virtual route map as was set up by Bertus van Elburg. One can zoom in and out and see the route in comparison with other landmarks.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I am looking for an entry for the two oceans half marathon, if anybody has an entry they are not planning to use please contact me on my email address. Thank you.
January 27th, 2011 at 8:42 am
nice one
February 23rd, 2011 at 8:59 pm
[…] my original plan was to premiere with my first half-marathon in April 2011 for Two Oceans Marathon 2011 a spontaneous decision made me enter and run the Peninsula Marathon in Cape Town on February […]
September 29th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
I am a 65 year old Australian. Have run about 10 half marathons – mainly flat courses, since I started running at age 55. Current time about 2 hours 10 mins. Have run other 15 km course on several occasions. Do you think the Two Oceans Half would be within my capability?