Two Oceans Marathon · 56 km · Cape Town
Race-day support and seconding for the Two Oceans Marathon
Race Support runs staffed seconding points on the Two Oceans 56 km route for runners without a club table. You hand us your nutrition before the race. We hand it back at 18 km and at 40 km — before Chapman's Peak, and again when the climb has taken what it takes.
Why the 56 km needs a plan
Two Oceans is billed as the world's most beautiful marathon, and the route earns it: out along the False Bay coast, up Chapman's Peak, over Constantia Nek, then home. It is also 56 km with its hardest climbing in the back half, which is a poor combination with improvised fuelling.
The official refreshment stations are well stocked, but they carry the race's products, not yours. Seconding is how you get your own plan — the gels and pre-mixed bottles you trained on — into your hand at a fixed point on the route. Local clubs set up tables for their members. If you are unattached, visiting Cape Town for the race, or travelling without a support crew, Race Support is that table.
How race day works
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Before
Pre-race nutrition drop-off
We confirm where and when to hand over your race-day nutrition. It is packed into numbered bags matched to a numbered armband you wear, so your bag is identified by number rather than by a name tag read at speed.
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18 km
Seconding point 1
The first nutrition window, before the route turns serious. Pre-mixed bottles, gels and a crew expecting your number.
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40 km
Seconding point 2
The business end. Past the worst of the climbing, with the finish still far enough away to matter. Your nutrition, in your hand, plus the lift that comes from someone shouting for you by name.
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Finish
Finish line
UCT, and the part you have been training for.
What is included
- Staffed seconding points at 18 km and 40 km, run by experienced team members.
- A numbered bag and armband system, so the right bag reaches the right runner without a search.
- Purpose-built nutrition racks for handovers measured in seconds.
- A Coach Parry pacing band, personalised to your target finish time.
- Hotel drop-off for runners who have travelled in.
- Live coordination across both points on race day.
Common questions
Do I need to belong to a club?
No. Race Support is built for runners without a club seconding table, including visitors to Cape Town and international entrants.
Where exactly are the seconding points?
At roughly 18 km and 40 km. Exact positions are confirmed to booked athletes before race day, once road closures and spectator access for the year are published.
Do you supply the nutrition?
No — you do, and that is the point. You hand over what you have trained on and we stage it where you will want it.
Can my family use the seconding points?
The points are set up for runners and their nutrition. If you want supporters looked after on the day as well, talk to us before booking so we can tell you what is possible for that year's route.
I am running both Two Oceans and Comrades. Can I book both?
Yes. Many athletes run Two Oceans in April as a build towards Comrades in June, and support can be booked for each race.
When is the next Two Oceans Marathon?
3 April 2027. Seconding points have a fixed capacity, so bookings close once they are full.
Also running Comrades?
See race-day support for the Comrades Marathon, with seconding points at 30 km and 60 km of the 89 km route.