Course & Elevation
The Two Oceans Half Marathon is a 21.1 km road race in Cape Town that starts on Main Road in Newlands and finishes on the University of Cape Town rugby fields in Rondebosch. It is held in April as part of the Two Oceans Marathon event week, next to the 56 km ultra marathon, a night run, an international friendship run and trail runs. The half marathon was added to the event in 1998, while the Two Oceans itself began in 1970 as the Celtic 35 Mile Road Race. The route runs through Claremont, Wynberg and Constantia and over Southern Cross Drive, then returns to Newlands before the finish on the UCT fields. The current course has been in use since 2012. Runners start in batches, and everyone has 3 hours 30 minutes to finish and be recognised as an official finisher. The organisers have raised the field to 21,000 for 2027, up from 17,000, and the 2027 race will be the 28th edition. The men's course record is 1:03:16, set by Namakoe Nkhasi of Lesotho in 2017; in 2026 Felix Kibet Masai of Kenya came within one second of it with 1:03:17. In 2027 the half marathon is scheduled for the Saturday and the ultra for the Sunday of the same weekend.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
18°C
Temperature
65%
Humidity
17%
Rain Chance
April in Cape Town is mild and fairly dry: average highs are around 24°C and lows around 12°C, with about five days of measurable rain in the month.
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