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Once entries have opened, you can also click on the ENTER NOW button on the home page of www. twooceansmarathon. org. za, which will then take you through the above process in order to enter your chosen race. Take note of the following dates for entries opening:
OPENING DATE CLOSING DATE
1 Blue Number Club Entries |
15 September 2025 |
31 October 2025 |
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( or until sold out) |
2 Ultra Marathon Ballot Application Entries
3 Half Marathon Ballot Application Entries
4. Ultra Marathon Ballot Draw 1 Announced & Payment Window
5. Half Marathon Ballot Draw 1 Announced & Payment Window
You will have several days in which to submit your name for the
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At stipulated dates after the closing of entries for each distance,
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• In the Ultra Marathon ballot draw 1, TOM Ultra Marathon runners with 7 or more medals will stand a higher chance of being selected for an entry.
• In the Half Marathon draw 1, ASA club members will stand a higher chance of being selected.
• In the second draw for either distance, all remaining runners will stand an equal chance of being selected.
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17 September 2025 24 September 2025
18 September 2025 25 September 2025
25 September 2025 31 October 2025
26 September 2025 31 October 2025
6 International Entries 01 October 2025 To Be Confirmed 7 Rest of Africa Entries 01 October 2025 To Be Confirmed
8 Ultra Marathon & Half Marathon Ballot Draw 2 & Payment Window
To Be Confirmed
To Be Confirmed
During this ballot period, you will not be able to pay for your entry. You will only be asked to pay once your name has been successfully drawn in the ballot and allocated an entry. Take note that you will forfeit or lose your entry if you do not pay for it by the payment deadline.
If your name is drawn by the computer-generated random
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• Online payments: If you choose to pay online via debit card, credit card or instant EFT, you can pay via Mastercard or Visa.
• In-store payments: To pay in-store, choose retail store as your payment method when entering. You will receive an 11-digit payment reference number, which you must use when paying at the till in-store. You can do your payment at any Boxer, Builders, Cambridge Food, Game, Makro, Pep and Pick n Pay branches.
Once you have paid for your entry, you must also ensure that all your other information is up to date by the closing date for all profile and entry information. If not done by then, you will unfortunately also forfeit your entry.
BLUE NUMBER AND YELLOW NUMBER HOLDERS
A Blue( Permanent) Number is awarded to any runner who has completed 10 Ultra or Half Marathons, or who has achieved a gold medal in the Ultra Marathon five times; or who has won the Ultra Marathon, Half Marathon three times. Runners on nine medals in either distance are allocated a Yellow Number to denote that they are aiming for their Blue Number in that year’ s race.
The Blue Number Club( BNC) was founded to celebrate the achievements of these runners, and there is a special BNC area at the registration area as well as at the finish( subject to any restrictions) on race day, where BNC members can meet, socialise and encourage each other, both before and after the race.
Both the TTOM Ultra Marathon and Half Marathon have a guaranteed entry pool for Blue and Yellow Number holders. Therefore, if you’ re a Blue or Yellow number holder, you receive priority entry status, with applications opening prior to entries opening for the general public. We will email you your entry link, along with all the other information you may need, and you will be invited to apply on a first come, first served basis separate from the applications for entries through the balloting / draw system.
However, if the entry limit for Blue and Yellow Numbers is reached before the closing date to get into the draws, Blue and Yellow number holders who did not secure a guaranteed entry will automatically go into Ultra Marathon Draw 1( in which Ultra Marathon runners with seven or more medals will stand a higher chance of being selected for an entry) and Half Marathon Draw 1( in which ASA club members will stand a higher chance of being selected for an entry).
To summarise the entry process if you’ re a Blue Number Club Member or Yellow Number Holder:
• If you’ re a Blue or Yellow Number holder, you receive priority entry status.
• Entries will open for you before the time.
• We will email you with the date for opening, as well as your link to enter.
• Your link to enter will also be on our homepage at www. twooceansmarathon. org. za
Take note that entries are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Your invitation to enter is exclusive and nontransferable, and you must make payment by the payment deadline, or by the time capacity is reached.
Should you experience any problems with the process of creating / updating your profile and entering the event, please contact info @ twooceansmarathon. org. za.
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