Stats

STATISTICS

STACKS OF

By popular demand, we’ ve broken down the entry lists for the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon, Half Marathon and Trail Runs, because runners apparently love to see who they will be running alongside!

ENTRIES

30,048

Ultra Marathon	12,394
Half Marathon	16,919
Long Trail	291
Short Trail	444

GENDER

56 % MALE 44 % FEMALE

Ultra Marathon
Male	8968( 72.36 %)
Female	3426( 27.64 %

AGE

222 under 20 319 over 70

Ultra Marathon
20-39	4278
40-49	5010
50-59	2504
60-69	556
70 +	46

Half Marathon
16-19	209
20-39	7318
40-49	4663
50-59	3107
60-69	1355
70 +	267

Long Trail
16-19	1
20-39	126
40-49	100
50-59	55
60-69	8
70 +	1

OLDEST

18 in their 80s

Ultra Marathon Eric Pocock 78 years, 3 days

Short Trail
16-19	12
20-39	164
40-49	154
50-59	75
60-69	34
70 +	5

OVERALL
16-19	222
20-39	11,886
40-49	9927
50-59	5741
60-69	1953
70 +	319

NATIONALITY

13.9 % Foreign Runners

Ultra Marathon South Africa 10,862 Rest of Africa 927 International 605

Half Marathon South Africa 14,353 Rest of Africa 1754 International 812

Long Trail South Africa 255 Rest of Africa 9 International 27

Short Trail South Africa 395 Rest of Africa 17 International 32

OVERALL South Africa 25,865( 86.08 %) Rest of Africa 2707( 9.01 % International 1476( 4.91 %)

Images: Two Oceans Marathon

Half Marathon
Male	7478( 44.20 %)
Female	9441( 55.80 %

Long Trail
Male	104( 35.74 %)
Female	187( 64.26 %

Short Trail
Male	248( 55.56 %)
Female	196( 44.14 %

OVERALL
Male	16,798( 55.9 %)
Female	13,250( 44.1 %

Half Marathon Ursula Dinges 85 years, 363 days

Long Trail Grafton Houston 72 years, 242 days

Short Trail Dave Collins 78 years, 294 days

Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon Race Info Digimag 2026 April 2026 | Seite 16