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TTOM ENTRIES FOR THE AGES
Here are some early entry stats that give us a snapshot of the age spread of the start lines taking shape for the Ultra Marathon and Half Marathon at the 2027 Totalsports TWO OCEANS MARATHON powered by BYD. – COMPILED BY SEAN FALCONER
OLDEST ENTRANTS IN 2027
When it comes to the TTOM events, age is definitely not a limiting factor, judging by the impressive list of 80-year-olds that will be lining up in 2027. The stats below are calculated accurately, taking into account actual birth dates, so the ages are listed not just according to age in year, but in days as well.
85
Oldest Male Entrants
Ultra Marathon: James Kew( 85) Half Marathon: David de Klerk( 85) 24km Trail: Maurits Hagg( 71) 16km Trail: Dave Collins( 79) 12km Trail: Norrie Williamson( 73)
88
Oldest Female Entrant
Ultra Marathon: Petra Myburgh( 78) Half Marathon: Elsie de Beer( 88) 24km Trail: Helen Fetter( 68) 16km Trail: Wendy Coleman( 74) 12km Trail: Glenda Monson( 72)
846
COMBINED AGES OF 10 OLDEST ENTRANTS
Age |
Name |
Event |
Gender |
88 |
Elsie de Beer |
Half Marathon |
F |
86 |
Willemien Smuts |
Half Marathon |
F |
85 |
David de Klerk |
Half Marathon |
M |
85 |
James Kew |
Ultra Marathon |
M |
85 |
Anna Berntzen |
Half Marathon |
F |
84 |
Abel Pereira |
Half Marathon |
M |
84 |
Ken Poole |
Half Marathon |
M |
83 |
Kaare James |
Half Marathon |
M |
83 |
Sibongile Cele |
Half Marathon |
F |
83 |
Marianne Nelson |
Half Marathon |
F |
YOUNGEST ENTRANTS IN 2027
With the minimum ages set in the Ultra and Half, the youngest entrants in those races will always be around the same age, but we have specifically delved into the entrant stats to see who is literally the youngest in each race, down to the number of days, and we’ ve also got some even younger runners in the mix in 2027 thanks to the new Night Run being added to the event programme!
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YOUNGEST MALE ENTRANT
Ultra Marathon: Matthew Whitfield( 20) Half Marathon: Ivan Gerber( 16) 24km Trail: Connor Gomes( 18) 16km Trail: Tristan van Rooyen( 19) 12km Trail: AJ Erasmus( 18)
16
YOUNGEST FEMALE ENTRANT
Ultra Marathon: Honor Cragg( 20) Half Marathon: Carli Tromp( 16) 24km Trail: Lyndie Watson( 18) 16km Trail: Kathryn Price( 18) 12km Trail: Brigitte Burger( 18)
14
AVERAGE AGE OF 10 YOUNGEST ENTRANTS
Age |
Name |
Event |
Gender |
12 |
Aarya Ramphal |
Night Run |
F |
13 |
Alejandro Duvenage Night Run |
M |
13 |
Kamogelo Sere |
Night Run |
M |
14 |
Reece Rossouw |
Night Run |
M |
14 |
Nikita Rushby |
Night Run |
F |
14 |
Ethan Rushby |
Night Run |
M |
15 |
Izak Venter |
Night Run |
M |
15 |
Lene Bester |
Night Run |
F |
15 |
Megan Cronje |
Night Run |
F |
15 |
Amy Carlson |
Night Run |
F |
Statistics: EasyReg / Images: Two Oceans Marathon
22 TOTALSPORTS TWO OCEANS MARATHON 2027 POWERED BY BYD