Two Oceans Marathon
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The Two Oceans Marathon is a 56 km / 35mi ultramarathon held annually in Cape Town, South Africa on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. Claimed to be "the world's most beautiful marathon", the race is run against a backdrop of spectacular scenery through the Cape Peninsula.
The race starts in Newlands, and follows a more or less circular route through Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, over Chapman's Peak and Constantia Nek, and eventually finishes at the University of Cape Town campus.
Nearly 8,000 runners entered the 2007 event. A very popular half marathon (21 km) (13.1 mi) is also held on the same day as the ultramarathon. In 2007 the half marathon attracted nearly 11,000 entries, making it the biggest half marathon in South Africa. Approximately 6,000 runners also took part in various fun runs the day before the race.
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[edit] Winners
[edit] Women
| Year | Winner | Time | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Madina Biktagirova | 3:35:11 | |
| 2006 | Tatyana Zhirkova | 3:36:19 | |
| 2005 | Yelena Nurgalieva | 3:38:12 | |
| 2004 | Yelena Nurgalieva | 3:37:51 | |
| 2003 | Simona Staicu | 3:37:32 | |
| 2002 | Natalia Volgina | 3:38:02 | |
| 2001 | Natalia Volgina | 3:44:53 | |
| 2000 | Sarah Mahlangu | 3:48:58 | |
| 1999 | Angelina Sephooa | 3:38:09 | |
| 1998 | Angelina Sephooa | 3:49:59 | |
| 1997 | Angelina Sephooa | 3:45:45 | |
| 1996 | Maria Bak | 3:45:16 | |
| 1995 | Fehér Eniko" | 3:49:31 | |
| 1994 | Carolyn Hunter Rowe | 3:51:37 | |
| 1993 | Pat Lithgow | 3:57:11 | |
| 1992 | Monica Drogemoller | 3:49:16 | |
| 1991 | Monica Drogemoller | 3:50:23 | |
| 1990 | Monica Drogemoller | 3:42:39 | |
| 1989 | Frith Van der Merwe | 3:30:36 | |
| 1988 | Monica Drogemoller | 3:44:29 | |
| 1987 | Liz Eglinton | 3:53:52 | |
| 1986 | Adelene Joubert | 3:52:59 | |
| 1985 | Beverly Malan | 3:55:51 | |
| 1984 | Helen Lucre | 3:52:20 | |
| 1983 | Beverly Malan | 3:57:32 | |
| 1982 | Beverly Malan | 3:59:08 | |
| 1981 | Gail Hurry | 4:11:31 | |
| 1980 | Gail Hurry | 4.14:05 | |
| 1979 | Diane Alperstein | 4:22:58 | |
| 1978 | Janet Bailey | 4:34:28 | |
| 1977 | Marie-Jeanne Duyvejonk | 5:03:52 | |
| 1976 | Marie-Jeanne Duyvejonk | 5:01:07 | |
| 1975 | Ulla Paul | 5:14:51 |
[edit] Men
| Year | Winner | Time | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bethuel Netshifhefhe | 3:08:03 | |
| 2006 | Moses Njodzi | 3:06:50 | |
| 2005 | Marco Mambo | 3:05:39 | |
| 2004 | Marco Mambo | 3:07:41 | |
| 2003 | Mluleki Nobanda | 3:09:21 | |
| 2002 | Hlonepha Simon Mphulanyane | 3:09:42 | |
| 2001 | Honest Mutsakani | 3:11:18 | |
| 2000 | Joshua Peterson | 3:13:13 | |
| 1999 | Isaac Tshabalala | 3:11:20 | |
| 1998 | Fusi Nhlapo | 3:11:30 | |
| 1997 | Zithulele Sinqe | 3:07:17 | |
| 1996 | Zithulele Sinqe | 3:09:45 | |
| 1995 | Simon Malindi | 3:10:53 | |
| 1994 | Phineas Makaba | 3:15:06 | |
| 1993 | Isaac Tshabalala | 3:14:29 | |
| 1992 | Israel Morake | 3:15:56 | |
| 1991 | Miltas Tshabalala | 3:16:00 | |
| 1990 | Willie Mtolo | 3:10:51 | |
| 1989 | Johannes Thobejane | 3:12:20 | |
| 1988 | Thompson Magawana | 3:03:44 | |
| 1987 | Thompson Magawana | 3:05:31 | |
| 1986 | Ephraim Sibisi | 3:09:30 | |
| 1985 | Siphiwe Gqele | 3:11:57 | |
| 1984 | Siphiwe Gqele | 3:10:57 | |
| 1983 | Siphiwe Gqele | 3:11:54 | |
| 1982 | Ben Cheou | 3:11:15 | |
| 1981 | Johnny Halberstadt | 3:05:37 | |
| 1980 | Hoseah Tjale | 3:14:30 | |
| 1979 | Vincent Rakabaele | 3:08:56 | |
| 1978 | Brian Chamberlain | 3:15:23 | |
| 1977 | Brian Chamberlain | 3:15:22 | |
| 1976 | Vincent Rakabaele | 3:18:05 | |
| 1975 | Derek Preiss | 3:22:01 | |
| 1974 | Derek Preiss | 3:21:40 | |
| 1973 | Don Hartley | 3:24:05 | |
| 1972 | Don Hartley | 3:25:12 | |
| 1971 | Rob Knutzen | 3:42:31 | |
| 1970 | Dirkie Steyn | 3:55:50 |

