Here’s what Gerda Steyn will be wearing in Two Oceans Marathon

One of the biggest races in South African road running – the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – will take place on Saturday, 5 April.

The 56km slog will start at 05:15.

A field of around 14 000 runners, including five-time defending women’s champion, South Africa’s Gerda Steyn, will take to the start line on the corner of Main Road and Dean Street in Newlands.

The finish will be on the University of Cape Town’s rugby fields.

Below is the list of the start times between 05:15 (Group A) and 05:39 (Group N).

Note, there are no group I.

Sixth consecutive win

No surprise that Steyn, who is searching for a sixth consecutive win, will start in Group A.

Steyn has won every edition of the women’s race since 2018.

The 2020 and 2021 races were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Steyn set the current race record of 3:26:54 in last year’s race.

There will be a R250 000 incentive for Steyn – or anyone else – to break that time, on top of the money on offer for those finishing inside the Top 10.

Steyn took to Instagram on Friday to show off what she’ll be wearing – and she’ll be hard to miss!

As reported by The South African website, Steyn switched to the Hollywood Athletics Club in January this year and will thus run in their distinctive purple colours.

Steyn will have her name ‘Gerda’ emblazoned on her number, but is officially, for those wishing to track her progress, number A6067.

Steyn captioned her social media post with: ‘Wow, I can’t believe it’s the day before Two Oceans 2025!!!

‘I have done everythinnnnggg to be ready for race day and am just excited to get to that start line!!!

‘All the best to each and every runner, it’s going to be hot in more ways than one but it’s also going to be sooo fantastic!!

‘See you at the finish line!!’

Expect Gerda to be waiting at the finish line for the second woman to complete her race …

Two Oceans Ultra Marathon start times

A	05:15
B	05:17
C	05:19
D	05:21
E	05:23
F	05:25
G	05:27
H	05:29
J	05:31
K	05:33
L	05:35
M	05:37
N	05:39

Two Oceans Ultra Marathon route map

Meanwhile, the Two Oceans Half Marathon over 21.1km will take place on Sunday, 6 April with the first runners setting off at 06.15.

The start and finish are the same as the ultra marathon.

The half marathon has reportedly attracted close to 17 000 entrants.

Below are the start times from 06:15 (Group A) and 07:00 (Group R).

Note, there are no groups I and O.

Two Oceans Half Marathon start times

A	06:15
B	06:18
C	06:21
D	06:24
E	06:27
F	06:30
G	06:33
H	06:36
J	06:39
K	06:42
L	06:45
M	06:48
N	06:51
P	06:54
Q	06:57
R	07:00

Two Oceans Half Marathon route map

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