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More than 30,000 runners are expected to hit the streets of Cape Town for the 54th edition of the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, combined with the Ultra and Half Marathons.
Get ready to run like you’ve never run before (or maybe like you’ve never wanted to run before) as the ultramarathon will take participants on a 56km journey from Newlands, past stunning views in Muizenberg, St. James, and Kalk Bay, with a quick pitstop to take in the famous Chapman’s Peak.
Then, it’s off to Constantia before wrapping things up at the foot of Table Mountain at UCT to complete one of the most scenic tours of Cape Town, one blister at a time.
Returning this year for the first time since 2019, the International Friendship Run will see around 500 visiting athletes take on a 5km race from the DHL Stadium through Granger Bay, Mouille Point, Sea Point Promenade, and Green Point Urban Park, finishing at the stadium.
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It’s going to be a hot one, with the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management advising that those who are participating in this weekend’s Two Oceans Marathon should take extra precautions.
Two Oceans Marathon week will kick off with the official opening of the Two Oceans Marathon Expo at the DHL Stadium today, which will run until Saturday.
Obviously, we can’t have cars and Sixty60 drivers causing their usual chaos on the roads during the coming footrace, so here are the roads that will be closed in the coming days:
Closed or restricted access from Thursday, 5 April:
- Fritz Sonnenberg Road (between Granger Blvd and Bay Road) will be closed from the 2nd to the 4th from 6am to 8:30pm and on the 5th from 6am to 3:30pm.
- Vlei Road (between Helen Suzman and Fritz Sonnenberg Road) will be closed from the 2nd to the 4th from 6am to 8:30pm and on the 5th from 6am to 3:30pm.
- Granger Bay Blvd (from Beach Road to Fritz Sonnenberg Road) will be closed from the 2nd to the 4th from 6am to 8:30pm and on the 5th from 6am to 3:30pm.
- Beach Road (vicinity of Green Point Lighthouse) will have stop/go controls on the 4th from 7:30am to 8am.
- Beach Road (western boundary of Hotel School) will have stop/go controls on the 4th from 7:45am to 8:30am.
Saturday, 5 April:
- Main Road Newlands (Between Klipper and Letterstedt Road) will be closed from 3:30am to 6am.
- Main Road Newlands to Claremont (between Letterstedt Road and Protea Road) will be closed from 3:30am to 6am.
- Main Road: Claremont to Wynberg (from Protea Road to Piers Road) will be closed from 4:40am to 6:15am.
- Main Road: Wynberg to Diep River (from Piers Road to De Waal Road/Kendal Road) will be closed from 5am to 6:45am.
- Main Road: Diep River to Retreat (from De Waal Road/Kendal Road to Tokai Road) will be closed from 5:15am to 7:15am.
- Main Road: Retreat to Steenberg (Tokai Road to Steenberg Road) will be closed from 5:30am to 7:15am.
- Main Road: Steenberg to Muizenberg (Steenberg Road to Atlantic Road) will be closed from 5:30am to 7:45am.
- Main Road: Mulzenberg to Fish Hoek will be closed from 5:45am to 8:30am.
- Kommetjie Road: Fish Hoek (From Main Road to Corsair Way, Sun Valley) will be closed from 6am to 8:45am.
- Corsair Way: Sun Valley (Kommetjie Road to Frigate Crescent) Both lanes will be closed from 6:15am to 8:45am.
- Frigate Crescent: Sun Valley (Corsair Way to Dory Walk) will be closed from 6:15am to 9am.
- Dory Walk: Sun Valley (Frigate Crescent to Chebec Crescent) will be closed from 6:15am to 9am.
- Chebec Crescent: Sun Valley (Dory Walk to Dhow Street) will be closed from 6:15am to 9am.
- Ou Kaapse Weg (Expect delays – Stop/Go control at Noordhoek Main Road) from 6:15am to 9am.
- Noordhoek Main Road (Local access only.) Northbound lane closed from 6:15am to 9:30am.
- Silvermine Road (from Village Lane to Noordhoek Main Road) will be closed from 6:30am to 9:30am.
- Chapman’s Peak Drive will be closed to traffic from 3:30am to 10:30am.
- Hout Bay Main Road (from Chapman’s Peak Drive to Victoria Road Circle) will be closed from 7am to 10:45am.
- Hout Bay Road (from Victoria Road Circle to Disa River Road) will be closed from 7am to 11:15am.
- Hout Bay Road (from Disa River Road to Constantia Nek) will be closed from 7:15am to 11am.
Sunday, 6 April:
- Main Road: Newlands (between Klipper Road and Letterstedt Road) will be closed from 3:30am to 7:30am.
- Main Road: Newlands to Claremont (between Letterstedt Road and Protea Road) will be closed from 3:30am to 7:30am.
- Protea Road (between Main Road and the M3) will be closed from 6am to 7:30am.
- Paradise Road (Protea Road to Edinburgh Drive) will be closed from 6am to 7:30am.
- M3 Southbound (from Princess Anne Avenue to Kendal Road) will be closed from 6am to 8:15am.
- Kendal Road (between Spaanschemat River Road and Edison Road) will be closed from 6am to 8:30am.
- Spaanschemat River Road (from Doorddrift Road to Ladies Mile Extension) will be closed from 6am to 8:30am.
- Ladies Mile Extension (between Spaanschemat River Road and Constantia Main Road) will be closed from 6:30am to 8:45am.
- Constantia Main Road (between Pagasvlei Road and Constantia Village Shopping Centre Entrance) will be closed from 6:45am to 8:30am.
- Parish Road (from Constantia Main Road to Southern Cross Drive) will be closed from 6:45am to 8:45am.
- Southern Cross Drive (from Brommersvlei Road to Rhodes Drive) will be closed from 6:45am to 9:30am.
- Rhodes Drive (Southern Cross Drive to Canterbury Road Circle) will be closed from 6:45am to 9:45am.
- Rhodes Drive (Canterbury Road Circle to Union Avenue) will be closed from 7am to 10:15am.
- M3 – Union Avenue (Rhodes Drive/Newlands Avenue to UCT) will be closed from 6:30am to 10:45am.
- Princess Anne Avenue will be closed from 6:30am to 10:45am.
Good luck to all the runners!
