Hit the road in marathon prep

Helderbergers gearing up to put in the hard yards in this year’s Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM) can elevate their preparation by participating in six official training runs.

Organisers, sponsors and partners of the popular marathon, which will be held in the Cape Peninsula in April, have launched the TTOM Training Runs in the build-up to the 2026 event. Three training runs will be held in the Western Cape, two in Gauteng and one in Durban.

The training runs start in Cape Town on Sunday 25 January, followed by sessions in Johannesburg (Sunday 1 February), Durban (Sunday 8 February), Cape Town (Sunday 22 February), Pretoria (Sunday 8 March) and Stellenbosch (Sunday 22 March).

Open exclusively to 2026 TTOM entrants, each training run will offer a 21 km and a 12km route. The runs are free of charge, but each will have limited capacity, so runners are advised to sign-up in advance.

“We’re proud to launch the official TTOM Training Runs for 2026 – an exciting build-up to what promises to be an unforgettable race year,” said TTOM general manager Wade Bromfield. “We’re announcing the dates now so that runners can plan, stay motivated and lock these sessions into their calendars. The specific start venues will be revealed on our social media channels closer to the time, as we’ll be working closely with our partnering running clubs to select the best locations. These runs are all about energy, community and shared passion – the perfect way to ignite the countdown to race day!”

 The TTOM weekend will be held from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 April, starting with the trail run on 10 April, followed by the ultra-marathon on 11 April and the half-marathon on 12 April.

 For more information on the marathon, visit www.twooceansmarathon.org.za.