Here’s all the stats and facts about the second ballot draw for the 2026 Two Oceans Marathon.
The total number of available entries in ballot 2 were:
- Ultra 2,900 with 8,096 applicants in the selection pool
- Half 2,350 with 18,006 applicants in the selection pool
This was made up from a small allocation of entries held back from ballot 1 (primarily as a risk mitigation approach to ensure permit levels were not breached as in 2025) and 1,617 ultra and 1,553 successful ballot 1 entries that were not paid by the deadline of 31 October. A very small number of applicants who were found guilty of cheating at the 2025 event were also removed from the pool.
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