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Image: Action Photo Four-time Olympian Irvette van Zyl  will return to the start line of the 2026 Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon  on Saturday, 11 April , determined to turn last year’s heartbreak into triumph at the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon.   After illness cruelly denied her a finish in 2025, Irvette van Zyl  is determined to set the record straight in 2026. Van Zyl travelled to Cape Town last year with her husband and two children, only to contract a virus on

Image: Action Photo On Saturday, 11 April 2026 , as the Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon  gets underway, Kim Pain  will be the only female runner lining up to attempt triple blue status  - chasing a remarkable 30th finish at this iconic race.   If successful, the 59-year-old Jeppe Quondam Athletics Club stalwart’s achievement will represent 36 years of unwavering dedication - dating back to her Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon debut in 1990, when a 23-year-old Kim P

Image: Action Photo The weekend of 10–12 April 2026  will witness thousands of runners taking on the challenge and celebrating their triumphs at the World’s Most Beautiful Marathon, the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon (TTOM) . Among them will be Blue Number Club  (BNC) members Louis Massyn , who will be aiming for his 48th Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon finish, as well as Lucille Damon  and Sharon Bosch , both set to run their 33rd Ultra Marathon. Running in the colour