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Comrades Marathon vs Two Oceans Marathon

Two Oceans Marathon is the harder race (9.3 vs 8.9 / 10), driven by 699 m of climbing.

8.9/ 10 · Brutal

Comrades Marathon: driven by 887 m of climbing, 1532 m of quad-pounding descent.

9.3/ 10 · Brutal

Two Oceans Marathon: driven by 699 m of climbing, 645 m of quad-pounding descent, typical race-day heat (~18 °C).

MetricComrades MarathonTwo Oceans Marathon
Difficulty8.9 · Brutal9.3 · Brutal
Distance90.92 km56.38 km
Elevation gain887 m699 m
Elevation loss1532 m645 m
Highest point820 m274 m
Typical temp7–21 °C14–21 °C
Usual monthJuneApril
Cutoff12:00:007:00:00

Comrades Marathon — elevation

807 m407 m7 m
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Two Oceans Marathon — elevation

232 m116 m0 m
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