After arrival at Cape Town International Airport, we'll take you to your hotel. The days is free for you to settle in after your flight.
When you are ready, we will head up to the race village to register. There will be a priority queue to ease you through the process.
There are pop up food stalls at the Race Village, and Q&A with elites and Trails In Motion for entertainment.
After a hearty breakfast, we’ll head out on a tour of the Cape Peninsula. We’ll begin our day with a stop in at Llandudno, and walk to Sandy Bay so we can check out Suther Peak far above. It is a truly spectacular setting, even if on Saturday it will be the meaty middle of the 100km route. From there we will drive one of the most beautiful and dramatic mountain side roads in the world, Chapman’s Peak Drive. A privilege and a rite of passage for participants in the Two Oceans Ultra, and the Cape Cycle Tour, the largest timed cycling event in the world.
Then it is on to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where there are over 7000 types of indigenous flora and fauna. We’ll head up to the Cape Point lighthouse, where we can look out over some of the highest sea cliffs in the country.
A quiet evening at the hotel or a short stroll into Sea Point are most likely the order of the evening, but for suporters or 21km runners, there are many other options at the V&A Waterfront or the vibey city centre.
If you are running the 100, 65 or 35 - put your race faces on, but make sure you take a little time out every now and again to enjoy the beauty.
It is a crazy early start, and no one likes to stress so we'll get the shuttles going early, and they'll run until you're all safely there. They'll be ready and waiting again for the 35 start, which is 3 hours later.
Then its up to you, get out thee and enjoy it. We'll be waiting at the finish to get you back to your room when you are ready.
If you're running the 21 then you can sleep in. but we suggest you get to the start and use the race shuttle to get you out and about supporting the race. The aid stations are the pride and joy of UTCT, and well worth visiting to see the front runners, support friends and family running, or just enjoy the aid station energy and race atmosphere.
21km runners, its your chance to shine. You won't need to get up quite as early as the ultra runners, but same rules apply. Get down to the shuttles early to avoid stress. The race village is a pretty cool place to be before the start anyway.
Yesterday's heroes, the addition of the 21km this years has added some spice to prize giving day. The action at the front will be fast and furious,and there will be loads of new trail runners coming in behind them...full of excitement after their huge personal achievement. It is inspirational entertainment, and a great opportunity after yesterday to reflect on your own personal running journey.
Then it is time for prize giving for all the races, and the after party. Not to be missed. The shuttles are there to get you back to your hotel when you are done. The hotel pool, Clifton beach, or the city await, depending on how much energy you have.
Home time. We'll run the airport shuttles from pretty early, so again, you just need to check out and get to the courtyard. We'll see to all the admin for you.
