MEDIA RELEASE: Less than 900 entries available for 2015 Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon #OMTOM2015

Less than 900 entries available for 2015 Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon MEDIA RELEASE (**Cape Town, 30 January 2015) Entries for the 2015 Old Mutual Two Oceans Ultra Marathon are running out, with less than 900 spots at the start line still available. The 46th Ultra Marathon will take place on Easter Saturday, 4 April 2015. And for the second year in a row, entries are expected to sell out well ahead of the official 4 March 2015 closing date. To qualify for participation in the Ultra Marathon, runners must have completed at least one full marathon (42.2km) after 1 July 2014 in under five hours. However, runners do not have to pre-qualify to enter and have until 4 March 2015 to submit their qualifying times. South African Ultra Marathon entrants are also required to belong to a registered running club and have a valid running license. No temporary licenses will be issued to Ultra Marathon runners. Old Mutual’s R1 million bonus In addition to the prize money that can be won by the Ultra Marathon winners, title sponsor Old Mutual has once again confirmed its R1 million bonus to the winning male and female runner who respectively breaks the record for the 56km Ultra Marathon in 2015. The men’s record of 3:03:44 was set in 1988 by road running legend Thompson Magawana, while Frith van der Merwe set the women’s record a year later in 1989 when she ran 3:30:36. The closest any runner has come since then is Zimbabwean Marko Mambo, who ran 3:05:39 in 2005, and who has won the race three times. Russian Olesya Nurgalieva ran the second fastest women’s time in 2008 when she crossed the finish line in 3:34:53. This will be the 16th year that Old Mutual sponsors this prestigious road race. For more information, visit www.twooceansmarathon.org.za Runners can also join the online conversation on www.facebook.com/TwoOceansMarathon @2OceansMarathon on Twitter and Instagram (and by following and using the #OMTOM2015 hashtag). Issued by: Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Media Office On behalf of: Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon For media info and/or images: Leonie Mollentze Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Media Office Email: media@twooceansmarathon.org.za Mobile: 082 550 1514 For race related info: Tel: 0861 2OCEAN / +27 21 799 3040 Email: info@twooceansmarathon.org.za mailing address: Two Oceans Marathon NPC 17 Torrens Rd Cape Town, WC 7800 South Africa