FAQ'S — CAPE 100™

Frequently asked questions

ABOUT CAPE 100

Cape100 is a 100 kilometre point-to-point road ultra from Hermanus to the Stellenbosch Winelands. The inaugural Cape100 will take place on Sunday, 5 September 2027, with runners taking on a single 100 kilometre journey from start to finish.
The inaugural Cape100 takes place on Sunday, 5 September 2027. The race starts in Hermanus at 05:00 and finishes in the Stellenbosch Winelands. Detailed start, finish and registration information will be communicated to athletes.
Yes. Cape100 is dedicated entirely to the 100 kilometre distance. There are no shorter race distances taking place alongside it. Every athlete will take on the same 100 kilometre point-to-point journey.
The final finish-line cut-off is 15 hours, at 20:00 on race day. Intermediate cut-offs will apply along the route and will be published as part of the detailed race information.
Yes. Cape100 is affiliated with Boland Athletics and is conducted under the applicable rules and regulations of Athletics South Africa (ASA) and World Athletics.
The inaugural Cape100 will take place on an officially measured road course, with event operations, athlete eligibility and competition requirements administered in accordance with the applicable governing-body regulations.
Planning and delivery of Cape100 are being undertaken in accordance with the applicable event, road, traffic, safety and sporting requirements, in consultation with the relevant municipalities, road authorities and sporting bodies.
Cape100 was founded by Ruan Eygelaar, founder and creator of Pass2Pass Ultra-Trail, and is being developed together with an experienced team and specialist event-service providers across the events and endurance-sport industry.
The team responsible for delivering the inaugural Cape100 will include specialists across race operations, route and traffic management, medical services, safety, timing, communications and event infrastructure.
The inaugural Cape100 event team, including the Race Director, will be introduced in October 2026.
The inaugural Cape100 will have a capped field of 7000.
The Cape100 Founding List provides registered athletes with priority access to entries for the inaugural Cape100.
The Founding List closes at 23:59 on 23 September 2026.
Athletes registered on the Founding List before the deadline will receive access to the Priority Entry Period before entries open to the general public.
Joining the Founding List provides priority access but does not guarantee an entry. Priority entries will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and remain subject to availability.
Every athlete who starts the inaugural Cape100 on 5 September 2027 will become a Cape100 Founding Member.
Founding Member status remains with the athlete for life.
Founding Members will receive a permanent Cape100 race number and will race with a distinctive black race number carrying that permanent number whenever they return to Cape100 in future years.
The Founding List and Founding Member status are not the same. The Founding List provides priority access to inaugural entries, while Founding Member status is reserved for athletes who start the inaugural Cape100.

ENTRIES & REGISTRATION

Entries for the inaugural Cape100 will open in two phases.
Priority Entries open to eligible Cape100 Founding List members at 08:00 on 25 September 2026 and close at 23:59 on 29 September 2026, subject to availability.
Public Entries open at 08:00 on 30 September 2026, subject to remaining availability.
No.
Joining the Cape100 Founding List provides priority access to entries, but does not guarantee an entry.
A limited allocation of entries will be available during the Priority Entry Period and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability.
Athletes who joined the Cape100 Founding List before 23:59 on 23 September 2026 will receive access to the Priority Entry Period.
Priority Entries open at 08:00 on 25 September 2026 and remain available until 23:59 on 29 September 2026, or until the allocated entries have been taken.
Access to the Priority Entry Period will be linked to the email address used to join the Founding List.
Founding List members who do not secure an entry during the Priority Entry Period may still attempt to enter when Public Entries open at 08:00 on 30 September 2026, subject to availability.
Being on the Founding List does not reserve an entry once the Priority Entry Period has ended.
Your Cape100 entry will be confirmed once you have successfully completed the entry process and received your official entry confirmation.
Please note that a confirmed entry does not confirm eligibility to start Cape100 until you have submitted an accepted qualifying performance within the required qualification period.
South African Athlete Entry
R 3,000
Rest of Africa Athlete Entry
R 3,950
International Athlete Entry
R 6,950
Pay in full, or secure your entry with a 50% deposit and 2 easy monthly instalments.
our Cape100 entry will include the core race services and athlete experience associated with participating in the inaugural Cape100.
A complete list of entry inclusions will be published before entries open.
South African Athlete Entry
R 3,000
Rest of Africa Athlete Entry
R 3,950
International Athlete Entry
R 6,950
Pay in full, or secure your entry with a 50% deposit and 2 easy monthly instalments.
Available payment methods will be displayed on the Cape100 entry platform during checkout.
Cape100 entries are non-refundable.
If you are unable to participate, you may release your entry during the official Cape100 Withdrawal Period from 1–30 April 2027.
Released entries will be reallocated through the official Cape100 substitution process during May 2027. If your entry is successfully reallocated to another athlete, you will receive 85% of the race entry fee originally paid, with 15% retained as an administration fee.
If your entry is not successfully reallocated, no refund will be payable.
The reason for your withdrawal does not change the process.
You may not privately transfer, sell, exchange or give your Cape100 entry to another athlete, and you may not nominate your own substitute.
If you are unable to participate, you may release your entry during the official Withdrawal Period from 1–30 April 2027.
Where an official Cape100 waiting list exists, released entries will first be allocated through that waiting list. If no waiting list exists, or the waiting list has been exhausted, Cape100 may make released entries available through an official substitution entry process during May 2027.
The incoming athlete will register and pay Cape100 directly and must independently satisfy all Cape100 qualification, licensing and eligibility requirements.
Permanent Cape100 numbers are personal and do not transfer between athletes.
If the 2027 Cape100 is cancelled due to force majeure, circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the organisers, or requirements relating to participant or public safety or the lawful staging of the event, entry fees will not be refunded.
Affected athletes will instead be offered the option to transfer their race entry to either the 2028 or 2029 edition of Cape100, subject to the applicable transfer process and terms communicated by Cape100.
The transfer applies to the Cape100 race entry only and does not automatically apply to optional purchases, merchandise, accommodation, transport, travel expenses or other costs incurred in connection with the event.

QUALIFICATION & ELIGIBILITY

Yes. Cape100 will require entrants to complete an official road marathon within the qualifying period. Full qualifying standards, the qualifying period and the process for submitting qualifying results will be published before qualification submissions open.
Cape100 is a 100 kilometre road ultra with a 15-hour finish-line cut-off. The qualifying standard provides a consistent and verifiable benchmark that athletes have demonstrated an appropriate level of endurance before attempting the distance.
The standard is designed to be accessible to recreational endurance runners while maintaining an appropriate minimum requirement for participation.
Athletes must complete an officially timed 42.2 kilometre road marathon in 4:59:59 or faster.
A road marathon is the only qualifying distance for the inaugural Cape100.
Qualifying performances must be achieved between 1 January 2026 and 31 May 2027.
This means athletes who have already completed an eligible road marathon during 2026 may use that result, provided it meets the Cape100 qualifying requirements.
No. Athletes may enter Cape100 before completing their qualifying marathon.
A confirmed entry does not, however, confirm eligibility to start. An accepted qualifying performance must be submitted and verified by the qualification submission deadline.
Qualification submissions will be accepted from 1 November 2026 until 7 June 2027.
Your qualifying marathon itself must have been completed between 1 January 2026 and 31 May 2027.
Yes. An officially timed road marathon completed on or after 1 January 2026 may be used, provided the result meets all Cape100 qualification and verification requirements.
No. For the inaugural Cape100, the qualifying standard is based exclusively on the 42.2 kilometre road marathon distance.
Performances over longer or shorter distances will not be accepted as substitutes.
No. Qualifying performances must be achieved at an officially timed road marathon.
Yes. International road marathon results are accepted, provided the event is officially timed, the result is published and it can be independently verified.
No. Personal GPS or activity records will not be accepted as proof of qualification.
Your performance must come from an officially timed road marathon with a published result that can be independently verified.
Qualification submissions will open on 1 November 2026.
Athletes will submit their qualifying marathon details and official result through the Cape100 entry platform. Further submission instructions will be communicated to registered athletes.
Athletes who have not achieved an accepted qualifying performance within the qualifying period and submitted it by 7 June 2027 will not be eligible to start Cape100.
The marathon provides a widely recognised, accessible and independently verifiable road-running benchmark for athletes in South Africa and internationally.
Using one qualifying distance also provides a consistent standard across the entire Cape100 field.
Athletes must be 20 years or older on race day — 5 September 2027.
Yes.
Cape100 will use a seeded start system to position athletes appropriately within the field.
Athletes competing for overall, age-category or other competitive awards will be seeded into a designated Contender Batch at the front of the race.
The remainder of the field will be allocated to seeded start batches based on athlete performance information.
Final seeding criteria, start batches and start procedures will be communicated ahead of race day.

RACE & COURSE

Cape100 is a 100 kilometre point-to-point road ultra marathon from Hermanus to the Stellenbosch Winelands.
The race will start in Hermanus at 05:00 and finish in the Stellenbosch Winelands.
The exact start location and final course details will be announced ahead of race day.
The Cape100 route is expected to have approximately 900 metres of total elevation gain over 100 kilometres.
A detailed elevation profile will be published once the final course measurement and certification process has been completed.
The detailed Cape100 route, including the official course map, elevation profile, aid station locations and intermediate cut-off points, will be released ahead of race day once the relevant route planning and measurement processes have been completed.
Yes.
Cape100 will provide regular aid stations throughout the 100 kilometre course.
Full details regarding aid station locations, available nutrition and hydration will be published ahead of race day.
Yes.
Intermediate cut-offs will apply at designated points along the Cape100 route.
All intermediate cut-offs will be published as fixed times of day and will apply to all athletes, regardless of their start batch or individual start time.
The published intermediate cut-off times will take the start-line flow of the field into consideration.
There will be no additional grace period beyond a published cut-off time.
The final Cape100 finish-line cut-off is 20:00 on Sunday, 5 September 2027.
Cape100 starts at 05:00, providing a maximum event window of 15 hours.
The 20:00 finish-line cut-off is absolute and applies to all athletes, regardless of start batch or individual start time.
Athletes who arrive at an intermediate cut-off after the published cut-off time will be withdrawn from the race and will not be permitted to continue on the official course.
Cut-offs are necessary to support the safe and scheduled operation of the course, including road management, medical coverage and event operations.
Cape100 will use professional electronic race timing.
Athletes will receive an individual recorded race time.
Athletes competing for overall, age-category or other competitive awards will start in the designated Contender Batch, with competitive positions determined according to the applicable race and sporting rules.
Full timing and results procedures will be published in the Cape100 Race Rules.
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RACE WEEK & RACE DAY

Cape100 race registration will take place on Friday, 3 September and Saturday, 4 September 2027 at Blaauwklippen, Stellenbosch.
All athletes will be required to complete the applicable registration requirements before receiving their race pack.
Detailed registration times and procedures will be published ahead of race week.
The exact start location and final course details will be announced ahead of race day.
Athletes will be required to provide the identification and documentation specified in the Cape100 Athlete Guide.
Full race registration requirements will be communicated to registered athletes ahead of race week.
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Cape100 starts at 05:00 on Sunday, 5 September 2027 in Hermanus.
The exact start location, access arrangements and athlete arrival procedures will be communicated ahead of race day.
Athletes will be required to arrive sufficiently early to complete any applicable pre-start procedures and enter their allocated start area.
Recommended arrival times for each start batch will be communicated in the Cape100 Athlete Guide.
Cape100 will provide a bag-drop service allowing athletes to have designated personal belongings available for collection at the finish.
Bag-drop options are planned for race registration in Stellenbosch and at the race start in Hermanus.
Full details regarding bag-drop locations, permitted bag sizes, identification, drop-off times and finish collection procedures will be communicated ahead of race week.
Yes.
Toilet facilities will be available at designated locations along the Cape100 route.
Exact locations will be published in the Cape100 Athlete Guide.
Yes.
Dedicated medical support will operate throughout Cape100, including medical resources positioned along the course and at key event locations.
Athletes requiring medical assistance during the race should immediately notify the nearest race official, aid station or medical team.
Full medical procedures and emergency information will be included in the Cape100 Athlete Guide.
Any compulsory or prohibited equipment requirements will be communicated in the Cape100 Race Rules and Athlete Guide ahead of race day.
Athletes are responsible for familiarising themselves with all race-day requirements before starting Cape100.
No.
For safety reasons, headphones and earphones are not permitted during Cape100. This includes bone-conduction and other open-ear audio devices.
Athletes must remain able to hear instructions from race officials, marshals, medical personnel and other road users at all times.
Athletes found using prohibited audio devices may be subject to penalties or disqualification in accordance with the Cape100 Race Rules.
Yes.
A comprehensive Cape100 Athlete Guide will be released ahead of race week.
The Athlete Guide will contain final operational information including registration, start procedures, transport, course information, aid stations, cut-offs, medical information, race rules, road access and finish procedures.

TRAVEL & SUPPORTERS

Yes.
A dedicated third-party transport operator will provide an optional paid shuttle service to the Cape100 start in Hermanus on race morning.
Shuttle transport is not included in the Cape100 entry fee and will need to be booked separately.
Full information regarding the appointed operator, departure locations, schedules, pricing and booking deadlines will be published ahead of race day.
No.
Shuttle transport is not included in the Cape100 entry fee.
Athletes will be able to book transport directly through the appointed shuttle operator or make their own arrangements to reach the start in Hermanus.
No.
Athletes may make their own transport arrangements to the start, including drop-and-go, private transport and car pooling.
Cape100 will publish detailed race-morning access and drop-off information ahead of the event to help athletes plan their journey to Hermanus.
Yes, Cape100 will work with selected travel, accommodation and transport providers to assist athletes travelling to the event.
Recommended providers and booking information will be published on the Cape100 website as they are confirmed.
Yes.
A designated drop-and-go system will operate for athletes arriving by private vehicle.
The exact drop-off locations, access routes, operating times and race-day traffic arrangements will be published in the Cape100 Athlete Guide.
Athletes and supporters should follow the designated race-day access routes and instructions.
Parking arrangements will be available at designated locations associated with the event and official transport services.
Detailed parking information for the start and finish regions, including any applicable access restrictions or booking requirements, will be published ahead of race week.
Yes, although access to sections of the route may be restricted due to road closures and race operations.
Spectators should use designated viewing locations and access routes rather than attempting to continuously follow athletes by vehicle.
A detailed Cape100 Spectator Guide will be released ahead of race day.
Cape100 will identify recommended spectator locations along the route where supporters can experience the race while minimising interference with race and traffic operations.
Locations, access routes and parking information will be published in the Cape100 Spectator Guide.
Cape100 intends to provide live athlete tracking on race day.
Further information regarding live tracking and how supporters can follow athletes will be released ahead of the event.
Yes.
Temporary road closures, traffic controls and access restrictions will apply along sections of the Cape100 route on race day.
Detailed road closure and access information will be published closer to the event in consultation with the relevant road and traffic authorities.
Cape100 will have designated spectator and athlete meeting areas within the finish precinct in the Stellenbosch Winelands.
The Black Carpet™ finish precinct will provide a central location for supporters to experience the finish and reconnect with athletes after their race.
Detailed finish access, parking and meeting-point information will be included in the Cape100 Spectator Guide.

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