Ultra Marathon | Charity Entries
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Run For Charity
Last updated 06 December 2017Runners still hoping to secure an entry for the 2018 Half Marathon, can participate though a charity from 4 December 2017.
Please have a look at the list of charities below and contact the organisation that you would like to run for. The entry process is facilitated via each respective charity. Once your entry is confirmed with your charity of choice, you will receive a voucher number which you can use as "payment" to finalise your OMTOM Half Marathon entry on our entry portal.
If you have a charity voucher and would now like to enter please click here!
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Charity Applications
Last updated 16 November 2017APPLICATIONS FOR 2018 ARE CLOSED. CHARITY ENTRIES OPEN ON 4 DECEMBER 2017.
2018 Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon Charity Entries
Every year, a number of entries are sold to benefit charities under the Two Oceans Marathon Initiative, TOMI.
Charity groups will have the opportunity to use the 2018 OMTOM Ultra and Half Marathon as a fundraising platform.
- Applications Open: 12 October 2017
- Applications Close: 26 October 2017 (midnight)
Charity Entries - Ultra Marathon:
Charity Entries Available Entry Batches Available Included In Fee Excluded From Fee (to purchase separately) 250 - 50 charity entries
- 25 charity entries
- 10 charity entries
Race T-shirt RaceTec timing chip Charity Entries - Half Marathon:
Charity Entries Available Entry Batches Available Included In Fee Excluded From Fee (to purchase separately) 2 000 - 100 charity entries
- 50 charity entries
- 25 charity entries
- 10 charity entries
- - RaceTec timing chip
- Event T-shirt
- Temp License
Charity Entry Process:
- Entry fee: R265 per Half Marathon entry; R565 per Ultra Marathon entry.
- A portion of the entry fee will go to the Two Oceans Marathon Initiative (TOMI).
- Entry vouchers will be issued for the charity entries.
- Charities may set their own entry fee and/or fundraising criteria and sell these entries to athletes wanting to run for their cause.
- The charity will issue the entry voucher to the runner once the proof of payment is provided.
- This entry voucher must be used to enter online by the stipulated entry deadline date. It cannot be redeemed for an entry at the OMTOM Expo.
- The entry voucher is only valid for the actual race entry.
- Charity entrants will get seeded based on the race results supplied. Entrants who participate for the first time and do not submit any seeding information will be seeded into the last start group.
- Entrants will follow the normal number collection process at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo.
How to apply for bulk charity entries on behalf of YOUR charity:
- Please complete the online application form and submit all supporting documents by midnight 26 October 2017.
- Any applications with outstanding supporting documents will not be considered.
- Successful applicants will be informed by 24 November 2017.
- Entry vouchers numbers will be allocated to successful charities by 30 November 2017 and payment must be made to OMTOM before this date to receive the voucher numbers.
- Charities are able to sell entries and allocate entry vouchers, followed by entrants using their vouchers to finalise their entry online from 4 December 2017 to 28 February 2017.
- Public Launch of Charity Entry Partners will be on 29 November 2017 once all open Half Marathon entries have been allocated.
- Any entry voucher not redeemed on the online entry system by 28 February 2017 will be forfeited.
