According to the marathon, the City of Cape Town has often been hailed as 'the greenest city in Africa' — thanks to strategic decisions such as investments in wind energy and the signing of the Responsible Tourism Charter.
The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon, which is a road race in Cape Town, aims to be counted as part of the city's green drive. Subsequently, it will be providing sachet-free hydration for runners for the entire length of the route for both the half marathon on Saturday, 16 April and the ultra marathon on Sunday, 17 April.
Local and international runners arrive in Cape Town ahead of the Easter weekend each year to participate in the marathon. Race organisers have made known their desire to tangibly elevate the race experience for participants and to eliminate plastic waste in their efforts to meet the City of Cape Town's environmental benchmarks.
Race director Debra Barnes says, "I am happy to confirm that after several positive engagements with our official beverage partner Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages — as well as our official hydration partner Powerade — the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon will host a plastic sachet-free event in 2022."
"The Two Oceans Marathon NPC is committed to pursuing every avenue to mitigate the impact of our event on the environment. We are exceptionally fortunate to have partners such as Peninsula Beverages. They share our vision and commitment to protecting our environment and heeded our call to find an alternative hydration solution," concludes Barnes.
Runners will also be encouraged to 'carry their own' and use the refill stations along the route.
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