Two Oceans, noun phrase

A marathon which includes stretches on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean coasts of the Cape Peninsula. Also attributive.
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First run in 1969.
1988 M. Branch Explore Cape Flora 44The opening rush to their annual plant sale..has been likened to the Two Oceans Marathon.
1992 G. Evans in Weekly Mail 16 Apr. 29Despite the lure of the Comrades, this year’s Two Oceans has one of the strongest fields in the race’s history.
1992 I. Morake in Sunday Times 17 May 26I could have gone faster in the Two Oceans, but I was doing everything with the Comrades in mind.
1993 Weekend Post 20 Mar. 6Albert Mahlahla..will not only be running the Comrades, but also the Two Oceans in Cape Town on April 10. A veteran aged 40, he..will tackle his fifth Two Oceans and his seventh Comrades.
A marathon which includes stretches on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean coasts of the Cape Peninsula. Also attributive.
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