Cape Town - PT55 2026
The forecast arrives five days before the start.
Here you'll find the elevation profile, an estimated finish time based on your UTMB Index and details of the 6 aid stations to plan your nutrition and hydration segment by segment.
What's your time based on your UTMB?
Times estimated by the RAVIT model, learned from real ultra-trail finish times. Enter your UTMB Index (utmb.world) to get a personalized estimate.
Cut-off times and crew - Cape Town - PT55 · 2026
Data from the official race rules, checked for every edition. The race rules prevail. Positions are interpolated along the GPX track and are a guide, not official course marking.
What you'll find at each aid station
| Product | Rocket Roadkm 7.4 | Hout Baykm 17.4 | Constantia Glenkm 28.3 | Alphenkm 33.6 | Newlands Picnickm 45.6 | Arrivéekm 56.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | available | available | available | available | available | available |
| Brand products | unavailable | available | unavailable | available | available | available |
La feuille de ton assistance pour Cape Town - PT55 · 2026
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Recto, verso et planche d'étiquettes, en PDF : l'exemple d'une coureuse de l'UTMB.
Elevation profile
The course and its aid stations
Cape Town - PT55: times, aid-station stops and fuelling needs by UTMB® Index
Between a UTMB® Index of 500 and 800, the estimated finish time on this race runs from 10h08 to 6h14, and the aid-station stop budget from 0h19 to 0h08. The longer the race, the more stops weigh: this is time you should plan to spend standing still, not only running.
Source
Below a UTMB® Index of roughly 310, the overall cut-off of 14h30 is no longer reachable at the estimated pace.
| UTMB® Index | Estimated time | Of which stops | Night hours | Carbs | Fluid | Sodium | Cut-off margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 10h08 | 0h19 | 1 | 608 g | 7.1 L | 5,067 mg | +4h22 |
| 550 | 9h20 | 0h16 | 1 | 560 g | 6.5 L | 4,664 mg | +5h10 |
| 600 | 8h32 | 0h14 | 1 | 512 g | 6 L | 4,265 mg | +5h58 |
| 650 | 7h53 | 0h12 | 1 | 473 g | 5.5 L | 3,939 mg | +6h37 |
| 700 | 7h13 | 0h10 | 1 | 433 g | 5.1 L | 3,610 mg | +7h17 |
| 750 | 6h43 | 0h09 | 1 | 403 g | 4.7 L | 3,355 mg | +7h47 |
| 800 | 6h14 | 0h08 | 1 | 374 g | 4.4 L | 3,119 mg | +8h16 |
Figures based on 60 g of carbohydrate, 700 mL of fluid and 500 mg of sodium per hour, "average" preparation and mild conditions (15–25 °C). Above 25 °C, count on roughly 900 mL/h and 700 mg/h. Carbohydrate intake is trained: 60 g/h is a floor, 90 g/h assumes a glucose-fructose blend and a gut used to it.
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Sources and method
- Time projection — times by UTMB Index are taken from the actual splits of runners in each level band on previous editions of this race, aid station stops included. No formula is used as long as these results exist.
- Trail nutrition — hourly targets for carbohydrate, fluid and sodium follow the commonly accepted ultra-endurance guidance. La Clinique du Coureur — Fuelling in trail running
- Course, aid stations and cut-offs — taken from the event's official rules, which prevail in case of any discrepancy. Official site — Cape Town - PT55
Weather for Cape Town - PT55
The weather for Cape Town - PT55 will appear here as soon as the forecast models reach that date, around five days before the start: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms, section by section and at your passage time.
Detailed weather for Cape Town - PT55, hour by hour on the courseFrequently asked questions
How many checkpoints?
Cape Town - PT55 has 8 checkpoints: 4 aid stations, 2 water points, and 2 checkpoints with undocumented contents. Details are in the two tables above.
What's the longest segment without aid?
The one leading to Newlands Picnic: 12.0 km and 515 m elevation gain. That's the one to load up for first.
How do I find the exact location of an aid station?
The Google Maps icon in the “Access” column opens the aid station's location: handy for planning your crew's routes.
What distance and elevation gain?
Cape Town - PT55 is 56 km long with 2657 m of elevation gain.
How long to finish?
With a UTMB Index of 600 (average runner), the estimated time is around 8h32 for Cape Town - PT55.
What's the weather forecast?
The weather for Cape Town - PT55 will be published on this page around five days before the start, once the forecast models reach the race date. It will be detailed section by section: feels-like temperature, rain, snow, wind and storms.
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