Moses Njodzi on his way to victory at the 2006 Two Oceans race. Picture: Ambrose Peters

Entries for the 2010 Two Oceans Marathon have opened (you can get the form here or log onto www.twooceansmarathon.org.za).

I know it’s a grand old race – the country’s biggest, say the organisers – but I still hate the fact that it’s called the Two Oceans.

Why? Because the Atlantic and Indian oceans don’t meet at Cape Point, but some 300km to the east along the longitude that runs though Cape Agulhas.

The truth is that the only ocean that touches the shores of the Cape Peninsula is the Atlantic. It doesn’t matter whether you’re at Fish Hoek or Sandy Bay.

I really don’t expect them to change the name of the race, but I do like to bust Cape Town’s great myth from time to time.

I do wish, however, that the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront would change its name – its supposed to aid education, not misinformation!

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