The Cobra community
Recce runs that feel like reunions, the crew that makes race day happen, and the channels where it all gets announced first.
Run it before you race it
Group runs on sections of the route, led by the people who built it. Dates go out on WhatsApp first.
- 22 Mar 2026Meet-up · Tafelberg
- 9 May 2026Meet-up · Kirstenbosch
- 2026Meet-up · Alphen
- 2026Recce #2 · Kloof Corner to Constantia Nek
- 2026Puffer collab · Ou Wa Pad
- 6 Sep 2026Final recce · Vida to Vida
- 2025Cape Cobra Recces with Mr ORecce series with a recce bus option
- 2025The Final Recce, with Mrs O112 runners booked
Twelve weeks to strike
A Strava club challenge in the 12 weeks before race day: weekly themes, recce check-ins, a club leaderboard and partner prizes. Train with Couch2Cobra on the Zlaant app.
Opens 12 weeks before Strike III- W1Base
- W2Base
- W3Hills
- W4Hills
- W5Recce
- W6Long day
- W7Vert
- W8Recce
- W9Long day
- W10Sharpen
- W11Taper
- W12Strike
The crew behind the Cobra
None of this happens without the people in the bright shirts. Pick a role and we'll be in touch with shifts.
- Aid stationsFill bottles, cheer, keep runners moving
- MarshalsGuide runners at junctions and road crossings
- RegistrationRace packs, gear checks and smiles
- Finish lineMedals, water and the first congratulations
- Festival crewKids zone, recovery tent and village
- Trail careRoute marking and clean-up with the Honorary Rangers
Join the Cobra WhatsApp
Recce dates, race-week updates and the banter. One tap to join.
Join the group →Admin-only messages to keep it calm, with the floodgates opened now and then for banter. A WhatsApp Channel follows after Strike II.
Scan to join Good gear. Better prices.
Cobra partners give runners a discount online. Use the code at checkout.
- Revive Electrolytes
- Altra
- 226ers
- Fuel First
- Gozney
- Rock Rabbit
- Ocean Freedom
- Zlaant
- SoleInkEnquire directly
- School of RockEnquire directly
Hear it first
Entry dates, recce runs, new Cobra Channel episodes and race-week briefings, straight to your inbox.
Sign up below ↓- 9 Oct 2026The Pulse of the Cobra 🐍 You’re In. Now the Cobra Gets Real.
- 6 Oct 2026The Pulse of the Cobra 🐍 You’re In. Now the Cobra Gets Real.
- 1 Oct 2026You’re one of the first 100 strikers 🐍
- 29 Sept 2026One last chance to join us for Strike 2 🐍
- 28 Sept 2026You’re one of the first 100 strikers 🐍
- 27 Sept 2026🐍 A quick heads up before race day
- 26 Sept 2026One last chance to join us for Strike 2 🐍
- 24 Sept 2026🐍 A quick heads up before race day
- 21 Sept 2026🐍 Right. We need to talk about registration
- 21 Sept 2026🐍 WE FORGOT THE LINK! THE COBRA DEN