Strike III.
Cobra rising.
Strikers go first, at this year's price. If you ran Strike I or Strike II, your entry window opens from Sun 1 Nov at 09:00. Everyone else enters from Mon 9 Nov at 09:00, at the 2027 price.
The running order
Each group gets its own window and code. Your window gives you priority. Your code works until public launch.
- 1Sun · Nov09:00Window 1Coming up
100 Club
The first 100 to enter Strike I and the first 100 to enter Strike II. You backed us first.
186 invited, 100 places. The first 100 to enter make the club and get this year's collectible.
- 3Tue · Nov09:00Window 2Coming up
Double Strikers
You entered Strike I and Strike II.
Finish Strike III, three in a row, and you earn your Cobra Number.
- 5Thu · Nov09:00Window 3Coming up
Single Strikers
You entered Strike I or Strike II.
- 7Sat · Nov09:00Window 4Coming up
Friends and family
Your people, with the friends code from a Striker.
- 9Mon · Nov09:00Window 5Coming up
Everyone
Open to everyone at the 2027 price.
- In more than one group? You go in your best window.
- 1,250 places across four distances. Enter in your window to be sure of yours.
- One entry per checkout.
Check my window
Howzit, Striker. Enter the email you used for Strike I or II. Your code and entry link show here when your window opens.
Our lists hold no names, and we keep nothing you type here.
186 invited. 100 places.
The Strike III club is decided. Here's what each club has had so far.
The first 100 into Strike I and Strike II get the first window. The first 100 to enter with the 100 Club code make the Strike III club. We confirm on Tue 3 Nov. Miss the cut and you keep the price freeze, plus a small Cobra thank-you in your race pack.
- Strike I · 2025The limited-edition Fang peak cap
- Strike II · 2026The first South African release of the Armour View sunglasses
- Strike III · 2027Something unique. Revealed soon.
Run it with your friends
Every Striker gets a friends code in their window email, and here once their window opens. Send it straight away: from Sat 7 Nov, 09:00, your people enter at this year's price, two days before everyone else.
- 1
Check your window above. Once it opens, the code shows with WhatsApp and email buttons and a ready message.
- 2
Your friend opens the entry link and adds the code at checkout.
- 3
It works from Sat 7 Nov 09:00 until public launch, Mon 9 Nov 09:00.
Strike three gets you a number
Finish Strike I, II and III in a row and you earn your Cobra Number: your own permanent bib number. It's yours until you miss three Cape Cobras in a row.
- Same number, every year. On its own bib the whole mountain can read, worn from Strike IV in 2028.
- Loyalty sets the number. Numbers start at 1. The earlier you enter each year, the lower yours: we average your entry position across your three Strikes. Enter early in your window and it counts.
- You go first. Cobra Number holders get the first entry window every year after that, no code needed.
- Three in a row to earn it. Miss a year on the way and the count starts again.
- Three strikes and you're out. The number stays yours until you miss three Cape Cobras in a row. Enter and it counts, even if injury stops you on the day.
Before you enter
What does it cost?
Cobra 42 R1,985 · Cobra 33 R1,665 · Cobra 21 R1,450 · Cobra 10 R695. Enter on RacePass.
What does it cost?
Price freeze for Strikers. Everything else is going up, but we've kept the price the same for you until general public entries open on 9 November. RacePass shows the 2027 price; add your code at checkout and it comes down to this year's.
RacePass shows the 2027 price until you add your code at checkout.
How are Cobra Numbers ordered?
By your average entry position across your three Strikes, lowest first. Your position is where you came in that year's order of entries on RacePass, by payment time. Cancelled entries don't count, and a transferred entry counts from the day the new runner got it. If two runners have the same average, the one who entered Strike I earlier gets the lower number.
Do I keep my Cobra Number?
Yes, until you miss three Cape Cobras in a row. Entering counts, even if you can't start or finish on the day. Miss three in a row and the number goes.
When does my code work?
From 09:00 on your window's day until public launch, Mon 9 Nov 09:00. Enter in your window to be sure of your place.
Where do I put the code?
At checkout on RacePass, logged in with the email your code was sent to. One code per basket, so enter one runner at a time.
Can I bring friends?
Yes. Your friends code comes with your window email and shows here once your window opens. Send it straight away: it works from Sat 7 Nov 09:00 until Mon 9 Nov 09:00, at this year's price.
What counts as a Striker?
You entered Strike I (2025) or Strike II (2026).
Not found?
Try your entry email, then your surname and date of birth. Still nothing? Email support@capecobratrail.com.
How does the 100 Club work?
186 invited, 100 places. The first 100 to complete entry with the 100 Club code by Tue 3 Nov 09:00 make the club and get this year's collectible. We confirm by email by 12:00 that day. Transfer your entry and you keep your club place for next year; the collectible stays with the race.
How do I earn a Cobra Number?
Finish three Strikes in a row. Miss a year and the count starts again.
