The Slanghoek Triathlon in pictures….. Triathletes compete in the Slanghoek Triathlon organised by Iqela Events in the Slanghoek Valley, near Rawsonville in the Western Cape of South Africa More of my triathlon blog posts are here. Visit the Triathlon South Africa website here for more info on getting into the sport.Click to read more and to see the event image gallery
WTS Triathlon Cape Town Not even a stumble on the run could stop Alistair Brownlee‘s return to the top of the World Triathlon Series podium in Cape Town on Sunday, as the most successful athlete in series history took his total number of titles to 18. While he tripped early on in the run, Brownlee made his way up to the lead group of Javier Gomez Noya, Richard Murray and Vincent Luis quickly, before blowing them away in the finalClick to read more and to see the event image gallery
The 2015 edition of the Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship was held, as usual, at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This year the event pulled more pro racers from around the world than any other IRONMAN event except the world champs in Kona. That’s a testament to the quality of the race and the people behind it. Checkout the IRONMAN Website My Triathlon blogsClick to read more and to see the event image gallery
Athletes compete in the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa Triathlon, held at Buffalo City, East London, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa on January 25 2015. The mens event was won by Matt Trautman after a ding dong battle with Stuart Marais, while Former World 70.3 champion Jodie Swallow destroyed the opposition to win the race for the 5th consecutive year, posting a record time in the process. Check out the IRONMAN website here. All my Ironman blogClick to read more and to see the event image gallery
It’s an event that is so big, so popular and so special, that the entire word is capitalised. And while the word iconic is overused and has become hopelessly clichéd, it’s surely permissible, to use it to describe IRONMAN South Africa. I am sure that when the organisers of the first IRONMAN event on African soil first sat down to plan their inaugural race, way back in 2005, they fully expected it to be a success and to still beClick to read more and to see the event image gallery
IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa a Fairy Tale Ending A triathlon is a triathlon, is a triathlon. Except it isn’t. In the same way that a fish isn’t a dolphin and the 100 metre sprint isn’t a marathon, all triathlons are not the same. All triathlons have a swim, bike and run section, as advertised, and all of them run those disciplines in the same order. The difference, obviously, is in the distances involved. Starting at sprint distance, they get progressivelyClick to read more and to see the event image gallery