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Ironman South Africa
Ironman South Africa is not the toughest Ironman on the race calendar but it can very easily chew you up and spit you out. IMSA is the only ironman triathlon in Africa and it is situated at the extreme south of the continent in Port Elizabeth. Usually we wouldn't mention things like that - you can look it up on the atlas - and geographical location on that scale is rarely important. In the case … [Read More...]
Ironman South Africa Bike Course
The Ironman South Africa Bike course is beautiful, scenic and more challenging as the ride goes on. It's in three equal loops - bringing you back to the centre of Port Elizabeth and transition after each. Over the course of IMSA you'll climb 1359m or - generally the first lap is very pretty, the second lap is harder and in the third the downhills seem to have disappeared. You can get a real … [Read More...]
Ironman South Africa Swim Course
The Ironman South Africa swim is more challenging than most. At the tip of Africa it is exposed to the winds and swells of the Southern and Indian Oceans. The swim is a two loop swim off the beachfront that goes out for three hundred metrres into the ocean before turning left and swimming along the coast for a kilometre. The course then turns back and the triathletes return to the beach before … [Read More...]
Ironman South Africa Run Course
The Ironman South Africa Run course is 3 loops of hell if you are unlucky, and merely very painful if you're not. That's to say it's the same as most Ironman run courses. You come off the bike after of hard cycling, and if the weather has been against you the last of that has been hard into the wind and you're back and neck are likely to be aching or worse. Getting off the bike you're legs … [Read More...]
