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  1. 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. Click here to view the article
  2. Well-known triathlete and owner of Triathlon Plus SA magazine, Glen Gore, will participate in this year’s Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town with his 13 year old daughter, Tegan. The event, which takes place on 25 and 26 April, will be hosted at the V& A Waterfront in Cape Town, making it the second time that it is held on African soil. Click here to view the article
  3. Current World Triathlon Champion, the Olympic and Commonwealth Champion and former World Champions will all line-up at the second Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town. The ITU World Triathlon Series, which finishes in Chicago later this year, will be hosted at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, making it the second time that this prestigious event will be hosted on the African continent. Click here to view the article
  4. Six months ago Songo Fipaza could not float, let alone swim. On Sunday the 29th March he completed open water 3.8km swim - then topped that with the 180km cycle and 42km run in the Iron Man championship in Mandela Bay. A great cyclist and runner, Songo’s dream of competing in Triathlons would remain that –unless he could learn to stay afloat and then to swim. Click here to view the article
  5. Pat Smyly (68, Hout Bay) will be one of the oldest participants in the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town, which takes place on 25 and 26 April. The ITU World Triathlon Series, which finishes in Chicago later this year, will be hosted at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, making it the second time that this prestigious event will be hosted on the African continent. Click here to view the article
  6. Standard Bank South Africa, the official sponsor of all the Standard Bank IRONMAN® triathlons taking place in South Africa for the next three years is looking forward to playing a significant part in delivering the best possible athlete experience in each of the Standard Bank IRONMAN® Triathlons, as well as creating value for participants and supporters. Click here to view the article
  7. Does anybody know where one can rent a swimming wetsuit in the Cape Town area for less than R650 or 3 weeks? Or maybe a friendly owner willing to rent his? I am looking to partake in a triathlon but cannot foresee paying R650 to rent a suit I will be using for hopefully 30minutes.
  8. Hi folks, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with using a wetsuit by 'Coral' (a wetsuit shop based in Cape Town). I have the opportunity to get a wetsuit made by them (they custom make), but not sure if I should since they don't specialise in tri gear, they are more generic manufacturers (surf, scuba, etc). I would appreciate if anyone has any feedback on the performance of their suits for triathlons or open water swimming in general, especially in comparison to something like an orca suit. Thanks!
  9. Cape Town is due to host its second World Triathlon Series (WTS) event on 25 and 26 April this year – one of ten cities in which the global series takes place - when locals can either watch elite athletes from 80 countries compete with Table Mountain as the backdrop or participate themselves. Click here to view the article
  10. Garmin Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd., will be a sponsor at TriRock Cradle, a Triathlon event taking place in the heart of the Cradle of Humankind, and will be sponsoring the winning male and female with a Forerunner 920XT. Click here to view the article
  11. The date for "The Wik" Offroad triathlon, at Stanford Lake College in Magoebaskloof has been announced - 22 March 2015. This race has been my target since last year for my very first triathlon, and training is going great. Has anyone done this race before, or doing it this year? Any insights, tips or comments welcome!
  12. After much debate I have decided to start training for a triathlon which means a bike. I'm looking to spend somewhere in the region of around R15-17k to leave myself another R3-5k for the rest of the necessities like helmet, shoes etc keeping to a nice round R20k all in for the first instalment (spending more is inevitable). After much reading and chatting to some mates in the know I have settled on a 105 groupset as the only real condition of what I'm getting with the rest of it pretty much up in the air. I'd love some advice on brands for both bike and equipment as well as the best places to go shopping around for new stuff. Thanks in advance.
  13. To start, I am a novice bike rider, South African expat living abroad in South Korea and preparing to take part in my first triathlon. I am 6 foot tall, female, with an inseam of 84cm's. Short and sweet~ bikes are expensive in Korea, I have a few options. I deduced that a road bike would be best to start with as a novice, adding aerobars and lighter wheels if need be. At the bike shop - An new Orbea M305 carbon bike for ~R18 000 (recommended an L size) A new Focus SL2.0 AG2R Aluminium bike for ~R16 000 (recommended an L size) A 2nd hand Litespeed C1R carbon ~R35 000 which is seriously pushing the budget (seat to be cut down to size says the shop owner O_O) *pic attached (this is what information I could glean from them through the language barrier. Then - A 2nd hand Velocite Geos Frame (XL) with saddle/bars for ~R10 000 *pic attached (my arms have to be straightened fully to reach the bars as seen in picture, I think it MIGHT be too big, but I am unsure how to size it) link: http://www.velocite-bikes.com/geos-frameset.html# Add wheels from shop- aluminium at R10 000; Carbon between R13 000 (American Eagle) upto R40 000. Or get wheels in SA. There are also Scott's, Cello's and Pinarello's at another shop, but I didn't investigate further as the guys didn't seem very knowledgable. Are any of these options an obvious yes, or should I consider getting a bike in SA and taking it back in February? I would greatly appreciate anyones feedback to help this fledgling triathletre get off her feet~ and into the saddle! TIA
  14. Hi, I am in the process of finalising accommodation for IronMan in March. The previous times we stayed at the City lodge, which is awesome and very convenient. However, it is getting a bit pricey to stay there. Any other places that can be recommended? I was looking at the garden court, 50% discount with vitality but it seems a bit out of the way. Familiy, especially kids love the City lodge because they can stand in front of the hotel to support and run to the hotel room when needed. So, it is now down to a matter of convenience vs price. Was wondering if anyone has any other places they can recommend. Maybe some info on the garden court from people that have stayed there previously? We normally stay at the garden court with 70.3, so I am not worried about the hotel, but more the logistics of getting the family to support etc. Any advise will be appreciated. Thanks
  15. Has anyone entered this event, is it worth doing? See entries are closing today.
  16. In our article last week, we spoke about the proposed benefit of compression garments to enhance recovery following an intense cycling test. We are sticking to the recovery theme this week, but we are changing exercise modes and athletes. Triathletes are challenged to improve their performances in three different exercise modes. In order to achieve this they will often perform more than one session in a single day and often train in two modes of exercise (swimming, cycling and running). Click here to view the article
  17. Multisport athlete Matt Daneel will again this year line up at the 5th annual Slanghoek Triathlon held in the Slanghoek Valley outside Rawsonville. The event will be held over two days. All the action start and finish at the Breeland Wine Cellar. Click here to view the article
  18. I am looking for some input on which is the better triathlon gps watch between the Garmin 910XT and the Garmin Fenix 2. Does anyone know when the Garmin 910XT's update/upgrade may be due?
  19. HERO ADVENTURE TAKE OVER KINGS KLOOF VENUE After careful consideration and negotiations with land owners, The Hero Adventure team can officially announce the take-over of the Kings Kloof Trails The opportunity came our way as a result of the great reviews and development of Hero Adventure Park at Heia Safari. The Kings Kloof Trails on the west rand have been a favourite for locals in the area for a number of years but have needed an upgrade recently and unfortunately the trails were closed earlier this year. Our vision of developing safe, quality adventure venues took another step forward with the request to look at taking over this venue. For us this presents another exciting challenge that we are looking forward to. We have had to carefully consider the decision ensuring that we can 1stly handle the challenge without any of our existing projects been affected negatively, but also ensure we can deliver an exciting new product to our customers, something that will take the Hero Brand to the next level. What will Hero Kings Kloof Have? Without giving too much away we will be developing a number of new trails that will include beginner, intermediate and more advanced routes. Downhill trails pump tracks and a host of other exciting developments are on the cards. As with Hero Adventure at Heia Safari, this venue will be a multisport venue catering for MTB, Trail Running, Hiking, Obstacle racing, Adventure Events and others. When will it be open? Redevelopment will take a considerable amount of time but we plan to open the 1st Phase before the end of the year and build from there. Ideas and Suggestions We would like to get feedback from locals and Hero Supporters, so hit us with all your ideas and suggestions on what you would like to see implemented and developed at Hero Kings Kloof Memberships We will be launching our Hero Adventure Membership in the next few weeks , more details will be released shortly but what we can tell you is that memberships will be blanket memberships that will give you access to all the facilities at all the parks for 1 price Once again we would like to that all the people who continue to support Hero, without you this dream would not be, we look forward to many many more exciting times
  20. http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/5150/5150-ekurhuleni-african-championship/course.aspx#axzz36D56Yosn
  21. Hi Guys - sorry if this is an obvious question or not right for this forum. I have entered my first half iron man in Durbs in October and basically learning to swim at the moment and hoping that my riding and running shouldn't be a problem. What I'm not clear about is what you ride in, do you wear your riding shorts with padding etc while you swim under a wetsuit and then just pull the suit off and ride. Then do you run in cycling shorts with the padding? Or am I getting the whole thing wrong and you just wear normal tights and ride with no padding?
  22. I am thinking of getting a tri coach as I want to really get involved in triathlons this year. I'm wanting a coach to help me get to a decent level (not podium type) that I can then take and work with myself. Please can you guys help me with some contacts of coaches/clubs that can help me with this. Thanks
  23. I'm looking into purchasing a GPS tracking watch to track all three Tri disciplines. I went to Sportsmans Warehouse this past weekend (purely because of the range they stock) but there doesn't appear to be a unit that stands out above the rest. A number of the units have a battery life of 8h, not sure what the point of this is when my target time for the Full Ironman is 12h. Any suggestions from those in the know?
  24. Richard Murray finished third at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama on Saturday. It was only Murray’s second race in the WTS this season and his best performance after his fifth place in Cape Town a few weeks ago. Click here to view the article
  25. Ai, didn't think I'd be back posting about this event so soon. Saw the following tweet and got out the credit card: Crazy that the event sells out so quickly. Definitely room for another event in SA somewhere.
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