Category: Race Review

Hong Kong Festival of Sport- Olivia Afheim

I have been in Hong Kong for just over a year now and since the Festival of Sport was my first race in Asia, I was keen to return to the start line with more training ( thanks to Riana) and a new pretty little bike…



IM Lanzarote- Alan Bremner

arrived on monday early evening, i thought it would a good idea to get there a few days early and the flights were either monday or thursday, thought thursday was too close. i…



70.3: A race to remember- Claire La Manach

Last Sunday I raced my first 70.3 and it was a full-of-lessons experience. I am quite a newbie in triathlon. I’ve done a sprint and a couple of OD before. And an…



WP Champs- Di McEwan

Ok, so one week before 70.3, what was my thinking racing an Olympic distance event? A question I was asked by a few people. There were reasons and a method to my ‘madness’. Confidence…



5150 African Championships-Ewert Kleynhans

Sunday started with an early, cold and windy morning in Germiston.  The lake that I did my practice swim in just the day before suddenly looked a lot more challenging.  Not being a strong swimmer I was a bit concerned about the…



Slanghoek: Lessons Learned- Tracy Markham

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I would describe Slanghoek as my nemesis race.  A race with which I have a love-hate relationship- I love it but it seems to hate me. Or at least, that is the…



TriRock Robben Island- Lee Hutchinson

It all started on the 11th October with a bright, sunny day, until we arrived to register and load our bikes on to the ferry for Robben Island…then the weather started looking…



TriRock Durban- Donovan Geldenhuis

As this is my first ever blog/race report, I would like to start with something that keeps me pushing hard throughout my training and my short lived triathlon career,…



London World Champs Race Report- Alan Bremner

itu world triathlon championships, london 2013… 4 days of full on racing… wow…

i was so proud and full of anticipation and enthusiasm travelling down to london with jackie and rod,…



Cape Classic 25-27 October- Race Preview

Shake off the winter rust and kick start your cycling season into a higher gear with the Cape Classic event: 3 days of Spring (October 25-27)  road cycling through some of the most magnificent areas in the Western Cape, based out of Montagu

•A professional Event for amateur enthusiasts

•Complete or Rolling Road closures for the entire…