Here’s Your Next Big Challenge For 2017: The IRONMAN African Champs!
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The Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship is all about seeing you scale new heights and levelling up at the next challenge!
For endurance athletes there will always be a new challenge, a level to be reached, a reason to try something new. But when the bucket list has been ticked and the medals hang proudly, the question is, ‘what next?’
There is a challenge that awaits those who have the hunger to go further, for those who want to be extraordinary. This is a challenge steeped in history, forged over three decades ago by a brave few on an island in the Pacific. This challenge is a 3.8km swim, a 180.2km bike and 42.2km run with 17 hours in which to complete it. This challenge is IRONMAN and in a series featuring 39 races around the world, one of the most iconic rests at the foot of Africa.
The Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship – THIS is where you level up!
A race featuring a sea swim across three of Port Elizabeth’s pristine blue flag beaches. A spectacular bike course along untouched coastline and through idyllic seaside villages. An electric run course along the famous Marine Drive amongst 80 000 supporters who have gained a worldwide reputation as some of the most knowledgeable and passionate anywhere in the world. Finally, the red carpet moment, your name called out and you hear those words: YOU ARE AN IRONMAN. A finish line experience like no other.
Get out of the comfort zone and aspire towards a title revered around the world. A title that transcends geographic and cultural boundaries and has become a symbol for excellence. Start your journey and join a select group of athletes from across the globe.
You have conquered single disciplines; it is now time for your journey to lead you to the pinnacle of single-day endurance sport – the IRONMAN.
You might not have realised that your endurance journey led you to this point, but when the opportunity to be extraordinary arises, will you seize it?
LEVEL UP!
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