Ironman 2010 – Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)
Where: Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)
When: 25 April 2010 - 07:00 am to 12:00 am
Accommodation: Homeleigh Halt – Walmer, Port Elizbeth
Adrenaline, testosterone, steely willpower and entertainment merge for a gutsy duo of show and sport. The Sunshine Coast is getting amped for the IRONMAN South Africa April 2010!
The gruelling challenge involves a 3,8km swim, 180km cycle race and a 42.2km run.
Athletes from around the globe and South Africa will be descending on Port Elizabeth to find out if they have what it takes.
The swim will be a rectangular 1.9 km route in the sea, which will be repeated twice. Sea conditions are excellent as the course is situated in a bay. Sea temperatures range between 17 to 25 degrees Celsius for this time of the year. The route will be a double lap off Hobie Beach in an anti-clockwise direction. The cut-off time for the swim is 09:20am
From Hobie Beach, you cycle along the coast for 3km towards the city. You will climb for 10km to reach the highest point of 183 meters above sea level, this is a gentle continuous climb. From here it is downhill to the 20km mark. Gentle rolling hills occur to the turn around point at 34km mark. It is then rolling hills all the way to the 40km mark where it is downhill to the coast. The route is then relatively flat along the coast back to transition at 60km. You need to complete the three loops on race day.
The run will be a three loop course of 14.07km along Marine Drive. The run route is a very fast flat route with no hills through the top gate of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and out through the bottom gate of the University and back towards transition.
The total cut-off time is 12:00am (midnight) – 17 hours after race start. Eish!
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