The 2013 Spec-Savers IRONMAN South Africa Media Launch took place on 27 March at The Boardwalk Action Bar, officially opening the ninth edition of the event to be held in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday 14 April 2013. This launch served as the introduction of the complete IRONMAN weekend - involving four events over the course of three days - with a total of nearly 6000 athletes participating. The weekend begins with the third IRON GIRL South Africa ladies’ Fun Run on Friday 12 April 2013, … [Read more...] about PE Ironman South Africa in the last stretch
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Pumping Iron for a Spayathon
Two lovely young ladies, Amy Tarr - 28 and Kathryn Schmelzer - 27, will be taking up a major challenge for the animals by taking part individually - not as part of a team - in the Ironman Corporate Challenge. the Corporate Challenge consists of a 380m Sea Swim, an 18km Bike Ride and a 4.2km run and takes place on 13 April, as part of the Ironman week. Linda-Louise Swain of the Animal Cruelty League said; "This is one major challenge and on behalf of all those who cannot speak for themselves, … [Read more...] about Pumping Iron for a Spayathon
IRONMAN 4 the Kidz Charity 2013
The KFC IRONMAN 4 the Kidz Charity launch was held on Monday 11 March at the Garden Court Hotel in Port Elizabeth. Hosted by Garth Wright, trustee and co-founder of the Charity, this event served to inform the public of the heart and hopes of the Charity for 2013. Other trustees present included co-founder Gary Stephenson; trustee Thuli Mtila; Managing Director of World Endurance South Africa, Keith Bowler, and Spec-Savers IRONMAN South Africa Race Director, Paul Wolff. Present on behalf … [Read more...] about IRONMAN 4 the Kidz Charity 2013
Free Entry to all at Ironman Exhibition
Ironman SA organisers have announced that the Ironman Exhibition linked to the April event will double in size and cater for both 2000 elite athletes and general consumers interested in health and fitness. The official expo to Ironman South Africa is titled Health and Fitness Expo and will be hosted at the Boardwalk from April 11-14. Expo spokesman Jeff Stubbings anticipates that over 100 health and fitness related brands, products and services from across South Africa will be exposed to … [Read more...] about Free Entry to all at Ironman Exhibition
2012 Ironman Swim Support Personnel
An event of the magnitude of the Ironman does not run properly without a mass of volunteers and logistics - some are paid, some volunteer and all are enthusiastic and dedicated. Having myself been involved in many sailing events (pop down to Hobie Beach from 27 to 30 April to see the Boardwalk Hobie 16 Nationals) I am intimately aware of the precious value of volunteers. Often we will see Captains of Industry giving up holiday time to assist at Sailing Regattas and their only form of payment? … [Read more...] about 2012 Ironman Swim Support Personnel
Help us Name These Ironman 2012 Swimmers
The 2012 Ironman swim has been named as one of the toughest to date. The first swimmer home was Clemente Alonso-Mckernan from Spain in a time of 54 minutes and 53 seconds, second was Kent Horner from South Africa in 57 minute and 55 seconds, closely followed by Mike Aigroz from Switzerland four seconds later. The last swimmer in to beat the 2 hours and twenty minute cut-off was Kenneth Hubbard from the United Emirates in 2 hours 19 minutes and 41 seconds. In 2011 the swim times were much … [Read more...] about Help us Name These Ironman 2012 Swimmers
My Ironman Lump in the Throat Moment
The Longhair and I were up at 4:00 am on Sunday morning in preparation to accompany Morven Maclean out to the start of the Specsavers Ironman swim (give his guest house, Barnacle Bed and Breakfast, a bash). Morven formed part of the large volunteer force providing support for the almost 1 800 swimmers for the first leg of the 2012 Specsavers Ironman. We gathered at the harbour and waited for the rain to abate before motoring out at 6:30 am - two 140 horsepower motors ensured that we were at … [Read more...] about My Ironman Lump in the Throat Moment
Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 23 April 2012
We have PICKED out a few Tweets from the 723 members of the Port Elizabeth Twitterati lists for your reading pleasure below – if you are signed into Twitter you can reply right from here. MyPE sweats the k*k stuff so you can see the good stuff. Don’t forget to follow MyPE on Twitter. [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/#!/bodishot/status/194407274423402496"] [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/#!/meshachade/status/194399858810040320"] [blackbirdpie … [Read more...] about Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 23 April 2012
I found out that PTC can stand for more than one thing ….
Join the PTC for a Fanta Brown at the Yacht Club was the invite; "Strange", thought I, "a talking Positive Temperature Coefficient thermistor needs a cooling drink to reset?" It turns out that this PTC actually stands for the Plumstead Triathlon Club - a bunch of crazy people who own bicycles, costumes and running shoes that enable them to pound pavements and dodge sharks all in the name of fitness. The last time I ran anywhere was to the toilet and THAT under protest. As my dear sainted, … [Read more...] about I found out that PTC can stand for more than one thing ….
Has the Ironman Lost Public Appeal to Port Elizabeth?
We are now 3 days after the Ironman event that was won by local hero Raynard Tissink on Sunday 10 April 2011. Living in an online world I gauge the popularity of events using a number of indicators such as YouTube videos, Blog mentions and the like. I am sure that you would agree that a strong gauge of popularity of an event online is the number of YouTube videos that one is able to view directly after the event. As a result I have been doing a search every now and then on YouTube for … [Read more...] about Has the Ironman Lost Public Appeal to Port Elizabeth?
Chumming of a Different Kind from Local Beach Manager
Sundays final round of the popular Weekend Post Ocean Racing Series was marred by a nasty incident on Sunday morning as over 300 swimmers from around the country participated in the last swim of Season 6 at Hobie Beach. About 30 minutes into the event, a group of up to six swimmers deliberately entered the water without registering for the event and proceeded to swim directly into the race participants as the 3km swimmers were completing their 2nd lap and colliding into several … [Read more...] about Chumming of a Different Kind from Local Beach Manager
Ironman Target – R1.2 million
The KFC Ironman 4 the Kidz Charity Trust has set an ambitious target of raising R1.2 million for charity this year. The Trust was formalized last year, but the event was started six years ago by Garth Wright and Gary Stephenson. It raised R11 000 in its first year. In 2010, it hit a record of R1 million for charity. "I'm positive that this target of R1.2 million can be reached through a combination of hard work from dedicated individuals and athletes, the unwavering support of sponsors the … [Read more...] about Ironman Target – R1.2 million
Port Elizabeth Offers a Bit of April Loving
Love will be at the heart of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism's (NMBT) campaign for the 2011 April holidays, with a distinct feeling in the city that it's a place with "lots to love and lots to do". "There is no better person to ask why one should love Nelson Mandela Bay than a local," said Titus Chuene, NMBT marketing manager. "When tourists come to Nelson Mandela Bay it is often to visit family and friends, so it's these locals who will be able to best market the city - because they live here and … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Offers a Bit of April Loving
