THE COURSE

The Auckland course will stage the swim in the Viaduct Harbour, a sprawling bike leg which takes the riders from the CBD out to Albany on the North Shore, before a return to the central city for a run to St Heliers Bay and back to the Halsey Street finish line.

Photo: Photosport Elite athletes: Cameron Brown, left, and Bevan Docherty face tough competition in today’s Ironman event. Racing starts at 6.30am with the winner expected to cross the line around 10.15am.