Tenth half Ironman
Triathlete Terri-Lynn Penney will be one of just 23 Grahamstown athletes lining up for their 10th consecutive Ironman 70.3 South Africa triathlon, in East London this weekend.
Among the athletes heading to East London from Grahamstown are Daniel Tooley (race number 422), Charlene Palmer (2426), Carey Pohl (2428), Megan Hobson (2498), TerriLynn Penney (2525), Judith Stevenson (2653).
The race, taking place on Sunday 29 January 2017 at Orient Beach, East London, has become Africa’s mostentered triathlon and now holds a coveted spot on the global calendar as one of the toughest Ironman 70.3 races in the world. The 2017 edition will once again feature some of SA's and the world’s best athletes while attracting thousands of amateur hopefuls to East London.
Close to 3 000 athletes will head to the east coast from as many as 35 different countries to take on the 1.9km swim, 90.1km bike and 21.1km run. South Africa is the most represented country with 2 529 athletes and Gauteng once again leads the way coming in with 38% of the field followed by the Eastern Cape at 23% and the Western Cape at 22%.
“This is the 10th anniversary of the Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 South Africa, and once again, we are honoured to be part of this event and welcome the dedicated, focused and inspirational athletes who will compete,” said Hazel Chimhandamba, Head: Group Sponsorship for Standard Bank. “We are proud to be partnering with Ironman in this race, and hope the athletes enjoy every part of the journey.”
To track an athlete, SMS their race number to 39408 (at a cost of R15, a portion of which going to the Ironman 4 the Kids Charity).