Secure your Iron Man 70.3 Durban entry

TIME is running out, and less than 170 entries now remain for the Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 Durban event, which will take place on Sunday, June 3 at Suncoast, Durban.

The fourth annual Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 Durban is less than three weeks away, and the remaining 170 entries are expected to be snapped up by local triathletes.

This event will be the last South African race in which local athletes can qualify for a slot in the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, which will be hosted for the first time at Nelson Mandela Bay.

The world championship is the pinnacle event in the global triathlon series.

Of the slots up for grabs at the Ironman 70.3 Durban, 50 slots are part of the Women For Tri initiative. Women For Tri works to welcome and empower new female triathletes to be part of the sport’s continued growth.

Of all the Ironman South Africa races, Durban offers the most slots for the coming Ironman 70.3 World Championship event.

With 100 slots generally allocated to both men and women, an additional 50 will be allocated to women only.

For the coming event in Durban, athletes can look forward to a swimming course which takes athletes into the water at the harbour-wall side of ushaka Pier and an exit on ushaka Beach.

The bike course will have full highway road closure for space and safety. The race will end with a fast, flat and picture-perfect run along the promenade on the Durban beachfront.

Athletes from all over South Africa, as well as international athletes from more than 20 different countries, have already signed up to participate in the fourth Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 Durban event.

The remaining entries are expected to be secured by locals eager to stake a claim on the world championship. – Tribune Reporter