A shady spot for the Ironman cycle leg

Due to the change of route for Ironman this year we couldn't watch the cycle leg from our usual spot next to Buffelsfontein Road at Mount Pleasant. After church this morning we packed our lunch in a cooler box, grabbed the camp chairs and headed off to the intersection of Victoria Drive and Sardinia Bay … Continue reading A shady spot for the Ironman cycle leg →

Drama Princess at Ironkids 2016

Ironkids takes place the day before Ironman and consists of a swim and a run. The Ironkids in Port Elizabeth is the biggest Ironkids competition in the world and would probably have been mush bigger if they didn't have to cap entries. Drama Princess took park in her 5th Ironkids competition this year and had … Continue reading Drama Princess at Ironkids 2016 →

Ironman African Championship 2015 highlights

Next weekend the 2016 edition of the Ironman African Championship takes place here in Port Elizabeth. The Ironman vibe is going to be picking up around the beachfront and Boardwalk over the next week and to put you all in the mood, here is the highlights video of the 2015 event.

Witnessing the impossible on the Ironman running leg

After spending 5 hours next to the road supporting the Ironman competitors on the cycle leg and popping home to do a couple of things like mow the lawn, we headed down to the beachfront after sunset to cheer on the runners. My mouth just hangs open year after year watching people who have already … Continue reading Witnessing the impossible on the Ironman running leg →

Supporting the Ironman cyclists

Today is Ironman Sunday, one of the biggest sporting days in Port Elizabeth. We decided to spend most of the day supporting these inspirational sportsmen and women and headed out early to cheer on the guys and girls on the cycle leg on the intersection of Buffelsfontein and Walter Road in Charlo. This is the … Continue reading Supporting the Ironman cyclists →

Drama Princess, you’re an Ironkid

It's Ironman weekend in Port Elizabeth and the vibe in town around this iconic event is absolutely mind blowing. In addition to the main event on Sunday, there are also two events taking place on Saturday. First off was the Corporate Challenge followed by Ironkids in the afternoon. Drama Princess entered Ironkids after missing last … Continue reading Drama Princess, you’re an Ironkid →

Ironman weekend in Port Elizabeth

It is Ironman weekend in Port Elizabeth and the buzz outside my office at the Boardwalk has been awesome over the last two days. Tomorrow the day kicks off with the Corporate Challenge (or Corporate Ironman as everybody but the organisers like to call it) followed by Ironkids. With Drama Princess taking part in the … Continue reading Ironman weekend in Port Elizabeth →

Ironman weekend

Ironman is probably the biggest event staged in Port Elizabeth and right up there to what the Argus cycle race is to Cape Town and the Comrades Marathon to Durban. But Ironman isn't just one day of ordinary sports men and women doing extra ordinary things, its a whole weekend of awesomeness and this past … Continue reading Ironman weekend →

Ironkids lifeguards

Except for yesterdays picture of the Ironman cyclists, I decided not to go into a long winded series of Ironman posts this year. Not because I don't want to, but because I didn't do the media thing for Ironman this year and rather had family time. Most of Saturday was spent at Ironkids with both of the KidZ taking … Continue reading Ironkids lifeguards →

Ironman cycle leg

Durban has Comrades Marathon and Cape Town has the Two Oceans Marathon and the Argus Cycle Tour. Port Elizabeth has Ironman South Africa. Sunday morning at sunrise about 1800 super athletes, over 500 of them internationals, lined up at Hobie Beach for the start of a grueling day of swimming, cycling and running. The event starts … Continue reading Ironman cycle leg →