Acidentes, vento, mar encrespado e excelente corridas marcaram o Campeonato Africano de Ironman, em Port Elizabeth. O americano Ben Hoffman carimbou sua passagem para Kona com a vitória e uma excelente maratona com a parcial de 2h45. O brasileiro Felipe Manente fechou a prova na 26ª colocação, entre os profissionais, com o tempo de 9h29.
No feminino a finlandesa Kaisa Lehtonen surpreendeu com a melhor corrida do dia e a vitória.
HOMENS
| POS. | TRIATHLETE | SWIM | BIKE | RUN | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOFFMAN, Ben | 0:52:58 | 4:29:36 | 2:45:50 | 8:12:37 |
| 2 | VAN BERKEL, Tim | 0:50:00 | 4:32:33 | 2:48:15 | 8:14:51 |
| 3 | ALBERT, Marko | 0:49:37 | 4:30:53 | 2:54:19 | 8:18:52 |
| 4 | TRAUTMAN, Matt | 0:54:18 | 4:31:28 | 2:49:39 | 8:19:25 |
| 5 | STEIN, Boris | 0:54:24 | 4:28:17 | 2:52:52 | 8:19:51 |
| 6 | WILD, Ruedi | 0:52:56 | 4:38:12 | 2:49:28 | 8:24:47 |
| 7 | DEGASPERI, Alessandro | 0:54:32 | 4:39:03 | 2:50:58 | 8:29:37 |
| 8 | KRAMER, Christian | 0:49:59 | 4:33:13 | 3:01:47 | 8:29:57 |
| 9 | SCHILDKNECHT, Ronnie | 0:55:10 | 4:34:36 | 2:58:24 | 8:32:11 |
| 10 | PETERSEN-BACH, Jens | 0:54:25 | 4:42:07 | 2:53:01 | 8:34:03 |
MULHERES
| POS. | TRIATHLETE | SWIM | BIKE | RUN | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEHTONEN, Kaisa | 0:58:21 | 4:59:41 | 3:02:34 | 9:06:50 |
| 2 | CHEETHAM, Susie | 0:58:21 | 5:04:26 | 3:02:43 | 9:09:49 |
| 3 | GOSSAGE, Lucy | 1:03:20 | 4:56:10 | 3:07:36 | 9:11:43 |
| 4 | LUNDSTRUN, ASA | 1:03:30 | 4:58:18 | 3:08:33 | 9:15:34 |
| 5 | LUXFORD, Annabel | 0:56:07 | 4:49:17 | 3:37:50 | 9:28:32 |
| 6 | WALTER, Verena | 1:03:24 | 5:08:18 | 3:18:02 | 9:35:36 |
| 7 | STEURER, Bianca | 1:02:53 | 5:09:13 | 3:22:31 | 9:39:25 |
| 8 | WATKINSON, Annah | 1:03:20 | 5:17:58 | 3:17:42 | 9:44:11 |
| 9 | Grohmann, Katharina | 1:16:21 | 5:09:59 | 3:18:51 | 9:50:27 |
| 10 | Griesbauer, Dede | 0:58:16 | 5:13:11 | 3:43:14 | 10:01:19 |
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