… from 11Global HQ, some cool news….

I would like to bring your attention to the following pre-race activities for Global 11 (remember – only 2 weeks left till raceday!)

Thursday Feb 26, Big Bay Surf Lifesaving Club (BBSLC) at 7pm is a meet and greet with Hendrick De Villiers, Alun Woodward (UK) and Amy Kloner (USA). They will give us insight into their lives as pro’s and take questions from us. This will be interesting stuff, so bring family and friends for a fun night. Prizes will be handed out to a lucky few including free entries. Did you get that? If you havent entered, come play with the pro`s and stand in line to get a free last minute entry for a friend.

Fri and Sat, Feb 27/28 at 7am are practice race course swims. This is a great opportunity to acclimate yourself to the sea conditions. We did a swim (I use the term loosely) at Clifton on friday and it was pure cold, and a few sessions to get used to the cold are highly recommended… Lifesavers will be on hand and the first one out the water buys the rest of us drinks! Lets meet behind the BBSLC.

I will be there… will you?

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Destined for legendary status amongst the global triathlon community 11global Cape Town is no ordinary triathlon.

For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 11 kilometers from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. However, today Robben Island has come to symbolize, not only for South Africa and the African continent, but for the entire world, the triumph of the human spirit over enormous hardship and adversity.

11global celebrates this triumph and delivers a demanding race course consisting of sub average water temperature, a flat yet windy bike and a fast run. Come prepared as we guarantee to recalibrate your race experience! – Global 11

So, whats the backdrop like?

chilled

Now, how many quality Olympic Distance Races are there in Cape Town? um…. NONE, until now. I am personally very excited about this race and am preparing quite nicely for it at the moment. Non drafting (so juniors with dubious intentions – I will squirt GU2O in your eyes if you sit my wheel), epic swim in the slightly cooler water, and a fast, scenic run. AND its in Cape Town.

If you are racing Ironman, this fits in well with the program. You can schedule this in no problem. The top pro`s from SA and abroad will be there, with the Don making an appearance to keep the guys running hard up front, and I believe it will be a race on par on an organisational level as an Ironman.

So, what are you doing here? Click the link here which takes you to registration, and please, let me know if you`re coming. We should do lunch after the race. I mean, how often do we all get together?

Ciao. Raoul

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