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Races
How hard each course actually runs, and where South Africans show up most — swim/bike/run difficulty scored 1–10 against every other course, and the top 10 favourite races by total South African finisher results across every edition on record.
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| Rank | Course | Swim /10 | Bike /10 | Run /10 | Overall /10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 9.2001:26:50 | 9.3506:43:34 | 10.0005:24:45 | 10.0013:35:10 |
| 2 | St George | 7.7601:16:32 | 9.2906:42:00 | 7.9605:02:14 | 8.9313:00:46 |
| 3 | Coeur d'Alene | 7.7801:16:43 | 9.1406:38:11 | 7.7905:00:23 | 8.7612:55:16 |
| 4 | Gurye | 9.1001:26:09 | 8.6206:24:39 | 7.9805:02:30 | 8.7012:53:18 |
| 5 | Japan | 8.2701:20:11 | 9.4706:46:52 | 6.4104:45:11 | 8.6712:52:15 |
| 6 | UK | 7.9601:18:00 | 9.7906:55:00 | 5.6804:37:07 | 8.6012:50:07 |
| 7 | Wales | 7.6701:15:56 | 9.8506:56:34 | 5.5004:35:08 | 8.5312:47:37 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 8.9301:24:56 | 8.9806:34:08 | 8.3505:06:32 | 8.5012:46:45 |
| 9 | Philippines | 9.6001:29:39 | 8.3906:18:38 | 7.5504:57:43 | 8.4812:46:00 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 8.3501:20:45 | 8.9506:33:20 | 6.7904:49:25 | 8.4012:43:30 |
| 11 | Boulder | 8.4401:21:25 | 7.9806:08:05 | 9.0005:13:42 | 8.3912:43:12 |
| 12 | Los Cabos | 8.5801:22:22 | 8.6506:25:26 | 7.1304:53:04 | 8.3212:40:52 |
| 13 | Lake Placid | 7.0501:11:27 | 9.0606:36:13 | 6.5504:46:40 | 8.1112:34:20 |
| 14 | Canada | 6.2601:05:50 | 8.9406:32:55 | 6.7404:48:47 | 7.9012:27:32 |
| 15 | Texas | 8.7001:23:16 | 7.7406:01:47 | 7.9505:02:07 | 7.8912:27:10 |
| 16 | Chattanooga | 5.5301:00:39 | 8.4006:18:56 | 9.0605:14:24 | 7.6312:18:49 |
| 17 | California | 5.2800:58:52 | 8.4606:20:31 | 7.4004:56:08 | 7.5312:15:30 |
| 18 | Mont-Tremblant | 7.7501:16:29 | 8.2806:15:52 | 6.1604:42:26 | 7.5112:14:47 |
| 19 | Florida | 8.3901:21:02 | 7.7906:03:06 | 7.5404:57:40 | 7.5012:14:25 |
| 20 | Santa Rosa | 8.1501:19:21 | 8.2206:14:24 | 5.9604:40:11 | 7.4812:13:55 |
| 21 | Maryland | 8.0901:18:52 | 7.8606:04:56 | 7.4204:56:18 | 7.4412:12:34 |
| 22 | Lanzarote | 7.1401:12:09 | 9.3306:43:04 | 3.8104:16:31 | 7.4112:11:44 |
| 23 | Arizona | 8.2301:19:54 | 7.7406:01:51 | 6.7304:48:40 | 7.3712:10:25 |
| 24 | South Africa | 8.0801:18:51 | 8.4806:21:01 | 6.1004:41:43 | 7.2412:06:08 |
| 25 | Cozumel | 5.9101:03:21 | 8.0606:10:07 | 7.0204:51:57 | 7.2212:05:25 |
| 26 | Ottawa | 8.6801:23:06 | 7.4905:55:13 | 5.9804:40:22 | 7.0111:58:41 |
| 27 | Louisville | 7.4401:14:16 | 8.4306:19:48 | 6.5404:46:34 | 6.8611:54:05 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 7.1401:12:06 | 7.9106:06:19 | 5.1704:31:28 | 6.7311:49:53 |
| 29 | Ireland | 7.9101:17:37 | 9.2606:41:21 | 5.4204:34:15 | 6.7111:49:04 |
| 30 | France | 7.1101:11:53 | 8.4306:19:48 | 3.8504:16:57 | 6.7011:48:38 |
| 31 | Switzerland | 7.9501:17:53 | 7.7206:01:09 | 4.2304:21:05 | 6.4311:40:07 |
| 32 | Norway | 7.2801:13:08 | 8.2306:14:39 | 3.3704:11:38 | 6.4111:39:24 |
| 33 | Vichy | 8.0501:18:39 | 7.9306:06:49 | 4.4204:23:12 | 6.3911:38:50 |
| 34 | Australia | 6.3601:06:34 | 7.7306:01:27 | 4.7404:26:45 | 6.2711:34:46 |
| 35 | Cairns | 7.4601:14:23 | 7.4905:55:12 | 4.4704:23:46 | 6.2211:33:21 |
| 36 | Portugal - Cascais | 7.6001:15:25 | 7.7706:02:33 | 3.4004:12:01 | 6.1211:29:59 |
| 37 | Sweden | 8.0501:18:38 | 7.0605:44:08 | 4.2804:21:44 | 5.9511:24:30 |
| 38 | Western Australia | 7.4101:14:03 | 7.1005:45:15 | 5.0304:30:00 | 5.9311:24:00 |
| 39 | Maastricht-Limburg | 7.2301:12:48 | 7.4705:54:44 | 3.7104:15:22 | 5.9011:22:53 |
| 40 | Austria | 7.2701:13:02 | 7.0805:44:34 | 3.8504:16:56 | 5.6411:14:32 |
| 41 | Tallinn | 8.0601:18:40 | 6.7605:36:23 | 3.1704:09:26 | 5.3311:04:30 |
| 42 | Barcelona | 7.6001:15:24 | 6.7305:35:27 | 4.1504:20:14 | 5.3211:04:20 |
| 43 | Italy | 7.2201:12:42 | 6.7705:36:31 | 3.6904:15:10 | 5.3211:04:23 |
| 44 | Mallorca | 6.5001:07:32 | 7.1105:45:23 | 3.1604:09:23 | 5.2611:02:18 |
| 45 | Regensburg | 6.6801:08:52 | 7.0405:43:32 | 3.2304:10:06 | 5.2611:02:30 |
| 46 | Melbourne | 6.7101:09:04 | 6.8205:37:49 | 4.4204:23:14 | 5.1110:57:25 |
| 47 | Copenhagen | 7.2601:12:58 | 6.5305:30:15 | 3.3704:11:37 | 5.0310:54:49 |
| 48 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 7.4101:14:05 | 6.8205:37:46 | 3.4804:12:54 | 4.9510:52:23 |
| 49 | Frankfurt | 7.3401:13:34 | 6.5105:29:48 | 2.7504:04:48 | 4.8210:48:09 |
| 50 | Hamburg | 7.6501:15:47 | 6.5105:29:40 | 2.6804:04:03 | 4.7010:44:13 |
| 51 | Brazil | 6.6501:08:39 | 5.4305:01:42 | 1.2603:48:20 | 3.2909:58:42 |
Favourite Races
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| Rank | Race | Location | SA Finishers | Editions | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRONMAN South Africa | Gqeberha, South Africa | 13 524 | 16 | 2010–2026 |
| 2 | IRONMAN World Championship | Kailua-Kona, USA | 279 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | IRONMAN Austria | Klagenfurt, Austria | 195 | 16 | 2008–2026 |
| 4 | Challenge Roth | Roth, Germany | 155 | 9 | 2016–2026 |
| 5 | IRONMAN France | Nice, France | 142 | 13 | 2011–2025 |
| 6 | IRONMAN Switzerland | Thun, Switzerland | 127 | 14 | 2011–2026 |
| 7 | IRONMAN Barcelona | Calella, Spain | 121 | 11 | 2014–2025 |
| 8 | IRONMAN Western Australia | Busselton, Australia | 95 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | IRONMAN UK | Bolton, United Kingdom | 87 | 13 | 2010–2023 |
| 10 | IRONMAN Wales | Tenby, United Kingdom | 85 | 13 | 2011–2025 |