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St George's Park Cricket Ground, South Africa

IRONMAN South Africa

Gqeberha, South AfricaFull distanceExpected April 2026

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Race day

Expected April 2026

Date not confirmed for this season yet. We publish exact dates only after checking the athlete guide.

Packing list for South Africa

Sorted by the bag each thing goes in. Bag systems vary by event, so check your athlete guide.

What you'll wear

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On you at the swim start. Nobody hands you a bag for this one.

  • Essentials

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  • Extras

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Morning clothes bag

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White bag. Clothes for the walk to the start, and everything you want the moment you finish. Many races take this bag from you at the swim start and hand it back after the line.

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  • Only if it applies to you

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Bike gear bag (T1)

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Blue bag. Everything between the water and the bike course. At most races the bike is checked in the day before, which splits this bag in three: what goes ON THE BIKE has to be there before the bag is, what you CARRY IN goes with you on the morning because it cannot sit out overnight, and the rest is the bag itself. Each line says which.

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  • Extras

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Run gear bag (T2)

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Red bag. What you want waiting for you when the bike is racked.

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Bike special needs

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Orange bag. Where a race offers it, this reaches you roughly halfway on the bike. Not every event runs special needs.

Run special needs

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Black bag. Where a race offers it, this reaches you out on the run. A spare tube in here is a spare tube you cannot use.

Not in a bag

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Everything that has to leave the house and belongs to no race bag. A bike that arrives is a bike you have to put back together, and nothing in that hour can be bought at eight on a Saturday night.

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  • Extras

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  • Only if it applies to you

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