 1. Describe Triathlon in one sentence? It is where you end up after starting to run, then realising you’re pretty average and thinking maybe I’m better at cycling or swimming 2. What makes you tick during a race? That damn song that gets stuck in your head the day or night before. 3. What was the most difficult part off preparing for the IM? Going on an all inclusive boat trip the week before, and being told you shouldn’t be taking alcohol during the last week before the race. 4. What is your occupation? Senior manager, in actuarial, risk and quants team at PWC 5. When do train best mornings or afternoons? Mornings 6. What is your favorite leg of the three, and why? The swim, I'm not sure why but after the bike I always wish I could go cool down in the sea again, so must be the swim... 7. What is your best motivational quote? Al pacinos speech in any given Sunday, too long to write here but go check it out, life is a game of inches What type do you use: - Bike : Can't remember and Dewan has my bike whilst I'm typing this, Dewan? Its a Solis something..... - Wheel : See above - Helmet : Scott - Cycling shoes : Says olympic on the strap, is that a brand? - Running shoes. : This one I know, Nike - Wetsuit : Orca - Nutrition of choice. : Sandwiches - Power meter or watch. : Watch - Race morning breakfast: Eggs and bacon. And maybe a banana. Maybe a choc chip muffin as well How would you describe Trivium Triathlon in one sentence? Some crazy talented awesome individuals that naturally motivates/inspires each other. 
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 1. Describe Triathlon in one sentence? A sport for which you need faith (NOT only in yourself BUT in God as well), that teaches you to be humble, to endure, to have respect and admire, to be thankful, live healthy and to be disciplined, probably the recipe for a happy life! 2. What makes you tick during a race? Every time I succeed in convincing myself that I am not really as tired as I feel together with thoughts about people supporting me who I do not want to disappoint. 3. What was the most difficult part off preparing for the IM? Trying to eat properly, I am the worst Cook ever, attempting to buy and prepare food with all the necessary nutrition remains a big challenge. Luckily Coach Magda's tips and advise is making progress with my cooking skills as well!! 4. What is your occupation? Attorney 5. When do train best mornings or afternoons? Definitely in the mornings, everything I do, I do better in the mornings except for sleeping. 6. What is your favorite leg of the three, and why? Running, it's the leg in which I have the most experience and also my strongest one of the three. And, most importantly, it has a red carpet at the end!!! 7. What is your best motivational quote? Never, never, never give up. - Winston Churchill What type do you use: - Bike. : Argon 18 E-117 - Wheels : Shimano RS11 - Helmet : Casco speedster - Cycling shoes : Louis Garneau - Running shoes : Saucony Kinvara - Wetsuit : 2XU - Nutrition of choice? : PVM - Power meter or watch? : Garmin Forerunner 935 - Race morning breakfast? : PVM Fusion en Oats How would you describe Trivium Triathlon in one sentence? A triathlon club without any dull moments, allot of fun, countless laughs, that includes an awesome supporting and knowledgeable coach and great friends who quickly become family, sharing the best of times!!   1. Describe Triathlon in one sentence?Challenging, by bettering yourself not only in one discipline, but three, aiming to be an all-round athlete.
2. What makes you tick during a race? Supporters, and knowing that I am busy doing this massive challenge. 3. What was the most difficult part off preparing for the IM? Definitely balancing work, life and training. With 3 small children and a wife that is also a triathlete, it was interesting at times. Training at either 4am in the mornings or 7pm to fit everything in, tested my motivation at times. 4. What is your occupation? Director at Kreston Advisory Pretoria 5. When do train best mornings or afternoons? Definitely mornings. But it never gets easy waking up at 4am to train. 6. What is your favorite leg of the three, and why? Love riding my bike, especially in TT mode and you can just focus on the rhythm and heartbeat. 7. What is your best motivational quote? I don't stop when I'm hurt or tired. I stop when I'm done! What type do you use; - Bike : Argon E117 - Wheels : Vision TriMax 35 - Helmet : Bell Sweep - Cycling shoes : Specialized - Running shoes : Brooks Ghost - Wetsuit : Xterra - Nutrition of choice? : PVM - Power meter or watch? : Garmin Fenix3 - Race morning breakfast? : Mieliepap and scrambled eggs How would you describe Trivium Triathlon in one sentence? Trivium to me is a family, with like minded and goal-orientated people constantly motivating each other to reach new limits. Massive thumbs-up to our coach, Magda Niewoudt, to create such an environment, where you don't want to miss group sessions for the fear of missing out (FOMO).  NICOLLE WEIRR
1. Describe Triathlon in one sentence? Swim,bike, Run 2. What makes you tick during a race? Believing that I can complete this race - I don¹t give up and I want to teach my children never to quit no matter how hard it gets! I have a powerful mind and body - It is a privilege and I will use it while I can with no regrets! 3. What was the most difficult part off preparing for the IM? The long rides and the long Heart rate training sessions 4. What is your occupation? Director/Owner of company 5. When do train best mornings or afternoons? Mornings 6. What is your favorite leg of the three, and why? Ironically I am most afraid of swim but generally enjoy the swim the most. Normally I love the bike but in IM I worry about mechanicals and the run becomes the relief in that it is nearly over and not a lot can go wrong. 7. What is your best motivational quote? I keep it simple when I am tired but the quote that I use to inspire me everyday is - if you believe it you can achieve it!!!! What type do you use; - Bike : Argon E117 - Wheels : Vision Wheels - Helmet : Giro - Cycling shoes : Fizk - Running shoes : Saucony Kinvara - Wetsuit : 2XU - Nutrition of choice? : High 5 - Power meter or watch? : Using both - Race morning breakfast? : Eggs, Bacon, Banana, plain double thick Greek yogurt with almond butter and honey How would you describe Trivium Triathlon in one sentence? A special group of like minded people with no ego¹s but rather just a general passion for training hard, having fun and wanting to get better. The passion and commitment at Trivium is inspired by Coach Magda who is the epitome of passion, commitment and dedication to the sport of Triathlon and somebody who really cares about her athletes and makes them believe they can do better. (Sorry I could not get this reduced into one sentence) BY CHARL VAN HEERDEN I wasn't nearly as nervous going into IMSA'17 as I was for IMSA'16. I knew what to expect, my preparation with coach Magda Nieuwoudt from Trivium was solid, I had a very specific heart-rate based race-plan which I trusted to get me to the end, and I had no injuries. The weather prediction looked great (very little wind and a warm day, which suits me perfectly). Murphy had other plans though, as always. Race morning, and I couldn't wait to start. I was so excited, that I forgot to take my goggles and race cap from my brother who held on to them while I was getting into my wetsuit; thankfully he somehow found me among the 2000+ participants. Disaster narrowly avoided. The swim (3.8km). Race plan: 1h15m. It started well. I was relaxed, well prepared and determined to improve on my rather average 2016 swim time of ~1h24m. At warm water weekend, two weeks earlier, I averaged 1m53s / 100m, which was right on track with Magda's training plan. Surely I could do the same (or better) in PE? The sea was rough (big swells which made sighting difficult), but nothing too bad. Apart from an annoying old man touching my feet about 200 times, I thought I was doing OK. When I checked my watch at the second buoy (halfway) though, I was devastated to see that I was going even slower than in 2016! I tried to speed up, but eventually got out of the water in a disappointing 1h29m, averaging 2m18s / 100m. The bike (180km): Race plan: cadence 80-90, heart rate 155-158. I was determined to make up for "lost" time on the bike. Murphy decided to say hi, as soon as I activated the bike leg on my watch, as there was suddenly no HR reading! Carefully tailored HR-based race plan out the window, I tried to focus only on cadence and to never push too hard, and it seemed to work well. Apart from the seriously deteriorating road surface (my aero water bottle literally broke off from the constant vibration), the bike leg went really well, and I got into transition just as Ben Hoffman finished his marathon, winning in an incredible course record time of 7h58m40s! Bike time: 5h41m (5h44m in 2016).  The run (42.2km): Race plan: 3h52m, heart rate 160-165. Getting out of transition, my legs felt incredible. Magda's double brick sessions really paid off, as the first couple of k's after the bike is usually quite difficult while one adjusts from the bike to the run. In fact, I felt so good that I ran right up to a motorcycle that passed transition just I was getting out. When I looked behind me, I saw a mountain bike with "1st lady" written on a card. And when I looked to the side, I was running next to Daniella Ryff! For people who don't follow triathlon, this is like running on a track and suddenly finding yourself next to Usain Bolt. Or doing Comrades and suddenly finding yourself running next to Caroline Wostmann. We were cruising along at just over 4min/km. After ~1km of running with the reigning world champion (Daniella was on her final lap), some sense finally kicked in and I slacked down to a more sensible 5+min/km. The run turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable experience. I saw my new friend Arnold a couple of times on the route (it's always nice to see someone you know that you can talk to, and who shares in the pain), and the support in PE was incredible, as always. After 04h05m (4h24m in 2016), I finally ended another incredible ironman experience in 11h29m. The weekend and build-up to ironman was really special. The people who sent messages of support probably have no idea how much it really means (to all of you, thank you!). To the supporters who went with to PE (Sandy, Nicolette, and PW and Lee-Ane who drove all the way from Pretoria to come support me), thank you SO much. Magda, for the interesting and well-designed training plans, thanks a lot! And last but not least, to everyone who trained with me (all my new swimming friends and cycle buddies): while race-day is the so-called cherry on the cake, the training and the corresponding camaraderie really is what makes the ironman experience so special.
DEUR MARLISE ROBBERTZE Hier is ek nou weer in Port Elizabeth, en ek moet myself heeltyd gerus stel dat ek nou niks meer aan my lot kan doen in verband met wat Sondag 2 April vir my voorlê nie. My voorbereiding wat ek sodanig beplan het vir HIERDIE Ironman het nie so glad verloop soos ék beplan het nie…die ITB-besering waarmee ek geworstel het vanaf laasjaar Junie het my aanvanklik bietjie mismoedig laat word ten opsigte van my oefening, sodanig dat ek maar vir myself getroos het: “Hierdie Ironman gaan ek net doen vir oefening, en tien teen een die hele run moet stap aangesien ek mos nie kan hardloop nie!” Maar, nou is die dag hier en ek is opgewonde – tog senuagtig – oor hoe ek gaan voel op hierdie tawwe dag! Met jou eerste Ironman gaan jy die resies in met die idee: “ek gaan net kyk of ek kan klaarmaak”; noudat mens weet jy HET dit al gedoen, is daardie onsekerheid darem nie daar nie, maar nogtans het ek geweet elke race het sy eie uitdagings. Ek staan LANK in ‘n ry en wag vir ‘n toilet, die beamptes skreeu dat ons nog net 3 minute het voordat transition sluit en ek trek inderhaas my wetsuit vinnig aan in die benoudheid dat ek dalk te laat hier gaan uitkom. Op pad na die start kry ek my man, Nico en vriendin Adéle, ek gee vir hom my fietspomp en my streetwear-sak. Ek gee hom ‘n soen en ‘n stywe druk… en daar kom die trane in ons albei se oë. Hierdie is ook sy droom en hierdie keer moet ek dit alleen doen want hy herstel van ‘n besering! Ek kry ‘n paar mense wat ek ken terwyl ons staan en wag en die gesels laat my tog ontspan. Dis my beurt om weg te spring en meteens is ek in die water en daar gaan ons… Tot by die 1ste rooi boei swem ek lekker gemaklik…totdat ek moet draai…ek voel soos ‘n klein bootjie wat dobber op die groot oop see, en omdat ek gewoonlik regs asemhaal, sluk ek met amper elke asemteug ‘n hengse sluk seewater. Die op-en-af deinings in die water en die BAIE water wat ek sluk veroorsaak dat ek amper seesiek wil word. Al wat ek vir myself heeltyd sê is: “jy sal NIE nou siek word nie, want dan is jou hele race ‘n naar storie” Nadat ek by die 3de rooi boei gedraai het op pad huis toe, gaan dit beter en kan ek lekker asemhaal en my ritme kry. Ek swem ‘n 1:19:09. By transition 1 trek ek rustig my fiets gereedskap aan, hardloop tot waar ons kan opklim en daar gaan ek, en SO dankbaar dat ek nie naar is na die swem nie!!! Die 1ste 45Km verbaas ek myself op die fiets en dat ek so goed voel, en ek bid gedurig. Ek sê dankie aan my Skepper dat ek hierdie dinge kan doen! Op pad terug met 1ste loop stop ek eers by ‘n toilet en strek so bietjie uit… die rit terug is wel bietjie swaarder en ek begin die uitdaging op die fiets nou voel met ‘n lae rugpyn wat knaend is maar ek kan nie bekostig om op te hou fokus nie, want ek wil nie onnodige tyd mors nie. Die 2 km voordat ek draai vir die 2de “loop” sien ek my man Nico, my kinders, ouers en vriendin en dadelik verdwyn al daardie klein skete (vir ‘n rukkie). Ek glimlag van oor-tot-oor soos my kindertjies op die sypaadjie langs my hardloop. Nico bemoedig my so dat ek op pad uit met die 2 de loop sommer trane in my oë het. Die 2de loop uit Port Elizabeth verloop weereens verbasend goed en ek praat heeltyd met myself om aan te hou hard werk sodat my average spoed kan verbeter. Die gedagte dat ek myself nie TE hard op die fiets moet druk sodat ek darem nog iets in my bene oor het vir die run, bly heeltyd by my opkom… maar tog ry ek so lekker dat ek nie eintlik meer weet hoeveel is TE hard of wat is NET genoeg nie. Alles gaan goed en op pad terug kry ek ‘n vrou wat langs die pad vra of iemand nie dalk ‘n ekstra bomb (compressed air) vir haar het nie. Ek stop toe en gee vir haar ‘n bomb en besef dat ék dit baie sou waardeer as iemand my in ‘n krisis sou help. Ek besluit om my laaste toilet-stop te maak aangesien ek nie weet hoe besig dit by transition gaan wees nie, voor ek verder ry strek ek eers weer! Die laaste 20 km voor transition ry soos ‘n droom! Ek trap teen ‘n lekker hoë cadence soos my afrigter my aanbeveel het. By transition bêre ek my fiets, draf stadig na my run bag en ek kan byna nie glo dat my bene so verbasend goed voel na die 180km fietsrit nie! Ek eindig op 6:26:38. My 1ste km op die run kyk ek na my horlosie en wonder of die ding nie dalk stukkend is nie, want hy wys my pas is 4:45 min p/km. Maar as ek rondom my kyk, voel dit of my pas 6:00min p/km is. Ek besef HIERDIE pas sal ek nie kan handhaaf nie want my rug voel skielik of hy wil afbreek en ek besluit dat ek sal MOET stop en strek anders gaan hierdie ‘n baie lang en moeilike run wees. Die 1ste en 2de rondtes van die run was vir my verskriklik swaar en die gedagte om te stop en loop kom heeltyd by my op. Elke water-stasie loop ek en drink Coke of water of High 5 en dit voel of my dors net nie gelês word nie. Nico draf langs my as ek by hulle verby kom en gee my info van my coach van hoe ek myself moet pace en ek hou dit heeltyd in my gedagtes. In die helfte van die 2de rondte besluit ek: “Nou gaan ek sommer loop” en toe besef ek hoe spyt ek gaan voel aan die einde as ek as gevolg van loop nie die tyd gaan maak waarvoor ek gehoop het nie. Ek onthou die sin wat my coach die vorige aand vir my gesê het: “Jy moet nie aan die einde van die wedloop voel dat jy nog kon gee nie… Jy moet weet en voel dat jy ALLES wat jy kon, gegee het!” My voete begin skielik voel of hulle wil kramp, en ek konsentreer daarop om my voete so neer te sit dat hulle nie kramp nie. Gelukkig gaan die laaste 20km beter. Ek gee werklik my ALLES in die laaste 3 km op pad na die einde en ek voel soos ‘n celebrity toe ek by die finish se rooi tapyte inhardloop! Hulle kondig aan: “Here comes Marlise Robbertze with a big smile on her face” en weet dat ek dit bereik het wat ek gehoop het! My tyd is meer as 1 uur 30 minute vinniger as verlede jaar - 11:53:29. Ek glimlag en kry trane in my oë van dankbaarheid en besef: “HIERDIE WAS DIT ALLES DIE MOEITE WERD!!!!!”  BY LE-ROY GELDENHUYS Coach Magda asked me to write something short about my journey... My story - although I really want to keep it for after Ironman - has been a roller coaster ride of mental and physical pain. After going through a car accident about 6 years ago, I was left with back problems. I especially experienced back spams after the bike, which meant I couldn't do the run. I spent a lot of time and money asking people to help me achieve my dream and get me back to the event which made me my family's hero. It soon became clear that many people just wanted my money and were not truly there to assist me. You start doubting yourself! If you take a look at my pictures (below) - you'll see that I have experienced the highs of finishing Ironmans and the low of quitting 2 kms (yes 2 kms) from the finish - due to my back. You really lose your confidence because your family are the only ones who support and believe in you. One Friday afternoon in November I went to Magda. I had tears in my eyes and I was very skeptical. I said: "Please help me feel alive again." At that stage I couldn't even walk upright. My passion for Ironman doesn't always make me an easy customer but she's been there for me all the way. We grow day by day. There is still a lot of work to come in the next 5 weeks. This will be my 9th Ironman. I haven't always finished but, being a Dad, my kids are inspired by the fact that I live by the things that I have taught them: "You might not always be successful but if you fail, always stand up and go back and, you know what, ONLY IMPRESS YOURSELF." My story isn't finish yet, and it definitely has a To be continued in it...
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