Triathlon Calendar South Africa 2026-2027
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Explore the best triathlons in South Africa for 2026-2027! Our updated list features 26 exciting races across the country. Find your next race in South Africa below and join the running community at these great events!
September 2026
Swimrun at Plaisir Wine Estate with three courses for ages 6 and up, supporting the Banhoek Conservancy; parking, food and wine tasting on site.
October 2026
PrisonBreak Triathlon at Brandvlei on 10 October 2026 offers Mini, Maxi, Aqua Bike and team relay formats with lake swims and a tar bike route.
A multisport event at Prime View on 11 October 2026 featuring swim, bike and run races across Mini, Super Sprint, Sprint, Duathlon and Challenge distances.
An annual off-road triathlon at Oranjerus Resort featuring river swims, technical mountain-bike stages and trail runs through Kalahari veld in multiple distances.
Teams of two navigate an unmarked course at ARC of Franschhoek combining mountain biking, trekking and kayaking over 10 km or 25 km distances.
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First league triathlon at Great Brak River featuring Super Sprint, Sprint and Standard distances with solo and team entries, age rules, fees and day license options.
A family-focused triathlon at Upington Waterfront with multiple individual and team distances, limited online entries, event merchandise, and on-site food and prizes.
November 2026
Multisport event in Slanghoek Valley offering Sprint and Full triathlon formats with solo and team entries, Early Bird limited to 100 per race.
A point-to-point triathlon on the Garden Route with a 5 km estuary swim, about 176 km of coastal cycling and a 52 km run that finishes in the Knysna Forest.
A map-based multi-sport navigation event at MTO Trails, Jonkershoek, where solo competitors or two-person teams locate checkpoints by bike, foot and boat over an approximate 25 km course.
A multisport event on Durban’s Golden Mile with sea swims, closed-road bike laps and multiple triathlon, duathlon and 10km run categories.
A World Championship qualifier half-distance triathlon in Mossel Bay with a bay swim, hilly bike, rolling run, and coastal mountain scenery on November 22, 2026.
A community-focused MTB and trail running event at Van Loveren Vineyard on 28 November 2026 with multiple distances, finisher medals, and proceeds supporting a local school.
A multisport map navigation race at Muratie Wine Estate combining biking, trail running and boat segments over an approximate 25 km course for solo competitors or teams of two.
Tinman JHB at Prime View offers multiple triathlon, relay and duathlon distances with swim in a dam, road cycling and offroad gravel running across several 2026 race dates.
December 2026
A map-based multi-sport navigation race around Cape Town and Stellenbosch where teams or solo riders run, bike and boat to find checkpoints over an approximate 25 km course.
An outdoor obstacle course and trail event near Bloemfontein with 5 km and 2 km options, open qualification, about 20 obstacles and family friendly categories.
A multisport triathlon on 2026-12-13 at Cradlemoon Lakeside with sprint, standard, aquabike and ultra categories, multiple entry periods and tiered fees.
January 2027
A coastal IRONMAN 70.3 African Championship in Port Elizabeth featuring an ocean swim, scenic coastal bike and a beachfront run on Hobie Beach.
February 2027
Experience an epic off-road triathlon and open water swimming event held on the iconic trails of Elgin Valley in the Western Cape of South Africa.