MICHAEL Maher overcame the pain of a dislocated shoulder to join an array of Hastings locals who tackled the Ironman Australia Port Macquarie course on Sunday.

Maher came off his bike a week ago, dislocating the shoulder in the process, which played all sorts of havoc in his lead-up to one of the most challenging events on the sporting calendar.

He managed to finish the course in a respectable time of 11 hours and 51 minutes although he had to slow his pace for the final 26 kilometres of the run leg after his shoulder popped out again.

"I was on target for a sub-10 hour, but then the shoulder came out about 15 kilometres into the run so the medical staff had to pop it back in again," he said.

"The biggest challenge from that point was psychological because I had to keep the shoulder moving once it came out and it was quite painful. For the last 26 kilometres I was jog-walking."

Overall, it is believed most Port Macquarie athletes managed to record personal best times which Maher said was quite incredible.

He said the cooler, overcast, and rainy conditions by the end of the day contributed to almost perfect conditions.

"People didn't have to rehydrate too much, they didn't have to apply sunscreen and there was next to no wind on the bike," he said.

"But there were other challenges because the roads aren't that great and when you have a bike with tyres of 120psi you feel every stone on the road and you feel every pothole."

Maher said the highlight of the day was seeing Pete Murray dancing on the finish line as the final local athlete came home.

"You just can't go past that," he said.