peetwindhoek

Some of the bike builds for this race on Insta is insane! Is it a dry race this year? Seeing plenty mud in some videos

Yes - but it depends on how much, when, and what kind of carbs. Fat adaptation means your body prefers fat over glucose for energy, especially during endurance efforts. Once you're well adapted, small amounts of carbs (especially around training) won’t necessarily kick you out of ketosis or ruin adaptation, particularly if: You're training hard enough to use up the glucose quickly Your total daily carb intake stays low enough (typically <50g for most people) MCT = Medium Chain Triglycerides, a type of fat quickly converted into ketones by the liver. MCT powder is just powdered form (usually easier on the gut than the oil). On electrolytes: I buy potassium, magnesium and sodium from Takealot and Dischem. Much cheaper and lasts months. A few dates or nut butter sorts out the carbs if it is needed for a ride.

Well done @love2fly for keeping it up! Cool thread ^^. Further down they mention that if you're fat-adapted and going longer than 90 minutes, ~10g carbs per hour can be beneficial. From my own experience since reading that: if I'm doing anything above threshold, I’ll add about 10g carbs per hour on top of my usual electrolytes and MCT powder. If I know the ride will be intense (like riding with someone stronger), or it’s a 4-hour session with harder blocks near the end, I’ll eat some high-fat food beforehand to stay ahead of the effort.

It could arrive any day now... It took a while to get my replacement into the country, and it spent quite some time stuck at customs, according to the tracking info. I finally got a notification that it's ready for collection early in April. (Almost two months from submitting it on their website until received) Next time, I’ll definitely just pay the $20 for courier delivery.

Wowzers 🫣

Sigh I actually went and read the article - is this some clever guerrilla marketing trick? I’m not sure what the fuss is about. He only said that many riders are coming from Gauteng, not that they’re the majority

Maybe more based on this link: https://www.epic-series.com/capeepic-riders-liveresults#1_F1B2AF

It could actually enhance the credibility and prestige of the event if participants had to meet certain physical requirements to prove their capability - rather than just signing up, as some have mentioned is the case with other tough races that have criteria beyond just a big wallet.

I'm not justifying any past events they may have canceled, but they might have a valid point:

Probably still riding, it looked brutal!

Agreed. However, I still believe the top 4 could have stayed in their respective age category bunches. Given the relative strength (or lack thereof) in the open category, the average speeds are lower. I’m not suggesting they would have podiumed in the racing categories - just that, based on their performance, they likely could have kept up with the bunch. Below is Taketoki's CTCT time, starting in @.

True, I believe the top 4 in open seeded could have been racing in age cat. There were 4 nationalities represented in the top 4 and plenty more overall. 1. Japan 2. Belgium 3. RSA 4. UK Someone in the bunch mentioned that when still Tour du Boland that there was almost 1000 people? If they improve couple of things this could be way bigger than currently is. Although they cater for 150 in open cat (according to 150 marketing emails), on the last day there was max 25 people.

Mamil, if you are in I might be able to be in too!