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This may work, but as was mentioned some posts ago, there were several security vehicles, bike club support vehicles etc etc driving around the other day and it didn't stop this from happening.
We could maybe publish the routes on some fliers (with contribution information) and put them on vehicles around the Cradle. We can use the same guys that hand out the Cycle Lab fliers. They are very efficient, and persistent, as I have even received two in the same day after putting the first one in my vehicle. This would keep people off the more quiet roads, and keep the more mainstream roads busy, and therefore safer.
The fund we can contribute can start accumulating funds slowly. When we have enough for around 2 months worth of patrol vehicles, we start the service, and hopefully funds will keep coming in to maintain the service. I am sure someone here has some connections we could reach ouch to start making inquiries and negotiating. If the fund falls through, the money can go back to the contributors, or we use the money to hire teams to cleanup the cycling lanes in Cradle, or we donate to a charity (via a community vote). We would just need someone to manage this, a communications/community manager, a bank account, and a few people to act as "trustees" on the financial side.
Or, we could maybe just send out these fliers asking everyone to stay on the more popular routes ensuring we are less spread out. We could start here at least. Some fliers are cheap to print.
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Cyclists in that area of jhb an areas of PTA don’t really have anywhere else to go that caters so well for cycling like thecradle. A solution HAS to be found. A combination of solutions probably.
It’s too good a resource to abandon. Solutions must be found an implemented.
This whole thing has left me very unhappy. I am so tired of seeing fellow cyclists hurt. We cannot run anywhere alone, and cannot ride our bike in peace either. Between these criminals, and maniac drivers, I am not sure cycling is a good option anymore. It's just more and more of this BS every day.
What about starting up a small non-profit to pay for patrolling vehicles on Saturdays and Sundays? We could approach ADT / Chubb / some other operators in the area, and pay them to patrol the areas during peak cycling times. I presume that these are less frantic security companies as they won't have many call outs. We can set up a small fund where people donate some money into it to pay for these vehicles. I am happy to pay R200 or R300 per month towards this. It's one good meal out, and will help the community.
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When it comes to monetary issues. The businesses that benefit from the hundreds of cyclists that use the cradle should think about the sustainability of their businesses should the cyclists become scared and dry up.
If I owned one of the restaurants that serves the cyclists in the Cradle, I would be sure to look after my client pool by doing something about security. Then I would make an even louder noise about it to get some marketing and possibly even PR out of it, thereby driving business up.
The insurance companies that cover the risks should also get involved to look after their insured risks, stopping a claim is cheaper than paying a claim.
We do not bring that much revenue to these small, family owned businesses. They already have to cater for extra security to secure our bikes. You may recall we did some basic napkin math to secure just the Bidon parking area, and it was expensive. Bidon won't even break even on the R20 parking fee.
The Cradle has a few access points via vehicle, but on foot, there is far too much area to cover. Some ADT type patrols may help, but don't think it is monetarily feasible as the population density of the area is so low.
The cyclist was a triathlete, so he was not off road.
No. Their live tracking is spotty, and only worked maybe 30% of the time for me. Their fitness tracking is very rudimentary and does not track training stress score, which is more important than an absolute fitness number. It is however far cheaper than TrainingPeaks, so you get what you pay for I guess.
I am actually not even using Strava anymore. I think it is a distraction once you start training more seriously. My coach holds me accountable on TrainingPeaks.
Exactly! And if a rider is flagged with an AAF and the ruling is ultimately in his favor, does WADA then adjust the procedure for that particular substance or do they just flag the next rider with an AAF again? Are they using the information/science presented by all parties in these cases to improve the process? We know of two high profile salbutamol suspensions, but what we don't know is if others have already had AAF's for salbutamol and later cleared of any wrongdoing.
The anonymity is damaging all round I think. I understand that they want to protect the athlete's position as someone who still hasn't technically been found guilty, but NOW it looks like the anonymity has more to do with masking WADA/UCI shortcomings.
Someone released the info on Froome to deliberately harm Sky and Froome. No one is being held accountable for that (well, insofar as we can tell). That info can be weaponized. It should be open to all to even out the playing field, or athlete identities should be completely anonymous (except for a few key individuals) to avoid any existing bias and prevent this from happening again. Results should then be released once the case has been decided upon.
Oh how fun it is looking back on some of the old comments:
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/cycling-boss-criticises-froome-s-team
The UCI president was asked on Sunday if Sky's behaviour was damaging cycling.
"What do you think? Of course, yes," he said.
How embarrassing.
Go the Villans!
I reckon Sky released those details to give the impression they are doing 'stuff' no one else is. I don't know what the other big teams are doing but if they're not doing something similar to what's in the article I'd be seriously surprised.
This type of "sports science" is also readily available to amateur athletes as well. My coach does the same for me. I have an Annual Training Plan (ATP) already populated down to stress score per week, peak fitness goals and timelines down to race, etc. My training is very specific, with intervals, paces, power output, goals, etc. The nutrition part is a little more tricky, but the information is there. The execution is the really hard part in all this, and the day to day decisions. That information may be a surprise to some, but I read it, and wasn't surprised at all. I actually expected a bit more tbh.
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There is enough to know Froome is dodgy. Cherry Haribo instead of Star Mix or even Cola Bottles. He's rotten to the core.
Legit going to try this at my next half Ironman. Sugar doping ftw. I really do need those marginal gains...
I've seen a few of Tuckers tweets today - he is still far from accepting this blatant abuse of the system and systemic destruction of the anti-doping system. Bit too emotional for someone who portrays to be impartial. He will nit-pick at the data he does not have, and which they did not share
He seems like a tool. He does protest way too much. Not what I expected to see from someone who states that they are a sports scientist. More science please. Less whine and cheese.
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It sounds cliched, but it is the best option. Get a fit done. I had very bad pain (which would start as numbness) in my left hand. It used to get so bad, it took two days for my hand to feel normal again. Check that your saddle is not tilted downwards too much, as that will put a lot of pressure on your hands. Also try to move your hands around a lot more. I change my hand positioning every 10 minutes as a nerve in my left hand connects directly beneath where I hold my bars on the hoods.
I believe the run course is very lonely, and through the caravan park, which can be confusing. The swim can get interesting as a current forms, so it will be quick. It is shallow enough to walk (but this is frowned upon). You will not get accommodation at the venue if you want to book there.
GCN are spruiking the rumour that Sky uncovered up to 10 professionals during their evidence gathering who have gone through this process for Salbutamol (under wraps and not leaked) and managed to explain their AAF so no action was taken, names cleared and no pitchforks were lit. This was used as precedent and over turned everyones 'Ullisi / Petta' got banned so Froome must get banned' rule.
I love how GCN have handled this. I have enjoyed listening to their commentary. It's obviously a very emotional matter for some, as they will use any excuse to jump into the haters bandwagon.
Still don't understand the hate for Sky or Froome. Maybe because Sky have changed cycling, and people are clinging onto old ideals? Did Lance shatter the illusion of a cycling legend? Do people love the underdog so much that they are willing to throw a champion under the bus? I am very excited about this TdF. Froome is a stand up guy imo. His best response will be winning.
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Lucy Charles broke a 10-year Roth women’s swim split record with a 46:48 mark that was faster than Paul Schuster’s best men’s mark by 2:26. She was followed by Alicia Kaye of the U.S. (51:01), Lucie Zelenkova of the Czech Republic (51:02), Sämmler (54:43), and Van Vlerken (56:20).
Nice to see Lucie's name in there.
The whole of SA's AWA letter deliveries it seems- all the pics online that I found were dated 15 Feb 2018, even in other languages. Maybe they didn't bother sending them to SA AWA athletes!
You had any reply back to your emails as yet?
I put more faith in Ironman. SAPO are probably the culprit here.
My shirt arrived on Monday. The parcel was opened, but the shirt was intact. I am actually surprised it arrived. The shirt fits way better, and is better quality imo - so not disappointed.
You cannot compare your CTL to someone else's...
How so? CTL is just a representation of work/effort over time.
Non-athletic friends are one thing, Ironman widows are another matter altogether.
. Really tough balancing family and training especially if you have little one as well. I can see why long-distance triathletes have such a high divorce rate (Google it, it's a real thing)
We don't have kids, so I don't have the same time constraints as people with larger families do. But, I can imagine it being a real thing. Personally, if we had kids, I would not be doing this at all. There is no way I would be able to juggle everything, unless the kids are older, or I have a massive support system of parents / in laws / full time nanny, etc. Luckily, my hubby is so supportive, he lets me get away with almost anything time wise. I think it is however very important that we all have something in our lives that we love to do, and follow a passion. A lot of couples lose that individuality as well I think.
As for my mates, yeah, lost our closest friends because my best female friend was super critical, would get very, very offended when I couldn't go out from exhaustion on a Friday night, and told me I was too ambitious. I even got told I was getting old because I would fade at 11pm. Human nature is very odd, and it's always the closest ones that hurt us the most. I wouldn't change my choices though. Just one of the many things that triathlon changes. Thankfully my family are so supportive and understanding.
Fantastic, thank you. Will def start doing that from tomorrow morning. How many speed work sessions should I do per week? Something like this, all the way up and until I start a program for IMSA?
- Tuesday: speed work session
- Wednesday: 30 min brick at race pace
- Thursday: 30 min zone 2
- Friday: speed work session
- Saturday: 30 min brick at race pace
- Sunday: 120 min LSD run, zone 2
I would break up the two speed work sessions into a hills session, and then track. For the hills set, do something like a 15 minute warm up, 15 minute run at threshold pace and then into 200/400m climb, run back down to recover, go back up (3 or 4 times). This is good to build strength in your calves and glutes.
Track, you can do repeats of anything from 200m to 800m. You will have to check your suggested paces in an online calculator. For this you will need to do a 5km time trial. I usually do a 5km TT every 6 to 8 weeks to check that I am training according to my current fitness and speeds. My coach has us doing up to 2km repeats at insane speeds. Throughout the first one, I always wonder how I am going to make it through the rest of the session, but by some miracle, I always do. Almost throw up on some sessions they are so rough. I must say these sessions are the hardest, but I think necessary to get faster.
Also, you can introduce speed work into your long runs. So, do like 7 x 2/3 minute intervals at threshold in your long run. It's called Fartlek, or speed play.
I think speed work should be in every program, every week.
With a half IM you can still train and have a fairly active social life, with full IM training, it becomes very difficult to maintain that social life.
I noted that my non-athletic friends did not take kindly to my training at all. They took it as an affront that I was choosing to train over them 
So, my shirt has still not arrived. Don't think it will. Anyone else still waiting?
This^^^ just makes our lives easier so we have to mine and scrape less, especially for specific markets like cycling.(that being said suunto and strava do a lot for us already)
We have more valuable data sets and capture more than you guys realize buy ya data is money.
Pfft the private companies are more careful with their data than the government, remember the government had one of their 30 odd gig backups with over 20million ID numbers and possible title deeds freely available to download by accident last year.
Private companies know the value in the data and will protect it especially from competitors.
And you know private is better how? Because you have not seen it in the press (big breaches of data by private companies), does not mean it does not happen. Most companies are woefully unprepared to protect private data, some massive public companies too (which companies are bound by a whole different set of rules and regulations).
Just putting it out there. Use it. Don't.
50 Ironman-distance triathlons in 50 days
in Multisport
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Was just a little over 15 hours.
Swim - 1:07 (quite a bit faster than her usual pace)
Bike - 8:02
Run - 6:11
I watched the Iron Cowboy documentary, and it took a lot out of him. I would be very worried about the long term impact. Adrenal fatigue would scare me.
The Iron Cowboy was so out of it on one of his rides that he had a crash from falling asleep on his bike. And that was from an experienced triathlete.
I take my hat off to Ashley Horner. It is a remarkable achievement if she can get through it all. And doing it in such a public way means there is no room for failure. I just hope she is being honest.