Dadbod Racing

I miss SSC for this.

Anyone finding it really difficult to motivate yourself to keep training?

I'm going to race in Nov 2021. I'll keep on with the training up until then.

Maybe? A mate of mine was trying to get a slot for March 2021 and was declined because of the limited numbers. Hopefully South Africans start washing their hands and we stop touching our faces and the numbers go down??

Sorry okes... I feel I jinxed this event..... "However, limitations put in place by the South African Government on athlete numbers at sporting events continue to remain in place. We therefore regret to share that, due to these ongoing regulations on athlete numbers, the IRONMAN African Championship cannot take place on March 14, 2021 and has been rescheduled for November 21, 2021" #truestory

According to the mail yes, but who knows... If things continue as it is we might get more than a Waggy Finger from Uncle C. His next "my fellow South Africans" speech might be telling us Port Elizabeth is closed until further notice.

Welcome to the IRONMAN African Championship! We are so excited to welcome you to the IRONMAN African Championship. We know you can’t wait to take back your race and hear your name being called “YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!” Feel the fire within you, your passion and spirit as you take on this spectacular course..... etc They forget to mention, how much hurt your going to feel but it's all good....

So who got an email? Did it shake things up, has reality set it or have you convinced yourself you still have time? lol

It's like these folks are oblivious to anything outside their car.... I watch how some folks drive and they either don't care about what's going on around them or they don't know what's going on around them. What to do, what to do...

Thanks, I just thought to myself that I should ask admin to remove my post cause this is supposed to be a positive thread on riding with kids and here I am moaning. :-( You're right about not meeting the Golf driver! This weekend I'll try and get the girls out on some trail and leave the negativity behind :-)

A few weeks ago I decided to surprise my eldest and brought her bike with to come and fetch her. The idea was for my wife and I to fetch our girls and I'd cycle home with the eldest (she loves cycling, the 11km trip home was an adventure for her) So we did this a few times and she loved it. Lately I've been busy at work so we didn't do it for a while. So I pulled finger and wanted to make the most of me working from home so decided to surprise her again on Friday. (I play the bad dad alot by saying no to things and go and do it anyway but I see they know when I'm joking or not) So I stayed at the car and my wife went to the gates to fetch them (parking is a nightmare at the school) as she walked towards the car I saw her face (eyes she still had her mask on) light up and it was an immediate yes. 5 mins later we're on the bike and the trip home is a mix of bike lanes, suburban streets and an occasional pavement and I've made it clear to her she needs to look out of pedestrians and go slow. Everytime we do this 90% of people give us the thumbs up give her way shout well done dad etc.... But Friday past things could have gotten very ugly, I followed her on the pavement, then shot past her to check the road, look left right left again, scan the main rd for cars turning into the rd we're going to cross and I gave her the go ahead to cross, I watched her go across and some **** in a Golf decided to not indicate, cut the corner to get infront of her and I was helpless, my one foot clipped in I couldn't get to her in time and I shouted for her to brake. Luckily her reflexes kicked in and she stopped in time, the **** just brushed her wheel it was skew she didn't fall off or anything and she went over and stood on the pavement. Within seconds there was a crowd around us people came from across the street to check if she was ok. The **** in the golf just drove off, she kept of saying she was fine ... I was shaking I just held her for a few seconds then the rage kicked in. Two guys came walking up and told us that the **** had parked at the school further down the road so we took a ride to the school. We took a ride to the school and only when the security guard stopped me to ask who I'm fetching did it sink in, I wasn't thinking straight and decided then just to cycle home. I can't say what I would have done or how I would react so we just took it easy on the way home. Anyway I told her we won't do that anytime soon because some (and I mean some a handful of conceited, selfish, mindless ******* idiots who think they are more important than they actually are) spoil it for the rest. So yeah, to the **** in the Golf 5 and the 2 women who cut us off I hope the 5 or 10 seconds saved was worth it.

Ironman SA 2020 Edition (November) is not happening. Log those long runs and rides boys and girls.

Swim training, what's that? I'm going to ask to defer my entry, not sure how successful I'll be with that but I'd like to whole painful exprerience, a run bike run isn't the same as putting your wetsuit on, being nervous as hell, peeing in your wetsuit at least three times before you even take your first swim stroke. I'm running a bit not as much as I'd like to. How's everyone elses training coming along?

I was there too on Sunday, our Ridgeback recently got his shots which means we can take him out now. One happy Husky and one super happy Ridgeback!

I'm not a fan of cats. They strike me a shifty no ****s given characters, the type that when things go down they'll throw you under the bus without even thinking. I like a pet that when **** goes south your pet is going to be right by your side saying I'm not speaking until my lawyer gets here.

How do we even get a straight answer out of Ironman? I also can't see it happening and if it's a run-swim-run then I'd prefer racing in March 2021. So am I arranging tires then?

I've never come across a lazier dog than our new Ridgeback, first week he was here I kept on making excuses for him... He's not used to us and the Husky or he's tired... Second week I've found out he's just damn lazy! My daughters get upset with the Husky when he hurts the Ridgeback when they play fight, what they don't see is when they go to bed, Mr Nightowl wakes up and terrorizes the Husky before falling asleep on him! PS I have lots of pics but for some reason the photo hosting sights aren't playing along.

Is the theory behind the no swim to keep the distance from other athletes? I thought that the swim starts are now in smaller groups?

@BBLBotha and Jiggs I have some tires we could burn... just saying. We can sing songs with the word Demand and 2021??

Phuck that run, bike ... run more... Oops did I say that out loud?

I'm personally hoping it doesn't go ahead in Nov as I could use this time to do some serious DIY on the house we recently bought. What I don't want is, to get stuck in the house and then realise that the race is going ahead and there I am trying to wing an IM. It won't end well. (I can hear the 6 funeral dancers music already)

Sooooo 1 July 2020 is anyone pulling their finger out their ar*e and starting to train? Will it go ahead in November?

The 6 year old showed the 9 year old how things are done. I have to stop her because she gets too involved. Anyway they both very brave and love their doggos.

Give me strength! It feels like all I've done all today today was stress about work and break up fights... What were we thinking?? Having a 4 month old Husky and getting a 2 month old Ridgeback? I told the Husky that him biting the Ridge on the back was a rookie mistake, my 6 year old just burst out laughing. She has no idea what it means but it was funny hearing her repeat it back to the Husky all day yesterday. Anyway, back to tonight. This Husky is going to see his moer soon, Lion Dog's little jaws are impressive. his little guy snaps and stands his man.