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  1. Ronniek
    My bakkie was due a service and I dropped it off at Reeds N1 City this morning. Due to there being no drop off service I elected to run home as opposed to waiting for the wife to finish the school run. Halfway through the 12km run home it hit me, this is the reason why I aim to be as fit and healthy as possible. Not for the medals and the goodie bags but actually being able to live and experience life as comfortably as possible. What an enjoyable experience. Seeing the sun come up while running never gets old, testing the legs on unfamiliar roads and hills was awesome and comparing where I was a few years back in terms of fitness made me realize how fortunate I am to be injury free. Have a great day out there everybody [emoji1474]
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    Nothing better than seeing the sun come up on a run. I use a head mounted light as well, cheapie that I bought years back and just never got to upgrading. Does the job well enough as you only need it for an hour maximum in winter. Also despite the obvious advantage of not twisting an ankle on a run the far bigger advantage is that cars and cyclist spot you much earlier.
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    I had the unfortunate incident with last years Three Peaks that my phone popped out of the pouch on my pack and shattered the screen. Hence me being quite worried about it. Luckily I don’t need it on the road that much but on the trails definitely. Will try your suggestion and see how it goes.
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    I’ll start off by saying that I haven’t tried it on the trails yet. In terms of comfort I found it to be exactly what I hoped for. It easily took my soft flasks and none of the jiggling and movement I had with the backpack. However, the compartments at the back are inaccessible to me without having to stop and take the vest off to access it. That in itself isn’t a deal breaker as I can theoretically stow everything I would need to access in a hurry in front. The issue though is that none of the pockets have drawstrings but are instead elasticated. I would feel really uncomfortable stashing a phone in there and having to worry about it popping out unnoticed. Also once the elastic starts wearing I don’t know if it would hold my bottels securely? Like I said I would use it for my 30km long runs on the road with no issues. I would hesitate taking it out on the trails and having to worry about losing my phone or keys. Might have to strap one of the other belts for the sole purpose of carrying my car keys and phone.
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    I have pulled the trigger on the Aonijie yes. Have taken it for a run and as I told the wife it is good enough for road running but will probably end up buying another better suited for the trails. Ok I didn’t tell the wife that as she would undoubtedly point to the cupboard full of belts/backpacks/bottels that were good enough for the road/trail/etc [emoji2363]. Thanks for the link [emoji1474]
  6. Ronniek
    Ag no so sad. RIP.
  7. Ronniek
    Thanks for the feedback guys. Delivery should be on Thursday so should try it out on my long run this weekend.
  8. Ronniek
    Aonijie Moderate Gale 2.5L Hydration Pack available to buy online at @TAKEALOT We offer fast, reliable delivery to your door. https://www.takealot.com/aonijie-moderate-gale-2-5l-hydration-pack/PLID56261841 About to pull the trigger on this vest. Anybody have experience with them? Must be honest, I would rather spend the R700 instead of the R2000-R3000 on the Salomons. Fitted it at the Run store in Bellville and spotted it for R300 less on Takealot.
  9. Ronniek
    I have settled into a routine for my runs. Wake up about an hour ahead of the time I plan to run. Have a cup of coffee and browse the forums, news etc. 45 minutes after my cup of coffee I plonk myself down on the throne, insert my contact lenses and normally I’m out of the door on the hour. That said I have had to duck into the bushes on a few runs including one memorable time during Winelands marathon where the bush I chose was as popular as an Engine One Stop’s toilets on the N1. I have also lost a glove or two when I didn’t have a piece of white gold on hand as well as one buff.
  10. Ronniek
    Backpack with a 1.5l bladder. Pre lockdown I had actually started shopping for a vest as I had come to the same conclusion. Either way getting a vest now will not be a waste.
  11. Ronniek
    Since Sunday I have been pondering this. I done the Virtual Half Comrades using my hydration backpack and it was horrible. My calves and shoulders definitely felt it. Yet I don’t see any other way of doing things going forward? The carry my own movement is definitely going to pick up steam going forward.
  12. Ronniek
    I done the 45km. I knew it was going to be tough, just didn’t know it was going to be that tough [emoji23]. Just before lockdown I ran a comfortable 3:28 at the Hemel en Aarde marathon which was quite a hilly route. I eventually collapsed at my garden gate today in 4:29 [emoji23]. Lockdown has made a big difference in my fitness.
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    Belhar cycling

    Ronniek replied to Duffy's topic in Group Rides

    Hi Duffy. My uncle normally rides with a group from the Ravensmead area. Don’t know your skill/their skill levels but if you want I could send you his number?
  14. Ronniek
    Cannot understand this. Have made peace with the no Comrades this year and revised my goals. Doing some treadmill work with lots of core and cross training. My revised goal for post Covid wil be a new 5km pb. Maybe even try and finally break that sub 20. Not gonna spend my lockdown running thousands of 70m loops around the house l.
  15. Ronniek
    Hats of to you but I can never see myself doing that. Dusted off my treadmill, it will have to do for now. Alternatively, maybe I should start doing my route around the house using my trail shoes [emoji2363]. Has a sandy bit that just sucks the life out of me and dodging tree branches and the washing line every round is not my idea of fun.
  16. Ronniek
    After 5km’s around my yard with elevation gain of 121m I found myself thinking that maybe the treadmill is not so bad after all. Will have to give it a decent clean and lube service today.
  17. Ronniek
    I will continue training. If push comes to shove and Comrades is cancelled it might just push me into running a Washie if that isn’t cancelled.
  18. Ronniek
    With me my left knee normally lets me know it’s time for a new pair of shoes. Have pushed a pair to about 1800km’s once but generally do about a 1000km’s on them.
  19. Ronniek
    Anybody else blown from Caledon to Hermanus in the Hemel en Aarde marathon yesterday? That tailwind on the downhills my goodness [emoji15]. I enjoyed the race, ran quite conservatively until about 30km’s then dug deep to make my target time of 3:28. Those downhills with that tailwind hurt! Plenty of other people complaining that marketing it as a fast route was not quite truthful. I think if you had a look at the route profile you should have known what to expect though.
  20. Ronniek
    Apparently the organisers of TOM have agreed to accept West Coast as a qualifier subject to prompt updating of your profile. This is as per the Cape Town Runners Community on Facebook.
  21. Ronniek
    I had enough of those to just bite the bullet and get a watch. Demoralizing when you finish your run and see that [emoji2363]
  22. Ronniek
    We here in Cape Town have been quite lucky with the addition of the False Bay 50km on the 10th May. Perfect date for the last long run.
  23. Ronniek
    You missed an absolutely perfect day at Red Hill. Weather was great, no wind to speak of. It might not have been my fastest marathon yet but I finished the second half feeling absolutely great and thoroughly enjoying it. Instead of Peninsula or Cango I’ve decided to do the Hemel and Aarde marathon next. Perhaps consider that?
  24. Ronniek
    Since I started running it has been in Maxed shorts and shirts. Refuse to pay Nike/Adidas etc prices on something I wear only when running and that’s gonna end up sweat stained in any case. In terms of durability it has lasted me longer than what I would have expected. Comfort wise also not too bad. Have done plenty of long runs in them with no chafing.
  25. Ronniek
    Ok thanks. A 05:30 start sounds quite reasonable to me. Also get up at three on race days so that doesn’t seem strange to me as well. Then again, as a shift worker I am used to early starts.
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