Gr3mlin131

At least for the 25km, it was at the start and end mostly, so did not bother me that much. Gave me plenty of space to get out of the bunch and had open trails for most of the ride.

I still have mine from the first year I did the race (it was my third actual jersey back then). But I agree, these do actually look good. If I did not have an entire stack that I am not wearing enough I would get one. Also srew the rules and what others think, wear what you like. Also my original 947 jersey was when I was 20kg heavier, so looks horrible on me now, but after the 6 hours of suffering in it I am not letting go.

If you try their Whatsapp you get the following for the MTB Very bad coms from them, hopefully the actual event is better organised.

And if you need to contact them, email and whatsapp gave me no joy. But the following number at the end of the contact page got me to a human finally (tel:+27120125205)

So for anyone still waiting I finally got this link after calling https://ridejoburg.co.za/mtb-start-time. Still no info on registration etc, but apparently the mail will come through today.

You can see al the start times here https://ridejoburg.co.za/start-times/. Looks like the last group starts 08h55

Anyone have any info on the MTB number collection or seeding? The race is in two weeks and I have not heard a peep from them,

I usually try to avoid the cradle just before any big race (947, CTCT, Shova and even Comrades). But now living far away it has been quite a while since I have been there. I also realized it teaches cyclist to not be aware of their suroundings because it is considered "safe". After a few rides with my wife (new to cycling) through the suburbs, she has gotten much better at looking around and thinking for other road users, much better than after just rides in the cradle. So in theory it should be a safe place to cycle, but this robs people of the skills they will need for the rest of the roads.

Seeded for E, but might be helping push people back in X. Not fit enough to hit Sub 3 this year, might as well enjoy the ride and help others actually finish.

So just got my seeding mail. I think they must have been very generous, if the normal group names are to be believed.

The number pickup will be at the FNB stadium. The expo will be there instead of the dome Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I think Friday it is still open till 20h00. https://ridejoburg.co.za/expo/ Also want to see how they do the Covid dance around that.

Sleep in and make sure you have enough water for the heat.

That is how I understand it as well, luckily my best race is the last 947,

Now very happy I did not enter this year, hopefully this will change back next year. That route has a special place for me, as it was my first ever race.

But I do agree that in anything written you should try to be as clear as possible. If something can be misuderstood, there will be someone that inteprets it that way and gets offended.

A lot of lucky guys on here. My last order on wish was just as lockdown started last year. I got the refund and forgot about it, only for SAPO to deliver it about a month ago. A little more than a year to deliver,

When the site is only on half the screen this is what I see. How do I get to this button that is visible in fullscreen? The active topics takes me to another feed, not the saved one?

Is there a way of filtering or ignoring some threads or topics under the unread content? Also looks like my stars are missing where I had comments previously?

O no, Tom Jenkins is not part of the race anymore. That was half the reason I was doing the race.

Don't you need a discovery credit card to do this?

It is better that way, scarred for life

Should be nice and muddy after the rain tonight. Think it is gonna be fun

If you didn't do as well with fitness points or health check this year, they topped you up to your figures from last year, or something to that effect. Woke up one day and jumped from silver to plat, was pleasantly surprised.

With a family history of obesity, I saw my boep starting to grow and knew I had to do something about it. Going to a gym, or even running can only keep me interested for so long, but outside on a bicycle I can cycle off all the pizzas I keep on eating. So currently I mostly cycle to keep eating whatever I like, and enjoying it as well.

How is Redhub for a first Tri? Seems they want to go ahead for 22 November. I am entered for Durban 70.3 next year, and Redhub might be good motivation to star training now. Have not been in the pool much since Durban was cancelled this year.