Emazing

The real solution to this problem isn’t just putting a bandage on it by installing Truecaller. It’s ensuring that race organizers don’t force participants to submit their private details, only to sell them to marketing companies for profit. The goal here is to push for a petition that requires every company selling race entries to respect anonymity and privacy."

That is still disruptive and you still get the calls

No it will not let you buy the entry!

how then do you get you race times ect

It’s incredibly frustrating that entering a race often means being forced into receiving marketing materials without the option to opt out. Even worse, after purchasing a race entry, getting bombarded with relentless spam calls and emails becomes an unnecessary hassle—especially when it’s clear the source is from race organizers or their partners, as proven by using a dedicated phone number. There should absolutely be an option to opt out of all marketing communications so participants can focus on the event itself, not dodging unwanted calls. This issue isn’t isolated; many others are likely dealing with the same problem. To combat it, filing complaints with consumer protection agencies, using call-blocking apps, and reporting spam numbers can help. Pushing for stricter data privacy regulations in sports event organizations could also pressure them to respect participants’ privacy choices.

MTB are fantastic. Riding with friends at Amahela Race - some of the team having major technical issues- and then Superman Chriss from Triathlon cyles in Newcastle- come past offers help and spends 20 minutes fixing one of the bikes with a destroyed derailer. Then we have another issies and another chap stops and helps us and gave us parts ect - this is realy cool 😎 and a fabulous trait us MTB possess.

Thanks 😊

I ate well and drank well. I still think not was high cadence. lets see this weekend normal road bike.

hahah, you could be right!

I did eat well but the tell tell sign of the high Candace now that I think back is how my legs were burning and “legs sweating” 😓 yip I was thinking to my self I did not know legs can sweat “

60 years old. I was working hard but managed my pace. I will try a proper road bike this weekend and see what’s the story. also the front wheel was binding and I suspect that was also a issue see clips IMG_6168.mov

Yes, I’m pretty fit and I’m able to do 82 100 km without much stress. It may be my gears.

Yip crossed my mind. I’m going to do two things and that is a proper Road Bike and other thing is to go out slow and hammer the last half

Absolutely, I think you’re right because I fly up the hills and it’s only really on the straights where my cadence is high and there should be no reason why I can’t keep up with the bunch.