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Mitchell Barrett just sent me a copy of his ID card. Same scam on a gas braai I'm selling.

So Cape Town Marathon and 94.7 completed, all for CHOC. I'll be running Johnson Crane Marathon on January 28th and then it'll be Midmar weekend, which will look like this: Thursday 8th - 4 Miles in the water Friday 9th - 4 Miles in the water Saturday 10th and Sunday 12th - I be swimming 4 miles on each day, but with a twist. I'll be running 3km to the start each day. The runs will be in my trusty cow onesie! So Saturday and Sunday will be 6.5km of swimming with 12km of running in amongst the swims. ALL FOR CHOC. That's 26km or swimming with 24 km or running over the 4 days! Please help with any tiny donation: Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I've just started watching Queen of the South

Whoever is reading this may or may not know that I try to raise funds for CHOC at every opportunity. Usually, it's in the form of swimming the 8 Mile Charity event at Midmar, with 2024 marking my 9th attempt. This year, I thought I'd mis it up a little as the feat does not seem as impressive as it did the first couple of times I did it, with many of my mates suffering from "donor fatigue". So this time around I figured I'd try something very different and perform multiple impressive feats all in the name of the little legends CHOC looks after. My race calendar therefore looks as follows: 15th October 2023 - Cape Town Marathon - Running - 42.2km 19th November 2023 - Ride Jo'burg (94.7) - Cycling - 97km (it'll be my 10th) 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th February 2024 - Midmaar Mile - Open Water Swimming - 16 Miles over 4 days There will be other little events and what not added in amongst the above three events, but these will be shared as they come up. All I'm asking for in return is a little donation, big or small, to CHOC who does such amazing work looking after childhood cancer sufferers and their families. September is Childhood Caner Awareness Month, let make a difference for these little fighters. Have a look at my fundraising page and feel free to send this on to anyone who may be keen to donate. Thanks in advance. Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation

My two little terrorists, brother and siter, hand reared from birth after being found with umbilical cords still attached.

I had mine done in 2008, under local anesthetic. I got a call from the doctor's rooms around 90mins before I had to be there, I was told this would happen. Wheeled into theatre on time and was home around 2hrs after the procedure. Apart from some discomfort for a few days afterwards, it was pretty easy. I even managed a business trip down to Durban two or three days afterwards, only difference was that I needed an automatic rental car for this particular trip!

I'm happy to pay fees for these events. I know where the money goes, I don't need the goodie bag and the rest. All I'm after is nice routes, water and proper medical care. This was a well known event, with one of the "Big Two" ER companies in attendance. It just seems that they send entry level responders to these events. When I approached the organizers, I was simply offered a free entry for next time. I told them I'm happily pay if they ensured appropriate medical care for those unfortunate enough to run out of talent on any given day!

I agree 100%, although I wouldn't put much stock in the medics at some of these events. I fractured a vertebra in an event in August 2021. Once the WhatsApp was sent with location, the first responders were told I'd lost consciousness. Neither examined me at all, but rather transferred me by bakkie to the nearest water point where I was handed over to another paramedic. I was then told to wait on the tailgate of this one's bakkie whilst they waited for an ambulance. no examination from #2 team either. My face was banged up pretty bad, turned out I had a broken nose too, also needed about 20 stiches in said face once I got to hospital. Ambulance arrived and I was put in a jump seat, not asked to lie down, and was transported. via ambulance to the starting point. The lady in the ambulance did try to clean a rather nasty gash on my knee. When I got back to HQ, I was asked what had happened, there were five or six paramedics there. I did tell them I'd lost consciousness for a bit. I was not examined and asked to lie down but given a deck chair to sit in and asked to wait for my wife to come fetch me. Because she was travelling form JHB to Cullinan I got a bit bored and was "allowed" to wander around the event without being checked. In short, over 10 paramedics/medics saw what I looked like, heard what had happened to me and no one thought to check me out. CT scan revealed a spinal fracture, broken nose, and other injuries, no one checked me out. This was a well-known ER company and it was laughable. If my injury was worse and I wasn't adequately examined, I could be in a wheel chair now. I don't put much stock in event medics after this. We're on our own!

So I've been riding a long time, albeit with far less mileage than I would like. Let's call it only around 20,000km over the last 10 years or so. I'm pretty fit, with plenty of running and swimming between rides, which are curtailed by fear of bike jacking and lack of time to get in any decent riding (I have kids who are worthy of more time than my bike). So, coming down a relatively inert slope at an event in August last year, I ran out of talent and saw my ass. This is the type of hill that I descend without thinking and have done for many years. This time, however, I managed to dig my front wheel in and go over the bars. The result was that I broke my nose, cut my face up, loads of roasties, top to tail, and managed to fracture the T6 vertebra in my spine. Whilst I was lucky to have escaped with the result I did. Whilst the neurosurgeon has told me that I am to expect a 12-18 month total recovery, with the green light given only to swim on 11th January, I'm keen to hit the bike again. I am aware that my age (46), and my injury preclude me from behaving like I used to, but I'd like to get to the point where I am comfortable on the cross country trails again, after all, this is where I enjoyed my MTB the most. I'm a little nervous to get on a bike again, but also cannot wait. Anyone here had an accident that left them unsure of their future on two wheels that got over it, and how? The will is there, the understanding of the need to take it easy is definitely there. What I'm looking for is an idea of how you got over the fear of permanent damage in order to enjoy the thrill of riding your bike again! I'm not keen for the black stuff, I've never been a serious downhill racer, but I'm so eager to inject just a little bit of adrenaline into my life again, without the fear of course...

R11,700? Where?

So we kick off on Thursday, and time is running out, training wise and fundraising wise. Between the two of us we've managed to reach R7,800 for me and R5,900 for my daughter. Please can I ask anyone who has even R100 spare to go to our fundraising page and drop a couple of buck in for the kids of CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. These guys really do amazing work. Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation I managed a long swim yesterday, although the weather has hindered getting too much open water time in. I'll do 2km's tomorrow and the same on Wednesday, with Midmar kicking off for the 8 milers on Thursday. Please help if you can.

So we kick off on Thursday, and time is running out, training wise and fundraising wise. Between the two of us we've managed to reach R7,800 for me and R5,900 for my daughter. Please can I ask anyone who has even R100 spare to go to our fundraising page and drop a couple of buck in for the kids of CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. These guys really do amazing work. Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation I managed a long swim yesterday, although the weather has hindered getting too much open water time in. I'll do 2km's tomorrow and the same on Wednesday, with Midmar kicking off for the 8 milers on Thursday. Please help if you can.

So we kick off on Thursday, and time is running out, training wise and fundraising wise. Between the two of us we've managed to reach R7,800 for me and R5,900 for my daughter. Please can I ask anyone who has even R100 spare to go to our fundraising page and drop a couple of buck in for the kids of CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. These guys really do amazing work. Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation I managed a long swim yesterday, although the weather has hindered getting too much open water time in. I'll do 2km's tomorrow and the same on Wednesday, with Midmar kicking off for the 8 milers on Thursday. Please help if you can.

I've owned so many Garmins, every fenix since the 2, two Forerunners, and three or four Edges. When I've had issues with anything, Garmin has simply swapped the units out for a brand new one with no questions asked. In fact, I had a 910XT that they replaced four times dues to software issues that wound up having been caused by my computers virus software and they were amazing in figuring out the issue and getting it sorted out. Only issue I have is that they are only available in Rosebank which is a mission to me.

This is this morning's swim. Since being cleared for training on 12th January, I have managed to get 27.8km completed in the pool. Tomorrow, I will do my first open water swim in a long time, and the first since my accident. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. I will be trying 4 miles, one after the other, something of a simulation of one day of the event. If all goes well, i may try the same on Sunday. Donations remain open, check out my site... Jason Raath is raising funds for CHOC | kydrin foundation