Katy

Joburg please

Does anyone have any recommendations for someone who can install a couple of panels and an additional battery? I've got the equipment already.

For now yes... In New York city 1 in 500 people died in about 5 weeks, so in a few months we'll see if the Karens were just being silly.

I think if you're 89th in line you have a pretty good chance of getting an entry. We had a similar number last year and then got an entry about 2 months in advance... and then we couldn't do it

I had the same thing when I was 17 years old- tore my L5/S1 disc while playing squash. It was a couple of months later (of no exercise etc.) before I was eventually referred to a neurosurgeon. I had the surgery, 9 years ago now, and I've recovered 100%. I don't have any pain when running/ mountain biking etc. I find though, that playing squash does cause my back to ache. This all happened before I started cycling, but cycling was the one activity the my doctor recommended would be good for me to do afterwards. I would imagine that it won't be too long before you're able to train- on the road or a trainer at least. I couldn't sit for a week afterwards and I struggled to sit for three hours during my exams, which were 2 months later. I do believe that although surgery is frightening, it was the best (if not only) option for me. I can do everything now that I used to do before, whereas, if I hadn't had the surgery I wouldn't even be able to walk properly.

Keen to join for the 68km

Thanks guys. Think i'll give it a go. Not looking forward to the bumpiness though. Even on my 29er DS

How does the 100 compare to say, day 2 of sani2c?

Sounds great

Ah, man, that's awful! I hope you manage to figure something out. And crying at work is a perfectly reasonable reaction. Sucks for him as well! I may be joining you in that boat soon but still holding thumbs I won't be.

The question for me is more, "What do you do if work tells your partner that he can't take leave anymore?" How much of a temper tantrum are you allowed to throw?

Try Linden. They have demo bikes which you can book out.

Nice work! Told you your prep was fine

Well, the 2nd lady there seems to have been on a tandem, and if you check the racing tandem group, it seems that there were other ladies on tandems that actually went faster that that (but they probably rode with men). The first lady does seem to be extremely fast though!

I've never had glandular fever, but I went through a phase of getting sick once every 2months or so, and my doc prescribed beriglobin. I had one shot and it helped me a lot. I think that it basically just "helped out" while it was in my system, and gave my body a bit of a chance to recover and build my own immune system. I wouldn't recommend taking it too regularly, or for people who're perfectly healthy, but it sounds like it could help you a lot. That said, why not chat to your doc about it? I don't think you can get it without a precription anyway. Good luck and hope you recover soon.