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This will be my first Tri. A little worried about the swim as its also my first openwater swim ...and I dont have a wetsuit.

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Marathon A batch B batch C batch D batch Reden E batch F batch DeCleated HALF MARATHON A BATCH corrie kuilder B BATCH C BATCH D BATCH Madvics (not too fast,not too slow,just in the groove!!!) E BATCH FUN RIDE

Can anyone confirm that if you enter for the FULL then you can do the LITE for Free?

is it the length or the girth that matters?..........

Im in for the Marathon! Only rode there once before.....it was tough. Cant wait to get the legs working on those uphills!

Im in for the Trailseeker #2 hakahana marathon! Cant wait to tear up those rocky uphills!

Have to get the applicator wet before lubing can commence ....

Im IN! I have registered and paid! This will be my first Triathlon! I hope its a good start to something bigger!

I was seeded in the I batch for the half Marathon. It was a rather easy race and not technical at all! Finished in 02:08:41, though I should have pushed a lil more. Great day out. RESULTS: Marathon jcza 03:16:18 - GC 89 RossW - 3h21min57s GC 128 TooTall : 3:25:50 GC : not good enough Blitzer 3h31 GC 202 DomP - 3:40:57 WezGK 4h12 davetapson 4:16 Half marathon Corrie Kuilder 02:00:14 GC 195 Mr Winter 02:01:03 GC 212 Riaan Coetzee 02:01:52 GC 223 Nickc 01:57 GC 165 DeCleated 02:08:41

Marathon A Batch AJP MTB hooligan B batch Lapa jcza C Batch RossW D@vid D Batch E Batch IdeJongh happens when you don't race much F Batch WezGK DomP Surprize GreatGusto 58.74 Unknown TooTall IdeJongh Rumkat#2 River Rat & Wife, plus Red Bleeder! Dirtracker Half marathon A Batch FLAT29 but woke up with the flu this morning B batch Riaan Coetzee Purnjap C Batch NickC D Batch I Batch DeCleated(Gaan my gat in Rat moet kry) Unknown Muggins Corrie Kuilder Zaskar09 Fun Ride 20 Fun Ride 10 Carma

First race this year was Rooiberg Marathon last weekend..... put my seeding at **** for this weekends Half Marathon.

So when you guys are doing the 70.3, I will be doing my own lil mental 70.3 at Exterra. Cant wait to finally do it!

Did the Marathon. Almost Died! Th uphills didnt end, but it was awesome singletrack and good training to see Im not fit enough! The water points were really awesome! A great experience and I will def be back next year!

Let's start a participants list again ... we can update with seeding once we get it. Marathon jcza DomP Wesley kloppers (WesGK) RossW David TooTall IdeJongh Half marathon Riaan Coetzee Muggins Corrie Kuilder NickC Purnjap (returning after 1 year of injury) FLAT29 Zaskar09 DeCleated Fun Ride 20 Fun Ride 10 Carma

Is there a reason why the BelaBela is more expensive than the other Triathlons of the same distance?

Im in for the Half. Doing the full Marathon at Rooiberg this coming Saturday. That should be nice enough hill training...

I would like to hear feedback on this. Seems like quite an interesting idea.

Any suggestions on a good bikeshop in the Joburg/P-town area when looking for a roadbike? Theres a lot of shops in PTA east that mainly focus on MTB. Are there minimum specifics when looking at gears,groupsets and all that jargon? I would like a bike that would keep me happy for at least 3 to 4 years. If looking at a 5-7K range bike, what would I get more when looking at something in the 12-20K range? All these questions, all these dreams......lots of sleepless nights.

If MTBikes are allowed then I will most probably see you guys there!! It will def be a first for me! The PTA Guys, would you say the hill on Hans Strydom(Solomon Mahlangu) between Garsfontein and the Constancia turnoff would be good enough training for the uphill of the Cycling route?

What a bunch of helpful Tri-hubbers you are! Thanks for all the info so far. Now another question, this time in the cycling department. Ive got a MTB and know my way around MTB terminology, but for propper Tris I will need a road bike. What I know about road bikes goes as far as the ones with the thin wheels and the curvy bars. What should be minimum criteria, except for the all important size and fit? What sort of level should the bike be, entry, midrange, dont have the dough for high end at the moment. I would probably use it for road races as well, although I prefer doing them on my Unicycle. The prospects of another bike is sooo exciting, the Wife might not agree

Do you mean a running coach?

So Im new to the Tri scene and have a couple of questions. My swimming training is going well and I swim 3 x a week and intend on doing so right through the winter. Cycling is picking up and Im entered into the BergandBush Descent in October so I think cycling wise Ill be ok. Now the running is the problem. Im currently not running too much and not entered into anything running wise. What times should I make on 5 and 10Kay runs to be able to survive a triathlons run? How many runs should I be doing weekly and how far or how long? Im interested in doing exterra Full and Lite and then also some other Tris in that has a 10km running distance. Im not in it to win it, would just like to be able to finish in decent times.....before they start clearing the venue. Appreciate the patience in answering.

Had a good laugh. Makes sense as well......

This post is waaaaaaay Late, I know. Im new into the Triathlon scene, yet to do my first one, but Im doing a lot of training. My Wife is very supportive and also quite active herself. I swim 3 x a week at 5AM and then try do some running in the afternoon. Cycling is usually over weekends. Now I have an observation and question: With all the training during the week and going to bed tired, I can feel my sexdrive suffering. i know Ill get bashed for this , but Im just too tired to even think about it. Over weekends its better. How do you guys work that into your equations?