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  1. shaper
    Did one and done last year, finished with a Bill Rowan medal
  2. shaper
    If you are hitting the wall at 30+km then your pacing strategy is wrong and you are going too hard, probably in the first 10kms, which impacts not only your aerobic engine to run long, but your body with cramps, pains or muscle pulls. Slow down more on your longer runs in training and build the aerobic capacity
  3. shaper
    Pretty much the majority of the UK races are in imperial as are road distances. Sending man to the moon might be standardized in metric, but local running races or driving to the next village/town is in miles and not kms
  4. shaper
    Article is runners world where half the world runs in miles, so principle is the same you can just do 16/16/10 if you need metric. It is a strategy to consider, and rather pedantic to nit pick??? And most runners pushing for a goal time will break it down into 5km splits as well as what they go through halfway at.
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    If you have trained for a goal time and have been hitting the pace in training then you should achieve. As for strategy that works for me: + First 5kms, I run 5-10s under race pace, don't get carried away with the hype and especially if there are 21km runners in the mix at the start. + The when warmed up, relaxed aim to hit race pace until 32km + 10kms to go pick up the pace if you can and are feeling ok + 5km to go give it all that is left, run on adrenaline, heart and knowing the finish is near and it will be all over. The last 5kms is all mind games and start breaking the distance down into known distances you run to make it easier to manage, like 3kms to finish would be from my house to a main road. At the 41km mark, for me that is 3 laps of a track. Mentally it makes it more manageable. Using this strategy I generally negatively split and am close or below my goal. Good luck and enjoy!! Edit: you can also look at the 10/10/10 method https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a29342955/marathon-training-strategy/
  6. shaper
    scroll up on to Fox/ESPN, then start scrolling right to BTSport, the orange arrow after shows there are more to scroll to off screen, then when on Eurosport, hit ok/enter and should bring up the channels. This week only 2 have been working though of the 4 shown. You might also find cycling in the Supersports shown in the middle of your screen Edit: spend some time just scrolling around and seeing what is available, where things are etc, there are many screens and what they call the tiles (widgets) It's a hacked feed, so maybe in SD, maybe in HD. At least you get to see cycling!
  7. shaper
    Use your remote to scroll around inside the Aspire build until you get to this screen.
  8. shaper
    Scroll across to Sports TV, then scroll up and across to the one after BT/Sky Sports, you will then see Eurosport
  9. shaper
    It is more common than you think in endurance athletes https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/endurance-athletes-heart-health-research-2021/
  10. shaper
    Record with your garmin at the same time, you can add your smart trainer as a power meter if not already done so,
  11. shaper
    Anyone tried Temu yet? https://www.temu.com/ Started operating to SA on 17 January 2024 https://mybroadband.co.za/news/investing/524602-chinese-online-shop-taking-on-wish-shein-and-takealot-in-south-africa.html https://mybroadband.co.za/news/technology/524178-we-tested-temu-with-surprising-results.html They use Buffalo Courier for delivery, so not via SAPO like Aliexpress
  12. shaper
    Look forward to seeing a Giant in a Makro near you.... https://www.mtbr.com/threads/giant-bicycles-to-be-sold-at-some-dicks-sporting-goods-stores.1228475/ Desperate times, make for desperate measures, possibly at the expense of bike shops https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2024/02/11/giant-agrees-sell-kids-and-mountain-bikes-dicks-specialty-stores
  13. shaper
    Try ActivityFix https://www.activityfix.com/ you can create rules based on each bike and will auto change accordingly and automatically. See GPLama review
  14. shaper
    Yes you can, then the following week, 2min off 2min on, the week after 2min off 3 min on and keep building distance/time every week. As dave303e said, lots of free online download pdf's for couch to 5km that you can follow. When you run, run at a pace you could have a normal conversation and not out of breath huffing.
  15. shaper
    You just buy a temp licence for the race until you get your 2024 licence. So there is no barrier! Organisers are trying to grow the sport, it is however not them to blame when it is an Athletes South Africa problem who issue the licences
  16. shaper
    ASA have always been like this and don't know why they cannot do things sooner. Every year, you enter races in early January and February and use the previous years race number. Licences are usually only available towards the end of February As regular road runners, you get use to this scenario.
  17. shaper
    Hippo's have been at Cradle Moon for over 10yrs. You only have to look at their Facebook page for posts on the hippo's going back years
  18. shaper
    As you say you are new to MTB, you would be better spending money on a skills course, learn the basics and good skills then you will be able to do a lot with the bike, let alone just the back!!
  19. shaper
    The decision will be really dependant on your goal for IMSA. If your aim is just to finish and budget is tight stay with your Giant, comfort over 180km is important. so perhaps consider upgrading the wheels to more race wheels. The Argon 18 E114 is an oldish (2011) frame and I suspect quite heavy and probably with old components and the tubbies, so would not see it as an upgrade. If IMSA is a once off, then upgrade your wheels. If you are looking to continue in the sport afterwards, then if you go with upgraded wheels, could look to save and find a more modern frame and then groupset and build a tribike over time as your budget allows.
  20. shaper
    I doubt these bikes will come into the local market, If this is a syndicate as others seem to think, then they will be shipped out of the country and sold
  21. shaper
    Kodi is mostly good for live tv (worldwide tv) and then series and movies (which will be on demand as you scrape for the series etc). Depending on which build you installed there maybe a TV guide, so you can see if and when the re-runs are, else you can often find past races on Youtube or other links
  22. shaper
    Just came across this Free VPN for Google Chrome Extension plugin. Looks fairly new. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/akcocjjpkmlniicdeemdceeajlmoabhg As I use Kodi, I have no need for a VPN, perhaps someone can try and give feedback.
  23. shaper
    Also found the same, that is why I went back and re-installed to a more stable version of 20.1 for Kodi
  24. shaper
    Tried kodi v20.3, find it slow when navigating and a bit buggy. I have reverted to v20.1
  25. shaper
    Which build did you install and does that build say it has the sports addons? You can also search to see if any of the sports addons on this list are on your build then you should find Eurosport https://www.wirelesshack.org/top-sports-addons-for-kodi.html Alternativey try the Doomzday Aspire build I linked above. Then you should be able to scroll to Sports 1 & 2 and find Eurosport directly else look under Daddylive Sports or any of the Sports TV addons where you can find Eurosport. Cycling is also on Astrosports and sometimes Fox Sport, as alternatives. There are many Utube videos on setting up kodi and even Facebook groups discussing which builds and where best to find which channels you specifically want.
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