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Wazza

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  1. Carbo-load for the following day............ with beer ! You sound like my partner WackWack. He's an alcoholic with a mountain biking problem!!!
  2. Jeez dude! We there to ride not puza it up!!!
  3. Thanks for the answers so far guys. I see there are a few of us doing it for the first time. It sounds like a jol!!! Let's say you're an average rider. You should then finish at around 12pm if all goes well. What do you do the rest of the day apart from cleaning your bike? Damn! I can't wait.
  4. I wan't to start this thread because this is my first S2C and I have a few questions I would like to ask. I think there are a few others aswell that have some questions, so let's ask them and hope the experienced guys can help us noobs out. How do you get your vehicle from Underberg to Scottborough if you don't have support crew? What spares do you take along and can you get spares along the route at the water points? What food do you pack in and how do you prepare it in the race village, or do you get food from the camps? I'm sure there are other questions and I will certainly be adding a few more as the event gets closer. Thanks in advance for the answers.
  5. Radman, what happened? Hope you ok? Now that you mentioned it, I also noticed the lack of medical assistance. One of my mates fell and had a few roasties he wanted cleaned up. He also had to go home for this.
  6. Well, we did they race eventually on Saturday. Just a few points regarding the organisation and our experience of it all: - As mentioned in a previous post - I collected 7 race number on the Thursday and was then told to collect the goodie bags on the morning of the race. - When we got there there was one helluva queue and after a 30 min wait we were told there is water bottle and lip-ice in the goodie bag. So we upped and left it. - When a friend stood in line to collect his t-shirt there were only small and x-small left. - The race started 30 min late as a result of all the number collection and goodie bag collections. - I measured 37km on my computer and a friend measured 35.7km on his Garmin 705, which can only be more accurate. The race was advertised as a 30km. Now I don't have a problem with the distance, if only I had known before the time. At 29km I got a puncture and saw a hill ahead, which according to the route description, should have been near the end. So I decided to push my bike for the last km. Only to see at the top of this hill that the riders were far from finished. So I changed my tube and carried on till the end. Surely the organisers ride and measure the race before? What would the elite okes riding the race and preparing for a 30km say if the end up doing a whole 5km more? - They ran out of medals. I hope the organisers take note of these things and prepare better next time. BTW: how was the D2D?Wazza2008-09-15 00:19:26
  7. I was thinking the same thing. I went to FPC in Brooklyn to get 7 race numbers for friends and colleagues to avoid the rush. Now we all have to stand in the queues tomorrow for the goodie bag. Damn!
  8. Besides, what manufacturing defects would arise on a secondhand bike that would not have been picked up by the first owner?
  9. Go back to the manufacturer if there is a manufacturing defect.
  10. Will they be showing his race on tele? If so, when and what time?
  11. I bought mine from the exact same shop, same price. I am so happy with them, no problems. Must be a dud shoe. I'm sure they'll replace it.
  12. Wazza

    suppliments

    Suppliments are just that, suppliments. The best form of getting the required nutrition is through solid, healthy, nutritionous food. Suppliments are for supplimenting things that you don't get through your normal diet. In order to preserve and build muscle you need to consume about 1.5 to 2 grams of protein per kg of lean body weight per day. Now if you are a lean 80kg, you need 160g of protein per day. That's alot of eating. So a protein shake here or there will help. But drinking only suppliment shakes to get your protein and carbohydrate requirements is not going to work.
  13. Wazza

    suppliments

    Haven't there been cases where muscle starts to come off the bone from excessive use... Can't say I have heard of this before. It is most probably caused by over training, not the creatine. Kind of like shin splints. The muscle tears away from the shin bone which causes a sharp pain in the shins. But this is due to overtaining or doing too much too soon, not from creatine.
  14. Wazza

    suppliments

  15. Wazza

    suppliments

    I hear you. That's why creatine should be cycled. 1 month on and one month off. When you are on it you should go all out in intensity, whether it be cycling, weight lifting etc. It helps the muscles recover quicker which in turn will make you stronger. When you are off it you will lose the water weight but hopefully still keep the muscle that was build. If you eat too much salt you will also retain water, so it's much of a muchness.
  16. Wazza

    suppliments

    Creatine does retain water, but this helps in nitrogen being transported to the muscles. This helps the muscle build and recover quicker. All rugby players are on creatine, maybe that's why some of them cramp up . Creatine is probably the most well documented and researched suppliment out there, and to date there are no negative side effects.
  17. Wazza

    suppliments

    Phedra Cut is a stimulant that has quite a lot of caffiene in it. That is what's makes you shaky if you are sensitive to these stimulants. It is essentially a thermogenic fat burner that assists the body to use it's fat reserves for energy. It also raises your heart rate that keeps your BMR up to help burn those extra few calories. The bodybuilders use it to cut down to their contest weight while on cutting diets. It will not miraculously help you get rid of your beer boep. Best taken on an empty stomach with a glass of water. To prevent lean muscle loss from endurance excercising, you should take a whey or protein supplement, or just eat enough protein (chicken breasts, tuna or lean beaf) after your workout. If you don't have too much bodyfat your body will start using muscle for energy. Creatine is also a good muscle preserver and muscle builder. Think of it this way: endurance athletes are lean and not very bulky, whereas shorter distance sprint athletes are more muscular, because they don't do endurance training and do HIIT (high intensity interval training). The best way to build and keep lean muscle and lose the fat is to continue training hard, but 90% of it is in your diet: High protien, good quality carbs and low fat.
  18. I'd go for the Stevens. I love those white wall look (like taxi tyres) rims.
  19. Damn. I'm gonna have to go to Monarco to get hold of Robbie.
  20. I did the 70km, my time was just way better than yours !
  21. Hi, I'm quite new here. Just a thought on the race, for those of you that did it. It was a nice tough course, not as tough as the Monster but challenging. It was supposed to be 40km. Me and a few others measured 43km. That last 4km's loop was really not called for . I only noticed 2 water tables, one at 4km's and the other at Teak place at 28km's. Not a problem as I have a Camelbak, but was wondering if the other okes noticed? Thanks
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