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I have only one gripe with the organisers. (Sorry ) The rest was perfect and yes, really nice touch of Racetec to sms provisional times so quick. iPODS!!!!! Not fair, not to mention dangerous! Its like racing on drugs. Please make sure you confiscate these cheaters iPods in the shute's.

Wannabe, no good deed goes unpunished. ;-) Seriously, finishing the DC will be a dream come true for me. I/we have trained my/our backside/s off, but I still need guys like you, if only as 'cheerleaders'. I hope to finally finish the DC this year. Don't all go packing up and leaving before our team gets there! Please. :-) We WILL make cut-off.

Agree with WayneP. We tried it too. Its crap. Nothing fun about staring at someone's back for 4 hours. Not for me anyway. If you want to get my back up, use the "because I have to wait for my wife" excuse when shopping for a tandem. Shame, so you have to wait for her. She is doing a sport. A sport, I might add, you love too. By riding (or trying to), she's showing you support. Would it kill you to once in a while cramp your style and do a slow ride with her. Stuff the tandem. Just go ride with her and appreciate that you have something in common, a love for cycling, that you can chat about. Having said that, I have tandem friends who love it and swear by it. I think they're a bit a bit 'off'.

Milky, disparaging the little guy, telling him/her that their efforts aren't that important. Its in the past and I'll let it be, but basically I was upset because, only if you were lucky / unlucky enough to be one of the back markers of the 50 Miler, did you have a remote chance of getting in on the Oakpics action as the 100 Milers would have started passing you and THEY were taken pics of. This we found out after the race, after going through all of their fb pics. Oakpics was only "tasked to do media cover of 100 miler". Now this might seem petty to you (not saying it does), but for someone who trains just as hard as the next guy and managed to better her time 'bietjie vir bietjie' each year, damn straight that medal and picture is important to me. I feel the 50 Milers were used (to fill in the financial gaps) and not taken seriously. Anyway, end of rant and end of story. Back to training.

Thanks so much to the organisers for only arranging/paying Oakpics for 100 Miler riders coverage. Real class of you and sends a super clear message.

Firstly, thanks very much for all the pics. Much appreciated. And thanks to the organisers. I loved the race, swan dive into the grass (gravel section) and all. Thanks Lylo, I passed the accident scene and it was very unnerving. Would appreciate more info on this though as I would feel better knowing for a fact he is ok.

From behind

As my friend was saying "may your happiness increase like the DC entry fee"!

I would LOVE for my kids to cycle to school. It's not so far (2km) and logistically possible. My biggest fear however are the parents dropping off and picking up their kids. After 5 years of witnessing this and sending emails to the Head Master, I've given up. My kids can cycle with me in the forest, but cycling to school will never happen. Just like you, I cycled to school, so it's sad not to let them be free and ride their bikes, but the saddest part for me is that that freedom is taken away by wreckless and traffic law lacklustre parents at their school and not taxi drivers, which I'm sure the latter gets lambasted regularly by those same hypocrites (parents).

Mtb only or road too? What's you goal? Specific race?

Thinking about it... Anyone have entry link please?

I have a 4-man entry available + 1 night accommodation (at start, not finish) if anyone interested. PM

Hammer works best for my allergies. Only the Whey (obviously), recoverite and recovery bars not safe. The energy bars are natural and gluten-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, no peanuts, etc. The fiz also gluten-free and no sugars or artificial sweeteners. Gel, same - msg-fee. There is one with caffeine. Everyone is diffirent, but this is the only product that seems to work for me. No side-effects. I think. :-)

That's terrible. Its almost as bad as generalising.

You have to qualify for the Comrades, which is actually my point, but I get what you are saying about the lottery entries.