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    Crazy Socks

    dave303e replied to SRMTB's topic in The Bike Room

    Work and formal attire, socks should match the suit or pants and if the suit or pants are of a lighter shade then socks may match the shoes. Ie in semi formal work wear pale chinos and brown shoes would require brown socks. Thomas Fink has a rather useful guide to being a gentleman in the modern world, called the man's book. Worth a read.
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    Crazy Socks

    dave303e replied to SRMTB's topic in The Bike Room

    also, R925 for a pair of socks.. https://www.wantitall.co.za/sportinggoods/injinji-run-lightweight-crew-large-skully__b01mubg5pq?gclid=CjwKCAjwrNjcBRA3EiwAIIOvq66Y6FUvcevvcBDEzOuhdK2v628KUoxMR7h6EBuXxVFZzTYjbVM4DBoC8IgQAvD_BwE
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    Crazy Socks

    dave303e replied to SRMTB's topic in The Bike Room

    like you even need socks for cycling
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    You know what I am mildy disappointed with is that the Futurelife Dual pouches can only be bought in ridiculous quantities, Basically is it a food security item, but for these events they are perfect, I managed to get hands on a few for EA last year and they were perfect. It is a plastic sealed thing, with 2 separate pouches, water in one side, futurelife in the other. Super easy to carry and hardy, can just chuck it in a bag or pocket, designed to be distributed at rural schools or given as rations to guys going underground for a work day. Anyway you squeeze the water side and the seal between the 2 pouches breaks, shake it up, bite the corner of and drink it one time. I will take baby cereal, PVM Pap, futurelife or similar over a protein shake in an ultra ultra distance( 2nd of course to actual food) Here is a demo of the twin pouches... http://www.equaltrade4.co.za/index.php/why-twin-pouch
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    Dr Barrow sunninghill
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    Or like the American said at EA, "we run marathons to train for EA, you train to run marathons, we run marathons as training for something bigger"
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    Depends on the month, most of them are part of races, Wolkberg was a 40, Cyanosis was 45km, Pilgrims was 40( 2 20km's with a cycle between), wartrail (60km skyrun), X-Berg(only ran 40ish before withdrawing) few 25km trail runs and there was a 38 on the spruit because I was bored the one sunday, Training distance running is the usual 35-50km a week.
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    I committed to Karkloof 100 again this year on Friday, so 3 weeks to prep... Base is good, have run at least one long run a month for last 5 months so am not too worried there. Did some more leg testing this weekend, all seems good that grind gear is solid, will stick to the usual training now until raceday. Hopefully it will be better than last year, certainly feeling stronger, fitter and in a better place.
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    yoh, did anyone follow the UTMB, it was rather exciting, big names dropping like flies, the live stream on youtube was epic as well
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    Good luck to all, I will sneak a few longer runs in, just test out the legs and find that grind pace/gear...
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    Interesting one on training, in Walmsleys pre UTMB interview they were talking about his training block, 3 weeks back to back, 225km/week, 15000m elevation gain and he did it an hour faster every week. I love the way they did it though, camped up in the mountains where they set up a base, no cellphone signal just a group of guys out there to run only going into town for resupply.
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    you really only need 800 lumen, buy a smaller light and spare batteries
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    If you into numbers and training stats, you can bring strava stats into powerBI and build your own dashboard and build from there...
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    I usually aim to get 35-50km running a week(every week for nearly 8 years now), then 2 hours wattbike and then squeeze in the rest... As for training for karkloof 100 last year: 10 weeks out I upped my running to like 70km/week, 7 weeks out I went for a stupid long run and got runners knee, didn't run for the following 4 weeks and only wattbiked and paddled, for the last 3 weeks I went back to my usual 35-50km/week running. You can see those 4 weeks of no running in the result though, turned at 50miles in under 10 hours, finished over 24 hours. Edit: I am still on the fence to race this year, will decide today or tomorrow...
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    How are you all balancing your training in terms of hours breakdown, obviously you are mostly all cycling as well a bit? finding that balance between running, cycling, strength work, paddling, and climbing is a constant fight for me
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    ok so on a more exciting front!!! UTMB We get to see Killian Jornet vs Jim Walmsley head to head this weekend, I reckon these lads are going to turn themselves inside out trying to beat each other... I think Walmsley has the pure speed at that distance but Jornet will be stronger in the mountains and all that matters is that this is going to be good to follow!!!
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    it is also the highest point in Mpumalanga hence another reason it is popular.
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    Looks like you may get your wish...
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    Well imagine you have run- 100miler, 2x 60km skyruns, 40km sky marathon, 50km across the lower berg only to be told none of them count as qualifiers. But you can run a 42 with 1200m descent and only 200 ascent to qualify. Basically because they base their qualifying on fees paid to a governing body and partnering club event, not on will this person be able to complete this 'tough event.'
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    their qualifying criteria was a load of c**** anyway.
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    The water is looking good at the moment, fairly clear, still rather cold though(paddling not swimming). If you swim there, best to stay within the buoys triangle, the paddlers usually paddle around the outside of them so it will keep you out their way to a certain extent, don't swim on thursday nights(canoe timetrial). Better option, come paddle swimming is only meant to be done when you can't run, cycle or paddle... or to stop drowning...
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    I think most get it sorted with physio, bio and rest. I had the release surgery and then a lot of physio and bio work to correct the underlying causes.
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    Had an awesome run at Cathedral peak, if you wanting a tough 20km run, this is probably he best out there, worth the drive, and worth the effort. Drakensberg showing off it's beauty as usual. Went down to run it with my girlfriend so I had an 'easy' run, (still hurting this morning haha). https://www.facebook.com/pg/CathedralPeakHotel/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2205950532780715&__tn__=-UC-R
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    Think the extra weight definitely will have had something to do with it, good luck getting that ITB sorted again... On a not when it comes to running packs and gear I honestly think it is worth weight weenie'ing about that sort of stuff, rain jackets, base layers, torch etc. You need them to be good, but you don't want the heaviest pack out there. For AR I managed to get rid of an entire KG from my pack without compromising performance in the gear, take some time draw up some comparisons and rethink what you need for a race.
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    not plastic clip ins but actual dual edals: https://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/shimano-pdm-324-pedals
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