IceCreamMan

I like my TomTom multisports watch. It works well and is relatively cheap. Battery life is only an issue when I am doing Ironman distance which is only once a year, half ironman no problem. I get around 10 hours of use out of mine without the Heart monitor. Its NB to switch of the sensors otherwise it looks for the monitor and this uses battery life. Battery life is the only negative in my opinion and non entity for anything but ironman.

Checked the rules, as individual athlete the age limit is 16, as a member of a team its 12. Nice one, hope my lil lad gets into Tri's one day too.

Thought there was an age limit for Tri's?

Subsidise the athlete costs..... don't just advertise on the back of our expense and effort

its a glorious f*****..... and the guys paid emselves bonuses

Reckon I am up for the event on the 14th....a lil bit of training leading into xmas

Shops and retailers are not obliged to honour a deal at any price including the marked price.... so its only an offer not a commitment. So the shop legally cannot be forced to sell you anything at any price.... however in interests of customer satisfaction its always good to honour a mistaken price...... the price of 0.00 is obviously an error and there is the reasonable man issue..... their reply to you is also a tad shitty though, a simple sorry would be so much better...let it slide, chalk it to experience and don't use them again

Hi , sorry to hear this .... I think I passed the scene the medics were already attending to you...just after the photographer if I remember correctly. Glad to hear you ok, heal up quick quick.

Yip, tough event, the wind was relentless BUT it was excellent training..... Await official time but reckon around 3.40 or so...the last 15 took me 45 minutes hahahahaha

I did not pre-enter and just picked up an entry this morning at sportsmanswarehouse....HL here ..7:35.

I am not putting in 15 hours a week at the moment and only expect to get close to those numbers around dec/jan ....I currently putting in between 8-10 hours a week. If I want to finish in 12 hours I need to go 15 hours , with my current regime I reckon around 15-16 hours which is ok...I am doing it to finish it ,not for any time accolades.... Comrades is going to steal a lot of time too and then only running which increases the risk of injuries etc..... I reiterate though , the human body is an amazing machine and if you in a good physical shape and have done training iron man should be doable , of course it depends on conditions on the day too. see how u do at Trirock and take it from there. The biggest error relative novices make at Tri is to go out to hard and come short later on... if u pace an iron man to finish in 15-16 hours I don't believe you need 15 hours a week every week. Tri rock in Durban has a relatively easy cycle course however there is stoll 500 metres of climb and depending on the wind can still be a tough event ...if you finish in around double yr 5150 time i.e. 7.5 hours then with 6 months until iron man I see no reason why u could not complete an iron man.... but lets see what the experts say.

I reckon comrades is far more difficult than iron man.... but I have never done either so take my advice from where it comes. the cycle leg of iron man worries me especially if the wind is about which is very likely ..... I reckon if you dedicated and continue training you should be ok in iron man.... the human body is far more capable that what we think it is.... iron man (in my opinion) is about being conditioned but nutrition and hydration on the day to keep the body moving.......17 hours is moerofa long time too

Midlands now has a new bike route with similar climb to 70.3 so its not an easy event as it used to be. It can also get hellish hot in the midlands but this is good training...the organisers are generally very very good about it and allow ppl to remain on the course and in the event ..the run is in the midmar sanctuary so its safe to carry on ... don't let the hour less deter you ...by end of November you should be in the ball park to finish within 7.5 hours anyway...but let trirock be your guide in this. if u complete trirock within 7 hours or so u will do midlands within 7.5 hours if you continue training ... midlands would be a great event between the trirock and 70.3 ultras... nice vibe in the midlands event too..and accommodation is failry cheap at the resort itself .

Good stuff...see you at Trirock....looking forward to that. then I will do the 5150 in germiston....midlands in November .... may do the sun city one as well..time and importantly money, it is an expensive sport due to the costs and accommodation, transport etc....

Nice one ...... first Tri is always about learning how tri's work, how yr body is working , transition activities etc.... my first tri was not trerribly enjoyable as I was focusing on the processes and procedures of tri's more than the tri itself..... well done, next is is an ultra..... then iron man ..... swim of 27 is excellent hey ..my brother in law who is a long time hard core tri athlete also did around 27 minutes.

the local made up wheels have a rider limit of 210 pounds so depends on what you weigh I guess. I would say the local wheels are the better deal considering the after sales factor, but that's just me

So how did the event go?

well I am shocked by this, and the other post made about pushing the ou off the road... are cyclists a bunch of neandrathals ...wtf..I hope they catch the ou and nail him for attempted murder or something...

I was in CL looking forward to a good event to improve my seeding for the summer season, worked hard in winter with loads of hours in saddle and spin class...this was my kick off event for ultra tri's and iron man 2015...alas not to be...but I got ogg lightly ...hope the others injured are ok.... Rather fall now than later in season.... Happened fast, you always think u have time to react, reality is in peleton situation u don't.... No point in crying over spilled milk....await to hear from LBS and insurance and look to some hours in the cradle an race for victory event....

My race went south very quickly....11 Kay's in feeling strong, weather was good...some ou in the pelleton fell and the ripple effect caught me out.....bike kaput...arm kaput however I got off lightly ...some ppl got hurt far worse..... Medics did a good job, thanks to them.,.... Now to get estimates of damage and hopefully the insurance come to the party...

ideally for endurance events your HR should be in zone 2.... 5150 is not really enduarance though as its short enough to go all out.....not sure things like cardiac drift will even come into play as it sounds like you have been training nicely . so just go for it , as others have said leave the HR monitor at home and just enjoy the experience....

Pity but so it goes. Collected my number this morning, fast, efficient. Weather predicts a bit of cloud an rain with coolish weather...perfect for a caaaaaaacle.....

For the swim events the free entrance is normally restricted to the competitor only.... I have always had to pay for my son and wife to get into valley of the waves...I suspect its the same with this but I could be wrong

Seeded in CL cos I am slow, due to start at 07:25...early morning trek from JHB....

Hi all. I have entered this event ...does it start at Sun city proper, i.e do I park in the normal parking lots....secondly can my wife an kid go to valley of the waves while I am out there cycling.... apologies for the questions, newbie to this event. thanks