kingalton

Hi guys Got some time on my hands and been wondering what can be done about all these accidents and taking out of cyclist, runners etc I have started a twitter account called "I can drive while" I can drive while texting I can drive while tweeting I can drive while speeding.. Talking on my phone etc People always think, " it won't happen to me" that is until it does.. We need to educate people and if this twitter account can reach even just 100 people, it will maybe prevent one of us from being taken out by a car. If any of you are keen please follow and retweet the tweets. People need to be educated to the fact that things can and do go wrong. Twitter account is @drivewhile Thanks guys Alton

Agree

That's it, operating tomorrow, no way I can do Ironman... Super disappointing!!!!!!!

Haha

thanks for the comment sweetheart.. I was sticking to the rules on my ride if you read correctly.. The comment I made came from frustration.. I stick to the rules, but sometimes rules are meant to be challenged.. wakeup!!

http://www.iol.co.za/blogs/kevin-mccallum-1.2505/riding-a-bike-shouldn-t-be-russian-roulette-1.1662271#.Uybc802_nDc

http://www.iol.co.za/blogs/kevin-mccallum-1.2505/riding-a-bike-shouldn-t-be-russian-roulette-1.1662271#.Uybc802_nDc thehub made it into the papers at least..wonder how many non cyclist will bother to read this? at least its out there...

yebo, it was us and my first IM

I always wear gloves while training, saturday was the first time in years that I didn't.. this is what your hand looks like if you fall without.. getting them cleaned at the hospital was FUN

Even if we stick to the rules and ride single file, this happens, I think it is safer to ride 2 abreast, cars take less chances when passing!!

Driver stopped, but could see he was a clueless idiot, he didn't do anything to help..

well a few weeks ago i was held up at gunpoint - today i get taken out by an idiot driver. We were 95 odd km into our ride, coming out of cullinun, 6 of us riding in single file, i was riding in front of the group.. the guy came from behind, passed all the other guys and then hit me with his mirror first, then pushed me off the road.. i went off the road, onto the dirt, which was a drop of about 30 cm and did an endo, landed on my face and almost felt like my neck was going to break.. it happened so fast, i had no idea what happened. long story short, i got stitches, broken helmet, loads of abrasions and bruises and my hand is broken... end of my ironman it seems, they are operating on monday morning. will ask the surgeon to perform a miracle, but i don't think it going to happen... all the training, effort, cost down the drain... at least i live to tell the tail though...

Yebo, that sprint finish almost killed me haha

What were your guys times compared to 70.3 this year? I did 22 min faster here compared to 70.3.. Different course obviously..

Well done, great time.. Pity about the fall :-) we were sitting next to you in the beer tent..

Tough climb indeed.. Did a 5:14 overall, 31 swim, 2:46 bike, 1:51 run.. Bike was 95 km, run was 20.7

haha, very false... my average was close to 40 until that climb, ended with 34 average for the 2 laps....

Very tough race, well organised.. the swim was great, its a great venue to swim at. the bike was fast, except for the insane climb we had to do on each lap, according to my garmin about 13% gradient, it hurt the legs a lot for the run, had to stand and power up all the way.. Run went ok for the first lap, but had stomach issues on the last lap.. only problem was they didn't have coke for the run..

see you there..

rule one, crawling is allowed www.ironmansouthafrica.com 1. No form of locomotion other than running, walking or crawling is allowed.

Have you seen some of the comments coming from people on the hub? there are a lot of people who think aggression and violence can be used to sort issues out..

I use Teetree oil when I get them, usually clears up pretty quickly... sometimes you may need to lance them.. once lanced, clean properly and put some more teetree oil on.. make sure you shower and clean as soon as you are done with your ride, if you don't have access to a shower at least take your bib shorts off and put dry pants on...

I had a group come past me on IM70.3 this year, close to the end of the bike leg.. I had to sprint to catch up to them to tune them they are bunch of cheats, they werent amused, but its wrong ( felt that little sprint in the run later on ;-)

where you put the extra sun screen for later on? oh wait you already used the full tube :-)

hectic dude, glad you are ok.. scary thing...