Garfield2010 Posted September 26, 2011 Share I have done the Bonitas 50km marathon on 18 Sept. Last weekend I did the Joburg Tri. So the only thing that is left is a long bike ride. The Valverde 168km event in the cradle on 8 October seems the obvious choice. Am going to ride the 6 laps solo on my own. My aim is 7 hours. Any one else doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share Good luck, that sounds boring as hell. Edited September 29, 2011 by gripen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share That said, I'm tempted. Hmm. Route profile? Though I guess it doesn't matter. Are you going to draft where possible or pure time trial? 168km on the road bike.. that's going to hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_stig Posted September 29, 2011 Share Agree - that is going to hurt. My IM this year helped inspire my decision to start saving for a TT bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share I scraped together a route profile in Google Earth. Looks manageable. http://i52.tinypic.com/i1g1h1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Time trial bars not allowed so I will basically go at it on my road bike. Plan is not to draft but take it lekker rustig. It is all about getting 7 hours in on the bike. Some company would be great though.... Dit gaan vokkin vervelig wees. Sal dalk my Drifta en I-Phone op my handlebars mount en rugby kyk of iets!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted September 29, 2011 Share Its the same route we used for a marathon brick session before IM this year except we parked at Something Country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share I heard the Cape Town elevation delta is 2800m or something. Over 168km, this would be 2400m. Comparable.. and altitude. I will also take it leisurely if I do this, road bike is gonna suck. Gonna have to take the Clip-ons off and put them back for the Energade race the next day. I'll see how much damage Energade does on Sunday, predicting none and planning a long run in the afternoon. I'm expecting to average somewhere in the ballpark of 26km/h for Cape Town. So 6.5 hours seems on the mark for this race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Why put the bars back on for a drafting race? Anyways, after this race, Harties BSG wil just be to stretch the legs a little bit..... So join me, we can leave our coolerbox at the registration tent which is next to the road. So every lap we can quickly stop and refill etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share Let me get back to you, need to check my schedule. Will decide on Sunday night. Why use the bars? More comfortable. And I have the bars, may as well use them. Might not find a group that rides at a good pace at these races so will need to time trial a bit. Sounds good, organised training ride :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 29, 2011 Share There will be blood............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 29, 2011 Share I phoned the organisers. no bars allowed. I told them I am goling solo but they said no....... Ok please let me know. We will not be sorry come 6 November...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 29, 2011 Share Damn, bars would have been nice for a 6hr ride. New record on the road bike. SIGH... Let's say I'm 90% in, need to check with work colleagues about standby blah blah. Yes, will not be sorry, I do agree. Should even squeeze in a brick run, but let's not push it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Not a bad idea.... Maybe we can do a 4km brick run. Although with the run route in Cape Town I am considering walking the first 7km's as it is uphill and the hopefully run the last 35km in 04h00....... Hope to do the marathon in 5:30 and the bike in 7 plus the swim in 100min...... Hoping for a 15 hour race..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripen Posted September 30, 2011 Share I'm a bit undertrained for an IM distance. I'm not going to peg a time down with all those hills. I'd say "just finish" but if I'm going to be still running in the late evening, that's going to be a bit unpleasant The swim should be ok, it's flat afterall ;-) but the bike, I dunno. Those hills look rough. Will see about the marathon, the first few km on IM will always be slow. I'd be happy if I can do somewhere in the region of my time for 2011 IMSA. Add an extra hour for the hills. So if I can come in somewhere around 13.5 - 14 hours I'll be happy. Edited September 30, 2011 by gripen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield2010 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Apparently the new cycle route only has 1,800m climbing in total........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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