FanieFiets Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Entered, now to get running again!.....can we change the topic to 'Lourensford Duathlon'?
Iwan Kemp Posted March 6, 2012 Author Posted March 6, 2012 Entered, now to get running again!.....can we change the topic to 'Lourensford Duathlon'? Done!
CatGirl Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) This seems cool! How many of these off road duathlon events takes place around here per year? Hopefully not just this one Daar is nog die Greyton Classic in Junie oja..eks in Edited March 6, 2012 by CatGirl
Zac.A Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 once again I can either do the "kiddes" race or not enter because i'm not 16
Iwan Kemp Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) I'm in. Noticed that the distance went up to 40km, but has since been changed back to 30km. Edited March 27, 2012 by The Crow
CatGirl Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I'm in. Noticed that the distance went up to 40km, but has since been changed back to 30km. oh? was looking forward to a 40km
T-Bag68 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Hay guys, Im also doing it, very excited about it :-) Not to sure what the weather will be doing ? But what are you going to do...?? Do you run it and ride in cyle gear or do you change cloths, other than the shoes.... Thanks... have a gooden :-)
FanieFiets Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 oooo, info is bit sketchy for the event. Tried to enter 2 people last evening as the cut-off were 12:00 (pm), which I interpreted as midnight and the organisers as afternoon. Dont they know that there is no such thing as am or pm? Send everyone a mail Spoke to Andre that does the logistics and apparently you can enter on the day as well. Why is there no info on this on the website? Then I'm still waiting on all the other info such as number collection. Actual distance, the team still says 40 km. Racking etc. Does anyone know where I can get any info, all my mails is thus far unanswered.
FanieFiets Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Hay guys, Im also doing it, very excited about it :-) Not to sure what the weather will be doing ? But what are you going to do...?? Do you run it and ride in cyle gear or do you change cloths, other than the shoes.... Thanks... have a gooden :-) Best is if you have a tri short. You cycle and run in it. Theres no place to change, so you will be nakid in front of the crowd. So I encourage it if you are a female, not if you're male. If you do not have a tri short you must make the choice of either running with a cycling short and looking like you deposited something or a bumpy cycle!
T-Bag68 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Hay FanieFiets :-) Thanks for the advise, and the humour .... Unfortunately I dont have Tri shorts... so a lump in the pants it is :-) I intend spending more time on the bike than I do running.... I wish I could help with some of your questions, but I cant focus, I keep looking at your bikini girl
FanieFiets Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Duathletes who raced at last year's Cape Town event at Zevenwacht will be interested to know that the mountain bike course at new venue Lourensford Wine Estate outside Somerset West is a little easier this year, but is nowhere near flat. Elevation per 15km lap is 322m. The lowest point on the course is 102m above sea level and the highest is 268m.The terrain is a varied and interesting one on scenic gravel roads between vineyards, orchards, pine plantations and indigenous fynbos. There's singletrack mostly through dense vegetation, which will make for exciting fast-reflex riding, but still be manageable for mountain bike novices.
webs Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Who else did this race and how did it go?I did it and enjoyed it very much.The weather didn't look to good on my way to the race, but it held out nicely.Did rain a little bit on the bike course, but not too much.The run was flat through the vineyards and the bike course was not too technical.Would be nice if we can get more of these types events in the WCape area.
FanieFiets Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I did it and enjoyed thoroughly. Couple of gripes. The organising regarding entries, picking up numbers eg were atrocious. No one knew what was going on and they didnt even know what day licenses were. Cheaper, but sure TSA wont be impressed. No sms, mail were send to tell us what time and where numbers must be picked up, what time racking is eg. The distance of the team event were incorrect on the site.The with an amazing venue like lourensford we want to do trail running. 3 km of the 5 km was on the grass field, extremely boring. The bike leg was fun though and great value for money, I like the shirt. me and my girl finishing up. http://alkaos.com/images/4682012_03_12_totalsports.jpg Edited April 16, 2012 by FanieFiets
Iwan Kemp Posted April 16, 2012 Author Posted April 16, 2012 Participated in a team - me on the bike, neighbor did the running. Was great fun. Nice route with a good mix of terrain.
FanieFiets Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Participated in a team - me on the bike, neighbor did the running. Was great fun. Nice route with a good mix of terrain.we finished within a minute from each other!
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