tunariaan Posted April 2, 2012 Share Who's doing it , it will be my first one and i am looking forward to itany info about where to run hard and where to not will be apprecaitedThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac.A Posted April 2, 2012 Share All I know is that when I got back from school to enter it was sold out, and then I saw lots of people complaining about the entry fee. What distance you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 2, 2012 Share jip its expensive but i wanted to do it and i was lucky to get a ticketI will be doing the fullyou better rest with that its and see a good physio about it , also make sure that you try and do roughly the same amout of training on the road and on the bike Goodluck with the half , hope it doesnt hurt too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 7, 2012 Share hey gentsThis was one amazing run and also quite technical and tough, just the way it should beMy heart rate went sky high from the first km and only settled after about 9km's of which the first 9 where basically all uphillit started with 180beats on the first km and then stayed in the 170's till 9kmi didnt really train since i had an appendix op 3 weeks ago so it might have been something to do with the op aswellanyway, the run is stunning and they had lots of guys taking photos ,its higly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted April 7, 2012 Share hey gentsThis was one amazing run and also quite technical and tough, just the way it should beMy heart rate went sky high from the first km and only settled after about 9km's of which the first 9 where basically all uphillit started with 180beats on the first km and then stayed in the 170's till 9kmi didnt really train since i had an appendix op 3 weeks ago so it might have been something to do with the op aswellanyway, the run is stunning and they had lots of guys taking photos ,its higly recommended Still for the price is just a bit too much i commute through most of the route and cant understand why its so pricy. agreed awesome views and scenery but i dont pay to ride this route so the fee needs to be rethought. this just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 7, 2012 Share Agree but riding that route is mostly fire roads and open flat road, going zig zag up the mountain you wont be doing on a bike and then a presume getting all the medics and all the Table mountain rescue teams on a few different spots must have cost some bucksI agree its expensive but its one that i can tick off my listthe were some okes riding the bottom fire roads on their bikes,And adding the free puma trail technical shirts of over R300 and its not that bad Edited April 7, 2012 by tunariaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted April 7, 2012 Share the only reason i know i rode Thursday home from work and saw most of the signs went up plum pudding hill but then dropped down to rhodes where i think the long route followed a single track up and the short a bit further goes to newlands. wasn't aware that the t-shirt was free unlike the road run it was extra. makes the price reasonable but still pricy sad i missed the 2oceans half..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 7, 2012 Share was not the best condition and loads of runners , if i heard right they said there were 17200 at the half-it must be a nightmare starting in a block somewhere at the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted April 7, 2012 Share hi do you find that trail running benefits your cycling? looking to take it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 8, 2012 Share Hey, not only trail running but also road running , for me it feels like if you can run a good pace 5, 10 or 21km you can do any kind of shorter distace mountain bike race with very little training and still do fairly wellstading in the saddle seems to help my hill training again so it will be great if you can do bothjust make sure you get the right shoes for your feet specially if you weigh more than 80kg's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted April 8, 2012 Share I know it seems expensive but alot of planning was done on the trail run especially the medical side. There was a death on a previous trail run of 2 Oceans which has prompted all the preperations. If you guys noticed there was a rescue helicopter on standby and no less than 3 advanced life support rescue teams at Oppelskop, Saddle Rock and above Blockbouse on the steep descent which was more than a run but a scramble. This besides no less than 4 ambulances , and two offroad medical rescue vehicles. If someone has to collapse or fall badly any where on the upper trail between Oppelskop and the Blockhouse it takes alot of manpower and expertise to get that person safely down not to mention if it happened above the blockhouse there would have to be rope systems put in place to lower the person down. Luckily there were no serious injuries this year. Sometimes we are not aware of all the planning that goes into an event like this so that if something did happen to a participant they would get first world medical treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunariaan Posted April 8, 2012 Share Thanks Super Mario that explains it well to most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted April 8, 2012 Share Hey, not only trail running but also road running , for me it feels like if you can run a good pace 5, 10 or 21km you can do any kind of shorter distace mountain bike race with very little training and still do fairly wellstading in the saddle seems to help my hill training again so it will be great if you can do bothjust make sure you get the right shoes for your feet specially if you weigh more than 80kg's yeah. am definitely over the 80kg,hence i am leaning towards trail as opposed to the road surface. dont do mountain biking though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agteros Posted April 8, 2012 Share yeah. am definitely over the 80kg,hence i am leaning towards trail as opposed to the road surface. dont do mountain biking though .How are your ankles? Strengthen them up and get them used to the running thing by running on smooth surfaces first before you dive into the bundus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted April 8, 2012 Share hi, thanks for the advice- you're right, need get the tendons etc used to the activity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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