sani 2 c???

[Eldron]

my aim with this is to force people to think beyond what they are force fed, to question the norm - what is wrong with that?

 

when i first heard of this race many years ago i thought - "cool, a race that goes up/down sani pass! this should be awesome" - having cycled up and down sani pass i was pretty excited at the idea of it being part of a race, but the name was misleading, so right there and then a false perception was created by the people organising it.

 

clearly this post has ruffled some feathers as people get pretty emotional about their precious race names. to them i say, get over it! to question the name of a race is not an insult on your personality, unless you are so insecure that you see the fact that you participated in a race as an extension of who you are.

 

Excellent post. Thank you for demystifying the unknown.

[Octavian]

my aim with this is to force people to think beyond what they are force fed, to question the norm - what is wrong with that?

 

when i first heard of this race many years ago i thought - "cool, a race that goes up/down sani pass! this should be awesome" - having cycled up and down sani pass i was pretty excited at the idea of it being part of a race, but the name was misleading, so right there and then a false perception was created by the people organising it.

 

clearly this post has ruffled some feathers as people get pretty emotional about their precious race names. to them i say, get over it! to question the name of a race is not an insult on your personality, unless you are so insecure that you see the fact that you participated in a race as an extension of who you are.

 

Thanks. We will all set aside a minute now to think beyond the names of races...

[gogo@]

Thanks. We will all set aside a minute now to think beyond the names of races...

What I'm thinking, what I'm thinking... who ate all the pink gym pills - or what?

[Kranswurm]

thanks for proving my point. this is why i will be cashing in on using the name of Mt Kilimanjaro for a race that will be taking place in gauteng.

It will be called the "killi to cairo", and even though it doesn't actually follow the exact route as the name suggests, it represents the hardships and triumphs one can expect from such a route.

 

the trend of naming a race "the this to that" is actually not very original and lacks imagination. names like the cape epic, tour de tuli, or trans baviaans are way more descriptive without sounding like every other "this to that" race name.

 

I do agree with you re the Sani bit.Never understood why

Reminds me of the Dakar....change the bloody name!!

[HowellingWulf]

my aim with this is to force people to think beyond what they are force fed, to question the norm - what is wrong with that?

 

when i first heard of this race many years ago i thought - "cool, a race that goes up/down sani pass! this should be awesome" - having cycled up and down sani pass i was pretty excited at the idea of it being part of a race, but the name was misleading, so right there and then a false perception was created by the people organising it.

 

clearly this post has ruffled some feathers as people get pretty emotional about their precious race names. to them i say, get over it! to question the name of a race is not an insult on your personality, unless you are so insecure that you see the fact that you participated in a race as an extension of who you are.

...would hate to know where you think the Wine2Whales finishes...

[sadamhussein]

is this section not called rant & rave? excuse me for speaking my mind...

[Kranswurm]

...would hate to know where you think the Wine2Whales finishes...

 

Just a wild guess..........on the beach?

[HowellingWulf]

Just a wild guess..........on the beach?

...so are you telling me that the okes do not actually finish in a whale?!? Bloody madness!

[dracs]

...so are you telling me that the okes do not actually finish in a whale?!? Bloody madness!

No man. Its obviously in W(h)ales

[sadamhussein]

...so are you telling me that the okes do not actually finish in a whale?!? Bloody madness!

 

so you are saying that for the New York marathon there is a very real chance that it doesn't actually take place in New York?

smartass, if the name implies a geographical location, then common sense suggests that it takes place there.

[sometime]

...so are you telling me that the okes do not actually finish in a whale?!? Bloody madness!

 

Now that you mention it I'm curious how they start at Wine? Is that in a giant bottle or barrel? Or maybe that just pour a little wine over your head as you start and slap you across the cheek with a whale fillet as you finish? That must be it.

 

Also how dare the Tour de France organisers call it the Tour de France when we all know the race has over the years incluced countries like England, Holland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland etc. They should really rename it Tour de Europe!

[rattlesnake]

stoopid thread....

[DIRT EATER KZN]

If you really want to be anal it should be Underberg School to Scottburgh School. Sani2c sounds a lot better. Underberg and Himeville are in the area known as the Sani Saunter, the same as various places make up the Midlands Meander.

the area is called kwa sani

[Nancy Drew]

This thread has just gone and ruined The Grape Escape for me........... now I have no idea what they're going to make us escape

[DIRT EATER KZN]

so you are saying that for the New York marathon there is a very real chance that it doesn't actually take place in New York? smartass, if the name implies a geographical location, then common sense suggests that it takes place there.

chop

[BLACKvoodoo]

Is the '100 miler' this week end starting at a town called 100?