Stretch Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 Who posted those 2 pics of the oke & girl falling off the floating bridge on the previous thread that died when the hub crashed? Would love to show my wife what I avoided :-) was me..from a mates Facebook..will find them. Skubarra 1
Guest Kalahari ou Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Obviously speed is the answerspeed gives stability
flymango Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Wishing Malcolm a full and speedy recovery. Not nice. From the Sani Facebook page ... Malcolm Estment, one of our riders, fractured a vertebra in his neck during a bad fall in the race and is currently recovering in Entebeni Hospital. His family is in Cape Town, so it would be great if riders in the area went to visit him. Farmer Glen, Mandy and Judy have popped in and he's very positive about his recovery. At the moment he has feeling in his arms but not in his hands. Doctors will decide in the next week whether they need to operate. Visiting hours are from 3pm to 4pm and 7pm to 8pm. You can find Malcolm on the 5th floor (neurological ward). Please keep him in your prayers for a speedy recovery. And a post from his son: The accident occurred on the 3rd and last day of the Trail race on the last floating bridge only a few hundred meters from the finish line. I don't want to give exact details of how the accident took place to avoid misrepresentation of events that I was not there to witness. As soon as he is able, I will ask Dad if he would like to comment on the fall itself. His biking partner and best friend John Tennant was there to assist where he could and I believe that the life guards in the water and the GP onsite, nurse and paramedics all did a sterling job. John stayed at Dad's side, missing his return flight to Cape Town on the Thursday evening to wait for Arlene and I to get to Durban that evening. John, your support is more appreciated than you know.
Stretch Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 was me..from a mates Facebook..will find them. cant find the classic one of the girl doing the dive but found these http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943425_10151387389230988_1738807506_n.jpg http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/970117_10151387378765988_1095109881_n.jpg Skubarra 1
Dubber Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 screenshot of 'the dive'. Not my photo so credit to the original photag. I'm sure someone will have the original - classic photo! Skubarra 1
awesme Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 All jokes aside This can actually end in some serious hurt, head first, clipped in, into the sand (at the beginning when still shallow)... Still classic though, hope she gets a copy of it, it's def a mantel piece photo. G
Skott5 Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 All jokes aside This can actually end in some serious hurt, head first, clipped in, into the sand (at the beginning when still shallow)... Still classic though, hope she gets a copy of it, it's def a mantel piece photo. G Well, that's what happened: Malcolm Estment, one of our riders, fractured a vertebra in his neck
awesme Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Thats the guy n hospital? Many years ago a cousin of mine did the same (head first into sand, shallow water/waves) coming off one of those round beach sliding disks. G Well, that's what happened: Malcolm Estment, one of our riders, fractured a vertebra in his neck
awesme Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Anyone, How did you prepare,How did you finish. G Wondering, What was your 2013 training schedule/plan like, & what was the time's you achieved for the 3 days with this. Wife agreed we must do it next year (the Trail), want to show her whats needed... G
V12man Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Anyone, How did you prepare,How did you finish. G 6 rides of about 40k from 24th March till the start.44 overall, 16th in age...... note to self - don't ride with the flu again till completely recovered. OK - there was some training done before 24 March... just a bit
awesme Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 heheh, I'm being more serious here, need to show my wife what to expect. Looking for what the normal exercise type of plan looked like. the 6 rides, was this weekly, how many consecutive day rides of long distance.whats your average km/m climbed per week. G6 rides of about 40k from 24th March till the start.44 overall, 16th in age...... note to self - don't ride with the flu again till completely recovered. OK - there was some training done before 24 March... just a bit
Dubber Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Anyone, How did you prepare,How did you finish. G Partner and I had a decent base - but even without it I think we would have been OK. We started about 10 weeks out - aimed for around 8 hours riding per week. I think we only exceeded that once and in general averaged about 7 hours per week. The weekly breakdown was generally 3 rides: 2 x 1.5 hour high effort rides in the evenings and then a 4 hour weekend ride at cruising pace (tried to include a fair bit of climbing during the weekend rides)..We had no issues come race days. Finished up around the 16 hour mark. G awesme 1
Dubber Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Does anyone know if the videos shown at the race briefings of the days riding is available to download/purchase?
hayleyearth Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Anyone, How did you prepare,How did you finish. G I had not base to start from, partner and I did ONE long ride (over 40km)....be did Breeds and Little breeds (+-95km) in one go 12 days before the Trail started. Other 'training' included about 3 rides a week on ave 22km a ride. We finished in 20h39min........that incl him riding with flats 2/3 days, him having tummy problems 2/3 days (no energy due to no food, etc), me flats 1 day, us on 'bigger' bikes (that does not incl 29"), stopping at each water point for at least 15min each. It is seriously do able for anyone - I think most important for you and your wife must not get impatient with eachother and keep on doing it with the fun factor in mind, not racing. Luckily for us we ended up being a good team (even if we didnt do many rides together and knowing eachother for a short while). I think each person should also bring his/her side and if you at a certain time feel you have more energy than the other, then assist with something extra, even if it is just fetching something at night or maybe doing his/her bike wash or filling hydration packs (admin related stuff). I saw a lot of couples (like husband and wife) loose it with eachother along the trails, I think that drains energy quicker.
Stretch Posted May 27, 2013 Author Posted May 27, 2013 heheh, I'm being more serious here, need to show my wife what to expect.Looking for what the normal exercise type of plan looked like. the 6 rides, was this weekly, how many consecutive day rides of long distance.whats your average km/m climbed per week. G ok - 1600km with about 35000m ascent over 90 odd hours.....starting from a reasonable base (sani2c and berg and bush last year) we came in at 15h 19min for the race....position 390 something
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