Shebeen Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 So here are the rough sleep rules as compiled by David Waddilove.......I will eat and sleep at the start and the finish.There are 25 support stations where I will receive meals, shower and charge batteries.There are 5 interim stops where I can call in for soup or whatever food they offer.I am allowed to make use of 6 support /interim stops for emergency accommodation.A support station is the house and a radius of 2 km's around it.If I spend more than 2 hours at any support station it will be counted as a sleep.Les than 12 weeks to go, time to start sleeping rough !!!!good thing he allows you to kip at diemers!!so looking at this, any serious bike mechanics (wheel/drivetrain issues etc.) and you'll have to rush to get all done and dusted in 2 hrs. assuming you do ~14 days, that's 8 nights rough, 6 nights at SS as in bold(am i reading that right?).now the smart thing would be to stay at the LEKKER SS for a good rest, and then sleep rough next night.... ...following by the interwebs, you mal donder
Marnitz Nienaber Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 good thing he allows you to kip at diemers!!so looking at this, any serious bike mechanics (wheel/drivetrain issues etc.) and you'll have to rush to get all done and dusted in 2 hrs. assuming you do ~14 days, that's 8 nights rough, 6 nights at SS as in bold(am i reading that right?).now the smart thing would be to stay at the LEKKER SS for a good rest, and then sleep rough next night.... ...following by the interwebs, you mal donder If I don't get enough pledges I will have to sleep rough at Diemers.......... I don't plan any serious mechanics, that's why I'm riding a 26" Cannondale Rush As this will be my very last Freedom Challenge......I hope......I will be planning to do it in as quick as possible time, however I couldn't get my plans to work during the last 4 attempts.........That might be the reason for returning...... My plan is to sleep rough as much as possible to get as many pledges as possible, if the body holds I will try to sleep rough all the way, however I have promised Sandra from Vaalbank a sleep over (have never slept there) will see how the riding goes...... You can only sleep rough for about 3 hours during the night, so if I want more sleep I will have to do more night riding, keeping you all awake and then sleep more during daylight hours......... The plan is to chase Scott and his gang all the way to Rhodes, and then to chase my nose all the way to Diemersfontein :w00t:
Marnitz Nienaber Posted May 24, 2014 Author Posted May 24, 2014 Time is near and it's getting colder by the day ! Will my sleeping bag be warm enough to withstand -1 to -14ºC, will my body and mind last to endure the Freedom Challenge elements ? From past experiences I've learned that : "The Body goes where the Mind goes !" I will have to keep focusing on my objectives, to ride as far as possible every day and to finish in the quickest time possible, the longer you take to finish, the more your body endure and the bigger the scars....... My objective is to demolish my 15 Day barrier. Fitness ? Well Boet Werner had to wait a lot for me during the Sani, I think he might be a lot stronger than me at the moment, maybe because he got a bit of a fright last year, or it might be that I am not properly trained. He is leaving 2 days ahead of me and it might be a good challenge to chase him down. Luckily for me by the time I reach Rhodes the fitness should be up to standard.......... I am still in need of a lot of pledges !!! Please feel free to make a pledge, it could be anything from R10 per rough sleep to whatever you're happy to plegde. All the pledges will be donated to the Freedom Challenge Scholarship Fund. Pledges can be made on the hub or on my blog http://www.afreedomexperience.blogspot.com/ Because of the limited time charging batteries and battery life of my cellphone, I would only be able to make posts on my blog while racing, depending on cell coverage I would attempt to do a post before I got to rough sleep every night. I want to thank everybody that is willing to make a pledge, thank you for giving me the opportunity with your pledges to make a difference in a child's life. To the rest of the Challengers, may our Heavenly Father be with you every peddle and every step of the way, may He guard you all the way and may everyone of you succeed in your objective ! You are on the verge of a life changing experience !!!!
DJR Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 Marnitz, do you prepare for rough sleeping? Do you go sleep outside on the ground in the garden to get the brain and the body used to it? I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I have always found that when I hike, climb, camp and sleep outside, it takes a few nights to get used to it. After 3 or 4 nights, I can actually get a decent 6 hours or so of mostly uninterrupted sleep. The first couple of nights feel like I'm awake every 5 minutes and I wake up really really early and then can't go back to sleep, so I don't feel rested at all. I think the wind blowing on my face, is the most disturbing thing when I sleep outside and I often use a buff over my face. I know the FC is a different animal, which I've never done, but it might be worth trying it.
Marnitz Nienaber Posted May 26, 2014 Author Posted May 26, 2014 Marnitz, do you prepare for rough sleeping? Do you go sleep outside on the ground in the garden to get the brain and the body used to it? I know the FC is a different animal, which I've never done, but it might be worth trying it. Yes I do prepare a few nights before the challenge, just to get the body use to sleep on a hard surface, I have got a buvvy, which I pull over my face to prevent cold air from entering into my igloo. Normally the Freedom Challenge tire you down so much that you do sleep, but the cold prevent you from sleeping more than 3hours..... The Freedom Challenge is a life changing must do, just do it !!! nonky 1
Marnitz Nienaber Posted July 8, 2014 Author Posted July 8, 2014 Thank you very much for all your support and the pledges you made. I will post photo's of all my rough sleep places. Here are a list of the nights out :Boshelweni forrest Tinana sheppard's hut Abandoned farmstead Elliot turn off on the way to Chesney World Abandoned sheep shearing shed Rossow Stormberg Block House Sheep shearing shed before Tam Safari's Struishoek Bucklands Bergplaas Baviaans Anysberg dirtrider and nonky 2
eddy Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Thank you very much for all your support and the pledges you made. I will post photo's of all my rough sleep places. Here are a list of the nights out :Boshelweni forrest Tinana sheppard's hut Abandoned farmstead Elliot turn off on the way to Chesney World Abandoned sheep shearing shed Rossow Stormberg Block House Sheep shearing shed before Tam Safari's Struishoek Bucklands Bergplaas Baviaans Anysberg You can. Count me in for a buffalo a night. Please PM me your banking details......
Marnitz Nienaber Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks again for every pledge all of you made, all my rough sleeps are documented on my blog www.afreedomexperience.blogspot.com The banking details are as follow : Name : Freedom Trail FoundationBank : FNBBranch code : 00254905Branch : CrestaAccount No : 624 7344 9356Reference : Marnitz Nienaber Till we race again !!!
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