Fisan Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Hijack time. Anyone familiar with them Salomons X Ultra shoes? i had an impulsive buy (I know I know...) and got them for relatively cheap. They are super comfy - never felt any shoes as good as these. Anyways, I soon found out it was Adventure Hiking shoes (according to the official website), versus Trail Run as Cape Union Mart Advertised them...sort of...
RABUBI Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) That is super fast! The 2nd guy is a master (50+)! Goeie F*k, managed to stick with them till the first climb but they dropped me like an anvil, managed to come in 6th eventually. Thabang is superfast, and a really nice guy, always have time for a chat. really looking forward to the next race. Edited January 19, 2015 by RABUBI
Thug Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 The 2nd guy is a master (50+)! Goeie F*k, managed to stick with them till the first climb but they dropped me like an anvil, managed to come in 6th eventually. Thabang is superfast, and a really nice guy, always have time for a chat. really looking forward to the next race. Well done!
SeaBee Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Also had great fun at the Resolution Trail run on Delvera. Hot, but awesome! Shoes were great. Vibes were superb, really had a jol. Did not stay long afterwards, but there were a fair bit more people than the previous time I ran there (early Dec). Oh, and managed to bring my time down nicely over the same route, so very happy! Maybe most of that was due to me feeling a bit more comfortable with the idea of running and esp trail running.
RABUBI Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Next one up in Gauteng that I know of is the Hedianga beast Date 22 February 2015 Venue Hedianga Farm, Pretoria East Distances & Costs 5km Beauty & the Beast – R80 10km Bully Beast – R90 15km Big Bad Beast – R100 McFlats 1
Pieter1 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 The 2nd guy is a master (50+)! Goeie F*k, managed to stick with them till the first climb but they dropped me like an anvil, managed to come in 6th eventually. Thabang is superfast, and a really nice guy, always have time for a chat. really looking forward to the next race.Awesome man! Well done!
Raab Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 For the guys keen on hydration packs etc, there is a massive sale running on Ultraspire gear --> http://www.nativesport.co.za/ultraspire/ I have not purchased from the shop previously but looks decent.
RABUBI Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 BFor the guys keen on hydration packs etc, there is a massive sale running on Ultraspire gear --> http://www.nativesport.co.za/ultraspire/ I have not purchased from the shop previously but looks decent. Big thanks for this! I saw someone with one of these packs yesterday, seriously good product. Ordered two Solace packs Raab 1
RABUBI Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Rosemary Hill Trail Run 19 April Venue Roesmary Hill Farm, Pretoria East Distances & Costs 6km Basil Run – R80 10km Lavender Run – R90 20km Rosemary Run – R110
waveduke Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Ultra-trail Cape Town 2015 registration opens today :-) 100km - 4400m65km - 3000m20km - 900m 3rd October 2015 Maybe the 65km as a goal for 2015? Should take around 10h or something... (Deon) 1
SeaBee Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Jô, hats off waveduke. Couple of friends have already entered for the short one. (Entries opened at 11.) Still contemplating, suspect I'll end up being sorry for not doing it!
Raab Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 <script language='javascript'> </script> Next one up in Gauteng that I know of is the Hedianga beastDate22 February 2015VenueHedianga Farm, Pretoria EastDistances & Costs5km Beauty & the Beast – R8010km Bully Beast – R9015km Big Bad Beast – R100 BBig thanks for this!I saw someone with one of these packs yesterday, seriously good product.Ordered two Solace packs Jip, doing both of these
SeaBee Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 This maybe does not reaaally belong here, but... Planned a longish road run after work and that fell through. And after dinner, I though what the heck... and did a quick bit up Paarl mountain - just dirt road, since it was getting dark already. By the time I cam down, it was properly dark and a bit more interesting than I wanted. But what a great evening out, superb to see the night lights from over town... man, it was FUN! Purnjap, waveduke and Pieter1 3
Pieter1 Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 I have not touched my bike this year, I am digging running to much.
Epic Rookie Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Just a brief lesson, went for a run a couple weeks ago, misjudged time, distance, route and nutrition all in one savage go!Basically left home just after 3pm on a Sunday afternoon, from Rhodes Memorial to Kirstenbosch and up Skeleton Gorge, up to Maclears and across to Platteklip Gorge. Things started going south from there when I realized I needed food so went to the Cableway Station which had closed already, by the time got down from the top and hit Tafelberg Road it was dark, pulled out the headlight and batteries started dying, ended up getting home at 9pm, in the dark all the way from Tafelberg down to Rhodes Memorial and finally getting home, worst experience ever!Moral of the story, make sure you check the route, tell people where you going, don't think you are too tough to phone a friend for a lift, check batteries and make sure you have enough sustenance! Things could have ended up vastly different if something had happened but luckily I still get to run and ride another day!Lesson over! Capricorn and Bloukrans 2
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