Andymann Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Not sure if you will be able to access this. Let me know if you can't. www.strava.com/activities/111870491/export_gpxMe too. I think you need the full version of Strava!
GaryvdM Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 Me too. I think you need the full version of Strava!Ok. Try this: Ok. Try this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7XWoHLgHhkrbTBSQXBLWEtEY3M/view
Wez-O Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 If you are really feeling brave, do the Berg en Dale on the Saturday and Serengeti on the Sunday...
StevieL Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 OK, entered.This looks like a route that could seriously hurt, but there is only one way to get fitter and lose weight this year, and that's by hitting those hills.
GreatGusto Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 This is a great race indeed. Watch out for the last 15km! Get there early - queueing and parking takes time.
arendoog Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Will do again .The last 15km is no gimme .For every hill there is a downhill
BDF Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I find riding hill snacks gently works pretty well. P.S. does anyone know where the name "hill snacks" comes from?There used to be a road-house/café at the top of the section before the dip. On the right where that "dead" car is mounted. It was called "Hill Snacks" It closed down loooong ago but the cycling community all remember it as the "hill-snacks" hill. 25 years ago when I was young(er) it was my stock training hill and since I started cycling again a couple of years back, it has once again become that.
canfan Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 There used to be a road-house/café at the top of the section before the dip. On the right where that "dead" car is mounted. It was called "Hill Snacks" It closed down loooong ago but the cycling community all remember it as the "hill-snacks" hill. 25 years ago when I was young(er) it was my stock training hill and since I started cycling again a couple of years back, it has once again become that.Yip thats exactly where it comes from. The old road house is now a wedding/function venue. Mount Usambara.
Long Wheel Base Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Has this race date moved or has the serengeti date moved. I don't remember them being same weekend last year. Although I do remember another big race out of joburg on the same day as berge en dale. Who is in for doing both this and serengeti?
Stiglitz86 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I think i might do the 2 but the 50km distances just as warm up for the dischem ride for sight as been my first long one....
GreatGusto Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Ride for Sight is too flat to be good training for Argus. Rather do B en D.
Frosty Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Ride for Sight is a good indication of your Argus time, so although it may be a flat(ish) race to prepare for the Argus, it does assist mentally with an expected time.
Long Wheel Base Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Ride for Sight is too flat to be good training for Argus. Rather do B en D. Ride for Sight is a good indication of your Argus time, so although it may be a flat(ish) race to prepare for the Argus, it does assist mentally with an expected time.My ride for sight and argus time have always been about 1 minute apart so its a good indicator as to what time you'll do. Bar mechanical or excessive wind. its also 3/4 weeks before CTCT(argus) so cant really get much more training done.
IceCreamMan Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 entered this for the first time this year, how much elevation can I expect?
Long Wheel Base Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 entered this for the first time this year, how much elevation can I expect?Plenty!Last year my garmin said 1035m metres over 102.8kmBut its the first 10 km that has the worst climb.
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