Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[ScottCM]

3 hours ago, b-rad said:

Cotton T-shirt or do you mean a slightly thicker moisture wicking type shirt? Personally I’d stay away from cotton in colder weather. A sweat soaked shirt in cold winds is not ideal😅

 

Cotton for me! For a back of the pack runner like me, by the time I've built up enough of a sweat the training run is over, so I like thick cotton on my chest. 

 

If I was a speedy like you, then things would be totally different as you create as much wind with your pace as what nature does. 

 

Plus, I'm a pansy and run on the treadmill in the pain cave when the weather is Dreich outside. 🥸

[ChrisF]

2 hours ago, Shebeen said:

glad you were paying attention!

If it's borderline jacket/no jacket territory, a buff can be a handy compromise.

beanie mode/headband mode covering ears/sweatband mode/neck gaitor mode/wristband mode gives you a range of heating options and something else to think about.

 

 

Thanks.

 

Saw a lot of buffs ... was wondering about this

[ScottCM]

Race week for many. How is everyone feeling regarding nerves, training etc?

[Shebeen]

6 minutes ago, ScottCM said:

Race week for many. How is everyone feeling regarding nerves, training etc?

I think the nerves will arrive when the plane lands in kzn.

no more time for training, had a fun final jol with the club yesterday.

 

 

[Andrew Steer]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:38 PM, PhilipV said:

Anyone else at George MUT this weekend? 
I’ll be throwing my hat in the ring for the marathon. Quite amped for an Outeniqua adventure. 

The reports on this are that it's a tough bastid! Beautiful, well organized, epic terrain etc, but it put pretty much everyone I know that ran, into a dark place at some point... and they're all pretty darn good runners. Be prepped if you're going to tackle it, the gradients in particular sounds ugly, the ups and downs

[Andrew Steer]

36 minutes ago, ScottCM said:

Race week for many. How is everyone feeling regarding nerves, training etc?

Looking forward to getting to Durbs... hopefully can dodge the bugs lurking around every corner at the moment, influenza, covid, swine flu etc... everyone seems to be sick. Even my daughter who is basically never sick... 

Feeling pretty good, played some Padel this week, and did two last little trots over the weekend just to check all is in place. Didn't get near the 600 I was kinda aiming for, sitting in the low 400's, so hopefully that will be enough. Just need to get to 55/60km in one piece and I should be able to put the rest together in some shape or form.

Hope everyone is well rested and can keep the bugs at bay - I won't see you race snakes out there, but enjoy it - always such a special day

[PhilipV]

4 hours ago, Andrew Steer said:

The reports on this are that it's a tough bastid! Beautiful, well organized, epic terrain etc, but it put pretty much everyone I know that ran, into a dark place at some point... and they're all pretty darn good runners. Be prepped if you're going to tackle it, the gradients in particular sounds ugly, the ups and downs

It was all of that and more. I spent about 50mins in the pain cave on the last climb. The rest was manageable and I managed to have enough left in the tank to go hunting on the last descent into town. 7h20 total time. 
I have a few epic core memories from this one, hiking up Cradock pass while joking with a bunch of guys from my town, running along a ridge line between Skurwekop and Kransberg, with the Klein Karoo to the left and the Garden route to the right, descending down from Tonnelbos to town, having just been deep in the pain cave and deciding F-it, it’s time to catch people.
And then finishing with my two kids running next to me. 
 

I hope to be back for the Outeniqua trail Pilgrimage next year. 
 

 

[ScottCM]

Best of luck to everyone racing this weekend and safe travels to your destination. Look forward to all the race reports next week!

[Shebeen]

NAKANJANI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Andrew Steer]

And stay healthy guys... three friends already out with flu this week. War zone out there

[ChrisF]

29 minutes ago, Andrew Steer said:

And stay healthy guys... three friends already out with flu this week. War zone out there

 

Also down and out for this weekend's events ....

 

With half the office having been sick in the last few weeks it was just a matter of time 😬

 

Nasty little one this .... had proper cold sweats in the early morning hours.  Resting heart rate up by 15 bpm.

Edited June 6, 2024 by ChrisF

[PhilipV]

Good luck (at) Comrades!!

[reteid]

Good luck to all running this weekend.Travel safe and remember this is your hobby. Do it in such a way that you can do it again.

[dave303e]

Good Luck with Comrades all. Give it a full send

[milky4130]

Started this running journey officially only +-2,5 years ago because I wanted to do triathlons and eventually an Ironman.

when i entered running races on its own I did pretty well, first big running race was Safari Half 2023, Absa RYC 10km 2023, CTM 2023, Two Oceans 2024 and now Comrades Marathon, goal achieved with a Silver Medal, nearly missed it because Polly Shorts is brutal after 80kms and walked plenty of it,so I had to run a negative split for the last 6.7kms 🤯

[DJuice]

2 minutes ago, milky4130 said:

Started this running journey officially only +-2,5 years ago because I wanted to do triathlons and eventually an Ironman.

when i entered running races on its own I did pretty well, first big running race was Safari Half 2023, Absa RYC 10km 2023, CTM 2023, Two Oceans 2024 and now Comrades Marathon, goal achieved with a Silver Medal, nearly missed it because Polly Shorts is brutal after 80kms and walked plenty of it,so I had to run a negative split for the last 6.7kms 🤯

Congrats!

You are a machine!!!