BarHugger Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Was in "C" batch route marker for 70km said straight/40km right ... it went nowhere ... whole bunch had to turn round and go back ... aish ... Any other batch have that issue ? ... wasnt far into the race ...Where do you want to begin......D,E,F,G,H.....U-turn for all
Heel Drop Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I have 3 words for this race hot hot hot with all the issues I still take a day in the saddle over a day in the office
Kyle Petersen Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I was that guy sitting 20km in on the marathon with a bust wheel/spoke. So bleek.. Waited 1.5 for a vehicle to pick me up , nothing came, bypassed and hitch hiked, some dude from the area saved me eventually!! Fun times and crap wheel builds all in a days mtb. I'll be back!!!
Saag Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Also took the wrong detour route along with everyone else it seems....On our way back searching for the correct route had a nice nasty sidewall cut. At least I knew very well how to get to the venue
dillon Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 That board at the split told us to turn left for the 70. Juniors had a gate that was closed. Here is some free advice advendurance, take some of the 30% increase in race fees and EMPLOY MARSHALLS WITH AT LEAST 5 BRAIN CELLS. Total joke of an event. Could not even get prize giving right for the youth in the half.
JCVenter Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Did 40 in D batch, all went ok, did not get lost, but disappointed in only doing 36km.
PieterJvR Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 Interesting to note hat lots of the issues with route markings, etc are experienced this year, now that there is a western cape series as well... Wondering if Advendurance is spending to much time in the fair cape rather than making sure the Gauteng series is also running smoothly....
bobby Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I ended up with 81km with 4:20min......do you think they will fix it if you can provide details. ?But ja I don't think they will.
PoiZoNouZ Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I see the winner of the 40 did it in 9 minutes...
smoore Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 That board at the split told us to turn left for the 70. Juniors had a gate that was closed. Here is some free advice advendurance, take some of the 30% increase in race fees and EMPLOY MARSHALLS WITH AT LEAST 5 BRAIN CELLS. Total joke of an event. Could not even get prize giving right for the youth in the half.
smoore Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Couldn't agree more. There are always issues with routes, results and the entire series is a joke. I for one won't be attending any more. The entry packs are also an embarrassment to the sponsors. Seriously rather give nothing away than socks and almost expired energy gels.
NukeproofPeanut Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I only did the half marathon, but thought the routes were really well marked, and there were tons of marshals, so must have just been the marathon..
Madala Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Looking at the results for the Half Marathon and then picking random names and looking at their Strava rides it is obvious that the first few groups all did a somewhat shorter route of around 28km and missed out the loop to the north after the second water point. It will be nteresting to see how that mess gets sorted out as they should all be excluded. I sympathise as it was not intentional but it does screw up the seeding for those that did the full route.
EmptyB Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 I see the winner of the 40 did it in 9 minutes...Obviously a talented rider....
bertusras Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Apart from the first misguidance on the marathon about 4km in (or whatever it was) I had no issues with the route markings. That mark was wrong though, it clearly said 70KM Straight. Anyways, really tough day out for me, battled the last 20KM, but I managed it. Huzzah! Had a lot of fun none the less, quite a pretty venue!
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