corriekuilder Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 Post your experience here,rant or rave doesn't matter
Letum911 Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 Had a fun day out!! Did the 40km, was 30 mins late for my batch and they re-batched me to K without any issue or fuss . Ended up having a moving time of 02h27, sadly some traffic but way less than I expected. Sand made for an interesting ride, and I think it's extremely mean to put that massive hill right at the start!!!
Squier Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 For some reason my rear brake stopped working right on the start line. Did 15km and after an off due to loose sand front wheel braking decided to call it a day. Wouldn't have made it down Vodacom hill with just a front brake. So loop hy... Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
corriekuilder Posted July 15, 2017 Author Posted July 15, 2017 Does anybody have info on the rider airlifted from the venue? Apparently the rider had a heart attack. If so,hope he/she makes a full recovery to ride another day. Personally had a good day out,the sand sucked ass,also had an encounter woth a kudu cow,jumped into a fence in front of me at about 4-6km to the finish,big kudos to the rider who assisted and braved the electric fence,eventually someone from the mainroad stopped,and had pliers,rider 633#3, you saved the cow from serious injury,ice cold one to you!!!
Theunissa Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 Daai sand. Eina pyn. I did like the technicality of the track. Im gonna be sore tomorrow. Om glad we got our goody bags and that they weren't raided
Theunissa Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 Had a fun day out!! Did the 40km, was 30 mins late for my batch and they re-batched me to K without any issue or fuss . Ended up having a moving time of 02h27, sadly some traffic but way less than I expected. Sand made for an interesting ride, and I think it's extremely mean to put that massive hill right at the start!!! what was your final distance?
Letum911 Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 what was your final distance?According to my Garmin 39.01km
ScaredShiftless Posted July 15, 2017 Posted July 15, 2017 This was, as usual, a lekker but tough marathon course. To the guys that helped with the kudu caught in the fence : well done. You guys are true gentlemen. To the person that scratched my bakkie in the parking area and didn't leave a note : just know that Karma will get you. And she's a bitch. So good luck.
Letum911 Posted July 16, 2017 Posted July 16, 2017 Just one last thing to add. The Waterpoints were awesome!!! Enough of everything, and a special thanks to the guys at the 3rd waterpoint on the 40km. Super friendly and enthusiastic! Could hear them chanting, calling and motivating from about 500m away. Huge thanx guys!!!
Pieterlab1 Posted July 16, 2017 Posted July 16, 2017 Started the 40 in A, snapped my chain after 500 metres. Lost 16 min and finished in 2:08 with gears not really working. The sand is always "fun"!I'll be back next year!
gtr1 Posted July 16, 2017 Posted July 16, 2017 I think when there is a 40 k split off from the 70 k route, someone should stand there and cut off the boards ( and balls) of those marathon riders that turn off short. Especially as most still go through the finish and get times beyond their means, and mess up the results for others that actually do the marathon. Rant over ;-)
Theunissa Posted July 16, 2017 Posted July 16, 2017 According to my Garmin 39.01kmThanks. I left my garmin at home so dont have distance
EtiennevdMerwe Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I think when there is a 40 k split off from the 70 k route, someone should stand there and cut off the boards ( and balls) of those marathon riders that turn off short. Especially as most still go through the finish and get times beyond their means, and mess up the results for others that actually do the marathon. Rant over ;-)Don't stress about that, they are only knobbing themselves.If they do that there will be huuuge time differences, quite easy to spot the anomalies.
Oldtmr Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 I only did the 20km and enjoyed it thoroughly, must say the 3" plus tires makes a huge difference in the sand.
rival Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 Felt really bad for whoever's car this is. When a Zebra panics it takes the shortest route into the bush, in this case, it was over this parked Golf. Not a nice end to the race... http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd23/riekertv/Random/70381154-05a4-4104-94f8-3b0e2116272f_zpszibd13dw.jpg
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