MiWay Ultra JHB

[shaper]

377m is not the half of it !!  It's the steepness of the hills.... down satellite hill, then up the hill the other side to Biddon cafe before down the hill to Nedbank to turn around and do the hills in reverse..... that a tough 21km even for me !! 

[ScottCM]

377m is not the half of it !!  It's the steepness of the hills.... down satellite hill, then up the hill the other side to Biddon cafe before down the hill to Nedbank to turn around and do the hills in reverse..... that a tough 21km even for me !! 

 

As i don't know the area i will have to take your word for it. 

Give me a shout when you plan on going for a reccie run. 

 

Going to be a tough(excuse the pun) fortnight,  18 Nov 947, 25 Nov Tough One, 2 Dec JHB Ultra. Then Birthday & Christmas pig out!!!

[ScottCM]

ULTRA RACE ROUTES: 

 

SWIM: THE ULTRA RACE COMPETITORS WILL SWIM 2 X LAPS OF 950M IN AN ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION IN THE CRADLE MOON DAM. 

 

CYCLE: THE ULTRA RACE COMPETITORS WILL CYCLE 2 X LAPS OUT AND BACK. THE CYCLE ROUTE IS OUT OF CRADLE MOON AND LEFT ONTO THE M5 / BEYERS NAUDE DRIVE. THEN AT THE FIRST BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE, LEFT ONTO THE R540. THE COMPETITORS WILL CYCLE ALONG THE R540, PAST THE LION PARK AND RHINO AND LION RESERVE. THE COMPETITORS THEN TURN RIGHT ONTO THE R563 TOWARDS THE STERKFONTEIN CAVES. THE ULTRA COMPETITORS WILL TURN AROUND AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MAKITI VENUE. HERE THERE WILL BE A WATER TABLE AND TURN POINT. THE ULTRA COMPETITORS THEN HEAD BACK TO THE BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE JUST PAST THE SPRINT TURN POINT. HERE THEY TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK OUT FOR THEIR SECOND BIKE LAP. ONLY ONCE THEY HAVE DONE TWO LAPS FROM THE BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE TO MAKITI, DO THEY THEN TURN RIGHT AT THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND BACK ALONG BEYERS NAUDE DRIVE UNTIL CRADLE MOON. THEY THEN TURN RIGHT BACK INTO CRADLE MOON RESORT AND BACK TO THE TRANSITION AREA. 

 

RUN: THE ULTRA RACE RUN ROUTE IS AN OUT AND BACK LAP (10.5KM OUT AND 10.5KM PACK) THE COMPETITORS WILL START WITH                  5KM OF OPEN CLEAR GOOD DIRT ROAD, USING THE BACK ENTRANCE TO THE CRADLE MOON RESORT. THE ULTRA COMPETITORS                WILL MAKE THEIR WAY ONTO THE TAR R374 / SATELLITE ROAD, JUST BELOW SATELLITE HILL. THE RUNNERS WILL TURN RIGHT AND RUN ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD ALL THE WAY TO THE NEDBANK CONFERENCE VENUE. HERE THEY WILL TURN AT THE WATER TABLE AND HEAD BACK ALONG THE SAME ROUTE, BACK TO THE FINISH NEXT TO THE TRANSITION AREA. THERE WILL BE 8 WATER TABLES ON THE 21KM ROUTE. 

[ScottCM]

SPRINT RACE ROUTES: 

 

SWIM: THE SPRINT COMPETITORS WILL SWIM 1 X LAP OF 600M IN AN ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION IN THE CRADLE MOON DAM. 

 

CYCLE: THE SPRINT COMPETITORS WILL CYCLE 1 X LAP OUT AND BACK (10KM OUT AND 10KM BACK) THE CYCLE ROUTE IS OUT OF THE   CRADLE MOON VENUE AND LEFT ONTO THE M5 / BEYERS NAUDE DRIVE. AT THE FIRST BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE THE COMPETITORS TURN LEFT ONTO THE R540 FOR 3.7KM UNTIL THE ENTRANCE TO “THE CRADLE” HERE THERE WILL BE A BIKE WATER TABLE AND A TURN POINT. THE SPRINT COMPETITORS TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK TO THE BIG TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THEN RIGHT BACK ALONG BEYERS NAUDE DRIVE UNTIL CRADLE MOON. THEY THEN TURN RIGHT BACK INTO CRADLE MOON RESORT AND BACK TO THE TRANSITION AREA. 

 

RUN: THE SPRINT RACE RUN ROUTE IS ALL INSIDE THE CRADLE MOON RESORT AND THE 5KM RUN ROUTE IS ALL ON OPEN, CLEAR DIRT ROADS. THERE WILL BE TWO WATER TABLES ON THE 5KM ROUTE WHICH LOOPS OUT INTO THE BUSH AND BACK TO THE FINISH AREA. 

[ScottCM]

So after much deliberation with my Doc I have been advised to skip this event as I just won't be ready after my injury. 

 

So if anyone is planning on entering the ultra please consider doing a substitution with me. There is no substitution fee as i have checks with B-Active.

 

Thanks

Scott 

[dave303e]

I am tempted, 

[Andrew Steer]

Me and a mate have decided we're just going to do our own version one Sunday out there... shouldn't cost us more than a couple hundred bucks each to feed the wives and keep them entertained and watching our stuff while we do our thing. Will be late this year or early next year

[ScottCM]

I am tempted, 

 

Drop me a pm , you know you want to........