partydave Posted October 10, 2018 Share Windhoek is vrek warm, Swakop is vrek cold. Nights are freezing, but you should be fine with arm warmers Bigger concern is the harsh light when coming out of the parking area and dust for the rest. A decent set of spec is a must Prince Albert Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 11, 2018 Share To the veteran Desert Dashers: I have no problem with the distance - YOH, I wish I was that confident!! What other long distance events have you done?I just want to be more knowledgeable about the temperature variances. It will be 35°C plus in Windhoek and it goes down to about 4-6°C when you approach Bloedkopje. I just put on a thermal top when I get there and then usually take it off at Goanikontes. Your seconding team should wrap up warmly here. Tabula Rasa and IH8MUD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted October 22, 2018 Share Team did stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 over the weekend. What a shock. Started Stage 1 at 2 p.m. Managed 12km before calling it quits. 39 degrees, blisters all over my arm and started vomiting. Sat in the vehicle for 3km and felt a little better. Managed to at least finish the rest of stage 1 and 4km of stage 2. Departed for stage 3 the next morning at 5:30 am. Less heat, but still pretty harsh at around 8 already. Called it quits at 50km. Still had a bit left in the tank, but my head started playing games with me. I most definitely need to do some emergency training the next 5 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 22, 2018 Share I most definitely need to do some emergency training the next 5 weeks You are in very deep doo-doo! IH8MUD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted October 22, 2018 Share You are in very deep doo-doo! Been training super hard, was very disappointed with my performance. Last year I finished Stage 1 like it was a social ride and I trained less than this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 22, 2018 Share Blisters on your skin and puking that early means something was wrong and then not managing to finish stage 3 the next day? I think you came down with some or other bug... IH8MUD and partydave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8MUD Posted October 22, 2018 Share I know it not even possible for most of the participants in the DASH. Most does not live in Windhoek. But this is why we do quite a few rides in the middle of the day on Kupferberg a month or two before the Dash. Some really good riders, very well prepared, pitch of from a totally different climate and on the day, the 43 CDeg and 2000 meter elevation of Kupferberg just "blkesems" them. Edited October 22, 2018 by IH8MUD partydave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted October 22, 2018 Share I know it not even possible for most of the participants in the DASH. Most does not live in Windhoek. But this is why we do quite a few rides in the middle of the day on Kupferberg a month or two before the Dash. Some really good riders, very well prepared, pitch of from a total different climate and on the day, the 43 CDeg and 2000 meter elevation of Kupferberg just "blkesems" them. I think your problem is heat management not training. We are all from the coast, drove down Saturday morning and started riding. I also believe it's a climate/heat issue. Regardless, I'll put in some serious miles just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 22, 2018 Share I managed a very good ride on Sunday - 145km with some climbing, some heat and a LOT of wind. partydave and Disco man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted October 22, 2018 Share I managed a very good ride on Sunday - 145km with some climbing, some heat and a LOT of wind. You're proper fit, that's the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted October 22, 2018 Share Nou is ek banger as wat ek was ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 22, 2018 Share Nou is ek banger as wat ek was ...Doen jy solo? Dan kan jy maar bang wees, dis dood normaal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted October 22, 2018 Share Doen jy solo? Dan kan jy maar bang wees, dis dood normaal. Stem met daai een. Dis 'n monster van sy eie Warthog whisperer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted October 22, 2018 Share 2 man span . Spanmaat is 65 en ek is 70 partydave, kunjani and IH8MUD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sias Posted October 22, 2018 Share 2 man span . Spanmaat is 65 en ek is 70 Respek!!Wie doen die eerste helfte?Het julle al so iets gedoen? IH8MUD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted October 22, 2018 Share Ek doen die eerste helfte , heelwat fikser as my maat Mike.hy het al 2 x die DD gedoen. Beide al n Epic , Sani ens gedoen.My rede om dit te doen is dat my dogter bly in Swakop so ek gaan vir hulle kuier . Mike se rede is hy het gehoor daar is n nuwe brouery in Swakop. LBKloppers, Disco man, Eddie Stafford and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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