Chris_ Posted January 17, 2019 Share He went off course quite close to the end.... If you look at his tracker he went off course for a few km down a hill... One of the organisers pulled up, told him to jump in, drove him back up the hill to his point of entry and he went on to overtake Nicky. I know a few people who are more than a little peeved by this If its the same race I'm thinking of, I remember dot-watching it, they finished within eyesight of eachother. I thought though Ms Booysens got lost and thats how she gave up the top spot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted January 17, 2019 Share A friend of mine has completed every single Munga so far... Both cycle and run - 5 in a row.... She should have won the first Munga trail run if not for the organisers giving Benni a lift.. On top of that she has completed AR world champs, other 100milers etc all in the same year. Doing lots of events in a year really isn't as difficult as most people make it out to be. I covered over 1500km of on foot/cycling/paddling in 3 races in 2018. She is a machine though, comrades is a fun run most years and her mental game will beat us 9/10 times. Also has a dusi under the belt. Doing lots of events is not impossible, but like the run amuk where they expect 3 100milers in 3 months is too far, you will not get accurate results come that 3rd 100miler your legs may get you to the finish but how fast? Look at western states Hardrock and Leadville, don't think anyone has won more than 1 of them in a year. SO yes they can be completed but competitively is another question. Surprising no one has mentioned the triathlon from london to Paris, Run from London to the coast, swim the channel and then cycle to Paris Arch to Arch or something. BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmichael Posted January 17, 2019 Share For us capies: Freedom swim Cycle tour or Atta Maybe Comrades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted January 17, 2019 Share Not to derail the thread but I reckon you could put together a beast of a year - competing(granted it is MTB heavy), only events in SA and one a month. One will be properly broke and broken I reckon: Jan - AttaFeb - TankwaMar - EpicApr - IMSAMay - 36OneJun - Durban 70.3Jul - Around the PotAug - Transbaviaans x 2Sep - PioneerOct - Berg & Bush / Dryland TraverseNov - Wines2WalesDec - MungaOnly an oke from the flat state can dream up that list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_David_ Posted January 17, 2019 Share I spoke to Joel Stransky last year and he told me that he is planning on doing the Robin Island swim, Cape Epic, IMSA, Comrades and the Freedom Challange for charity this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 17, 2019 Share She is a machine though, comrades is a fun run most years and her mental game will beat us 9/10 times. Also has a dusi under the belt. Doing lots of events is not impossible, but like the run amuk where they expect 3 100milers in 3 months is too far, you will not get accurate results come that 3rd 100miler your legs may get you to the finish but how fast? Look at western states Hardrock and Leadville, don't think anyone has won more than 1 of them in a year. SO yes they can be completed but competitively is another question. Surprising no one has mentioned the triathlon from london to Paris, Run from London to the coast, swim the channel and then cycle to Paris Arch to Arch or something.I don't think anyone on bikehub would be planning on winning any of the events mentioned.... Completing them, yes. 3 100 milers in 3 months would be a really rad challenge to undertake. I am seriously considering the 4 in a year. If you trot home under 30 hours you will top 10 at most of them anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted January 17, 2019 Share I spoke to Joel Stransky last year and he told me that he is planning on doing the Robin Island swim, Cape Epic, IMSA, Comrades and the Freedom Challange for charity this year. Lekker to be rich and unemployed Odinson, Lexx, L46 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted January 17, 2019 Share I don't think anyone on bikehub would be planning on winning any of the events mentioned.... Completing them, yes. 3 100 milers in 3 months would be a really rad challenge to undertake. I am seriously considering the 4 in a year. If you trot home under 30 hours you will top 10 at most of them anyway! I guess I am twice burnt and slightly shy on them, 1st hundred miler I couldn't get shoes on the next day and legs were heavy for a good 8 weeks afterwards. 2nd hundred miler the first twinge in my knee at 110km and I decided it was just a good training and bailed to save the legs for the last kinetic race. I like the idea of Dusi, UTD 100miler and RTR as a kzn grand slam as well Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varkie2 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Doable, unless you are married! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 17, 2019 Share I guess I am twice burnt and slightly shy on them, 1st hundred miler I couldn't get shoes on the next day and legs were heavy for a good 8 weeks afterwards. 2nd hundred miler the first twinge in my knee at 110km and I decided it was just a good training and bailed to save the legs for the last kinetic race. I like the idea of Dusi, UTD 100miler and RTR as a kzn grand slam as wellMeh... Not finishing sucks. Luckily I have not had to bail on one as yet (touch wood). I'm a solid Donkey so the longer the better! R2R is a fun one, Dusi is probably a LOT of work to get to if you aren't traditionally a paddler. River rated, qualify etc will mean more than a 12 month lead up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS2 Posted January 17, 2019 Share She is a machine though, comrades is a fun run most years and her mental game will beat us 9/10 times. Also has a dusi under the belt. Doing lots of events is not impossible, but like the run amuk where they expect 3 100milers in 3 months is too far, you will not get accurate results come that 3rd 100miler your legs may get you to the finish but how fast? Look at western states Hardrock and Leadville, don't think anyone has won more than 1 of them in a year. SO yes they can be completed but competitively is another question. Surprising no one has mentioned the triathlon from london to Paris, Run from London to the coast, swim the channel and then cycle to Paris Arch to Arch or something.David Goggins competed in 7 100 milers in 7 consecutive weeks, so it's possible. Scroll down to 2007.https://calendar.ultrarunning.com/runner/show?first_name=David&last_name=Goggins Edited January 17, 2019 by GrahamS2 _David_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted January 17, 2019 Share David Goggins competed in 7 100 milers in 7 consecutive weeks, so it's possible. David Goggins is not human GrahamS2, Spurs, BigDL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_David_ Posted January 17, 2019 Share David Goggins competed in 7 100 milers in 7 consecutive weeks, so it's possible. Scroll down to 2007.https://calendar.ultrarunning.com/runner/show?first_name=David&last_name=Goggins Just finished reading his book and I have to say he is not called the toughest man alive for nothing. Edited January 17, 2019 by _David_ Chris_ and GrahamS2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboli4 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Only an oke from the flat state can dream up that list Sounds lekker hey! Dreamt up while grinding away against the wind on flat corrugated roads for miles on end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FondTF2 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Think it was in 2017, some guy (think he is on the hub) rode from the top of Africa to finish in CT.Two weeks later did Epic and then IM the month after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted January 17, 2019 Share David Goggins competed in 7 100 milers in 7 consecutive weeks, so it's possible. Scroll down to 2007.https://calendar.ultrarunning.com/runner/show?first_name=David&last_name=Goggins Not saying it is impossible, but you will enjoy a 100 miler a lot more on fresh legs and actually get to run a lot more of it and be more competitive. Rather than arrive on heavy legs and lumber through with the back of the pack grab your finishers medal and be done. Pete Kostelnick ran something like 3100 miles across USA in 46 days, that is like 31 x 100milers, back to back so there is no doubt it is possible. Interesting one is Outside magazines article on his largely Petrol station, restaurant and fast food diet during that run... BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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