Willehond Posted July 3, 2008 Share Hope the injured runner is recovering ok .....Don't even get me started on power walkers. Power waddlers with dinky-grip bottles and self-important arm-swinging and we're infested with them..... Joe Louw - you dont have Nordic Walkers in SA yet? Well if you think power walkers are bad' date=' these nordic walkers have got sticks like ski poles so they can "strike back". Seriously Nordic walkers use these poles everywhere, on the tar, dirt, dry, wet or whatever. [/quote'] I know! It's a disease over here. It's basically just a bunch of people walking with two kieries, but they think they are very modern, very Scandinavian. Unfortunately they just make a lot of noise and look like the old people they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted July 3, 2008 Share Hope the injured runner is recovering ok .....Don't even get me started on power walkers. Power waddlers with dinky-grip bottles and self-important arm-swinging and we're infested with them..... Joe Louw - you dont have Nordic Walkers in SA yet? Well if you think power walkers are bad' date=' these nordic walkers have got sticks like ski poles so they can "strike back". Seriously Nordic walkers use these poles everywhere, on the tar, dirt, dry, wet or whatever. [/quote'] I know! It's a disease over here. It's basically just a bunch of people walking with two kieries, but they think they are very modern, very Scandinavian. Unfortunately they just make a lot of noise and look like the old people they are. Supposed to be a good workout for the upper body / arms.. would be better if we exported the idea to Africa where they need at least 2 kierries for self defence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Low Posted July 3, 2008 Share Hope the injured runner is recovering ok Sure SV - ditto on the runner. Joe Low2008-07-03 11:01:11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted July 3, 2008 Share I carry a pepper spray as do most of us who run regularly in the dark, but fortunately I have never had the occassion to use it. Also done 4 Comrades (11 widget!! - thats really tough) and 5 Two Oceans as well as a few Om die Dam etc, but the absolute worst (I mean toughest) race I ever did was "DIE VOET" out in some Hellish Mountain in Harrismith. I remember getting halfway up the climb and there were runners (at that stage we were not runners but mountaineers)pulling on garden gloves to literally pull themselves up the incline.!! I still enjoy running and never find it boring as someone else said, although I am a definate 10 hour Comrades runner, my best been 9.46. "Silver" wow - we have some super athletes here for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 7, 2008 Share I am sure you are as serious an athlete as I was so share the praise with yourself. I was to scared to ever try the Harrismith run as I was never sure I wouold come out alive..............respect for anyone who has the guts and drive to do it..........tougher than a Comrades silver I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted July 7, 2008 Share thats sad, anything travel faster than 20k/h is already dangerous. When I run , sometimes in the road , I do so against the traffic, if a cyclist approach, I just jump onto the pavement. But some runners don't have the courtesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted July 7, 2008 Share I am sure you are as serious an athlete as I was so share the praise with yourself. I was to scared to ever try the Harrismith run as I was never sure I wouold come out alive..............respect for anyone who has the guts and drive to do it..........tougher than a Comrades silver I am sure. I heard this year it was by invitation only in that you had to have run(climbed) it at least once before or have a previous runner invite you. I think it was to at least try and limit the carnage from the middle runners and backwards because some of the paths up the climbs are actually just wide enough to do in single file, I remember stopping at some stage and looking up and down was just this line of runners. ..........Phooeew, yeah, what a run, when I finished I dropped my shoes right there at the finish and told my wife if she "dares" to bring them home, divorce is in the air, cos thats me, I aint running no more.!!! ....................but of course we all feel like that at some stage, its still a great sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 7, 2008 Share Are you still married? (that means are you still running after that threat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted July 7, 2008 Share Are you still married? (that means are you still running after that threat) - Yeah, still married and still running.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted July 7, 2008 Share from the daily mailA CYCLIST hit and killed a young pedestrian after calling out 'Move, because I'm not stopping,' a court heard yesterday?Gerald Collins, prosecuting, said: 'As he approached he shouted at them to move out of the way. He could have moved to the other side of the road or similarly, applied the brakes. He did neither, instead continuing towards them at the speeds of around 17mph. Killed by a cyclist who yelled: 'I'm not stopping' Daily Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 8, 2008 Share I thought jay walking was illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJ Posted July 8, 2008 Share I thought jay walking was illegal? It's not clear from the story but it seems the cyclist might have been riding on the pavement in which case he deserves to have the book thrown at him . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted July 8, 2008 Share I thought jay walking was illegal? It's not clear from the story but it seems the cyclist might have been riding on the pavement in which case he deserves to have the book thrown at him . agreed, especially when you consider this: In a police interview, Howard admitted he could have steered away from the pedestrians but thought a shout was enough to avoid the collision, Mr Collins said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted July 8, 2008 Share Woohoo, looks like we're going to have freezing temperatures & snow in Rhodes for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJ Posted July 8, 2008 Share Woohoo' date=' looks like we're going to have freezing temperatures & snow in Rhodes for the weekend.[/quote'] Runner vs Cyclist ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 8, 2008 Share What else happens in Rhodes besides snow.............never been there. is it good MTB country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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