EZRider Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 First time I did this race and it was great, even though I had the flu and barely managed to limp across the finish.Scenery from the top of that mountain almost justified the climb up and the descent, well, that justified every one of the metres up!Well done to the organizers, participants and marshals and thanks for giving me an experience to remember. IdeJongh: How did you go? 75 km next year? TZmtb2010-02-01 00:51:39
Tumbleweed Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 nice one! that descent is awesome. did you note your max speed?
Regard Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 My max was 64.7km/h Great race! Just love that 75km! One prob, I see SS Timing missed me? A DNF for me????Will have to contact them.
Grondpad Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Quote My max was 64.7km/h Great race! Just love that 75km! One prob' date=' I see SS Timing missed me? A DNF for me????Will have to contact them.[/quote'] I have a similar problem: https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=75163&PID=1074384#1074384 For the 45km (which I didn?t do) I have a DNF and for the 75km I am listed in the No Data Chip section
Noneking Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Much better route than my last one 2 years ago. Lost a peddle 20 km from finish but managed to still have a great time.
Thug Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 A mate of mine stopped off at Millys on the way to Barberton on Friday evening. Decided to have a chicken wrap to eat and was violently ill later that evening. Needless to say he didn't end up racing but managed to grab a lift with the lead vehicle and watch the race.
EZRider Posted February 1, 2010 Author Posted February 1, 2010 Quote nice one! that descent is awesome. did you note your max speed? Holy, I had the flu so neither body nor mind were sound.Didn't get my max up past 50
Tumbleweed Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Quote Quote nice one! that descent is awesome. did you note your max speed?Holy' date=' I had the flu so neither body nor mind were sound.Didn't get my max up past 50 [/quote'] oh, well, better luck time. the last one i did, i got so dehydrated, i said i'd never do it again.
Super_mil Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 My first time for this race and I must say that it is a very cool event. I think I'll be back. Well organised, well sign posted and a really cool 75km outting. I think the fact that there in no single track on the route makes for a better race as there are no bottlenecks. Only dissapointing thing is all the energy gels/bar packets that people insist on chucking on the ground. Only got my max speed up to 59km/h
Grondpad Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Anyone know who took photos? I didn?t see photographers on route. Maybe they already left by the time I finished
Dirt Addict Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Also enjoyed the race, lot less mud than last year. One problem though is the fact that SS timing does not register chips at the start. Know some guys moved into earlier starting groups and got faster times as SS timing timed them from the later start.
jacostrydom Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Awesome race. Looks like the batch start thing was a bit new to SS timing. They had a few issues. Hope they can sort it out before Sabie.
IdeJongh Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Quote First time I did this race and it was great' date=' even though I had the flu and barely managed to limp across the finish.Scenery from the top of that mountain almost justified the climb up and the descent, well, that justified every one of the metres up!Well done to the organizers, participants and marshals and thanks for giving me an experience to remember. IdeJongh: How did you go? 75 km next year?[/quote'] Race was awesome, every pedal stroke was awesome, the view, the river crossings. Slightly disappointed in my time, badly wanted a sub3 and ended up doing 3:06, but from now on its full marathon, so no looking back. Sad to hear you had a rough time.
Nettie R Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Quote Also enjoyed the race' date=' lot less mud than last year. One problem though is the fact that SS timing does not register chips at the start. Know some guys moved into earlier starting groups and got faster times as SS timing timed them from the later start.[/quote'] Riders weren't supposed to move around in batches at all, unless they got a different seeding at registration. Organisers should enforce the rule for everyone to stay put in their start group. But you'll always get the 'cheetas'.I heard the comm. tell some guys, if they want to move back to a later group, they will carry the 5min for a later start.
Spaceboy Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 Awesome event. I did the Ultra Marathon! Wow...123km on the MTB is no joke....but i really enjoyed it..and thank goodness the weather was on our side I'll definitely go back!
EZRider Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 Quote Quote First time I did this race and it was great' date=' even though I had the flu and barely managed to limp across the finish.Scenery from the top of that mountain almost justified the climb up and the descent, well, that justified every one of the metres up!Well done to the organizers, participants and marshals and thanks for giving me an experience to remember. IdeJongh: How did you go? 75 km next year?[/quote'] ? Race was awesome, every pedal stroke was awesome, the view, the river crossings.? Slightly disappointed in my time, badly wanted a sub3 and ended up doing 3:06, but from now on its full marathon, so no looking back. ? Sad to hear you had a rough time. Well, flu happens Still enjoyed myself, just much more slowly. I think Sabie will be my last 45 after that I am committing to the full marathons too.
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