Sunday was race day, so Sharon and I loaded the bikes onto the car and headed for Michaelhouse. This was a race I’d never done before and the route profile looked menacing – Fourteen kilometers of pure climbing following by 6 kilometers of downhill. Sharon had thankfully not seen the profile so I assured her …
At 6am on Sunday we were up and packing everything into the car. From Richards Bay we drove a further 45 minutes north to the Mtuba golf course for the Hippo Challenge. Although I only saw the last hole of the course it certainly looks well maintained and worth a visit sometime in the future. …
Sharon and I got to Howick at around 8am on Sunday morning. Much like Saturday morning, Sunday morning also started with a FAIL. My helmet had decided to fall to pieces at some point since our last ride. It was certainly fixable, but not in the one hour I had, especially without any glue. Eventually …
We pulled into Eston at around 9am on Sunday morning, took a few pre-race photos, and then headed for the start. Luckily we were there early since our 10:15 start became a 10am start. We were riding the 18km route which headed through Tala Game Reserve (please mind the Rhino). Things started badly when just …
On Sunday morning we headed down to Durban for the ECR Big Walk. The plan was to park at the finish and then catch a bus back to the start; It seemed like a good idea until we arrived and realised their planning was possibly not what it should’ve been. The parking lot had a …
It was a weekend of chaos, and therefor a weekend to be remembered… Bruce picked me up from the office on Friday and we headed straight for Newcastle to run the Donkey Pass Mountain Challenge. The drive flew buy, and after a quick chocolate milkshake stop we were in our chalet at Chelmsford dam. Although …
After a poor night’s sleep Sharon and I were up, and on our way, to her first 10kms – the Queensburgh 10km. She was nervous, but we got her to the starting line, and soon we were jogging casually down the road. It was an easy start and the first 4kms were all downhill. Sharon …
After much training the first of the two big races finally arrived…50 MILER. Two days of paddling down the Dusi and Umgeni rivers with some real water and real rapids. This is where things get fun (and sore)!! On day one we were to paddle from Mission rapid to Marion Foley causeway. This meant we …
Sunday was a GREAT day. It was the first Sunday Shaz had free so she came along to second me for the Ngwenya upper Umgeni race. It was only the fourth time I’ve paddled this stretch in a single and I managed to take 20 minutes off my time, so I was very happy with …
Come Sunday, and the first of the Dusi qualifying events. We mosied our way up to Albert Falls for the Ossie Gladwin; a 28km paddle consisting of 7.5km on the dam, a 2km portage, followed by 18kms on the upper Umgeni. This was only my third race in a single and there were some nerves …