It was a challenge enough getting over the combined anxiety and excitement of just entering ASPEN TRANS KAROO, 240km Endurance MTB Event | Sutherland – Ceres | “The down Ride”. 240km of MTB. In one day. On the same saddle. That’s like the double century followed by an olympic distance triathlon ride- on dirt roads. [...]
Over 48hrs ago I crossed the finish line and since then, it’s felt like I’ve wished a good friend “see you later” at the airport after enjoying a lifetime of memories together. The race keeps flashing back in bits and pieces as daydream; sending me high on smiles and then I slip back with a [...]
Fortunately, I spotted the tweet from @GoMulti announcing this race hosted by trisport.co.za. The appeal of doing 4 races over 2 days was just to good to skip, and so, off we went on a spur-of-the-moment family roadtrip. Accommodation was promptly organised by @momallott and we loaded up the kids, canoe and MTB and headed [...]
Another little small-town race-slash-festival which came up on the horizon was the Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge which was part of the Zebra Fees. Again, this was a nice opportunity to head out into the countryside and give something to the smaller communities. Yes, most of these “small” races and festivals are all about raising funds for [...]