GPS Tracks
Skills to the Hills
Tweet I decided to do some hill training this weekend and although it is immediately obvious from the below track that the distance covered is nothing special, what might not be clear is just how many hills I rode up. It was many. It was painfully vertical…but what goes up… All worth it for the … Continue reading
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First 50
Tweet Not the first 50 km of training but the first time for this initiative that I have completed a 50 km ride on the BMX – I am writing this from the couch where I intend spending the rest of the day…
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Kyalami
Tweet Kyalami means “my home” in Zulu. I can tell you that it didn’t feel like my home when I was riding up the mineshaft, which strangely enough reappears each time you do another lap. I was not trying to be a hero by overtaking geared bikes as I went up it…it’s just that with the BMX … Continue reading
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Laps
Tweet Laps of the same 5km route = monotonous (or replace with any of the following: repetitious, tedious or mind-numbing). I did what I could to make it more exciting and attempted to shave time on each progressive lap by hitting apexes tighter and tucking in on downhills…forgetting at moments that I have spent more of … Continue reading
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Over Achiever Early Birds
Tweet Went for a ride with my bro this morning and it became very apparent that there are a lot of extremely energetic, over achiever, early bird types residing in Joburg that exercise on a Sunday morning – it’s awesome! It also didn’t hurt that some of the aforementioned birds were somewhat easy on the eye…all … Continue reading
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A country ride
Tweet Can you like to say corrugations! What a beautiful ride but oh my sack (literally) – those corrugations! The dirt road jolted some parts loose (and I am not talking about the bike).
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Another training ride completed!
Tweet Well that makes it sound like it was planned and part of a scheduled and regimented build up to riding a BMX from Cape Town to Joburg…. it wasn’t really – I just jumped on the bike and rode because it’s fun to do that on a Saturday morning. Ya so what was … Continue reading
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Getting There – another 40 km under the proverbial belt
Tweet Where does the phrase “under the belt” come from anyway…hang on I will google it. Be back in a bit…. Oh the googler – it answers all questions: “The original meaning appears to be to have eaten or drunk something. If you have a good meal and a glass of wine under your … Continue reading
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Proof as Promised
Tweet So the ride back was not nearly as fun – it was thwart with a mild hangover, wind and a flat tire. I have to get on making sure that I am properly kitted with spare parts for the ride…and I might have to accept that creamy milk stouts do not contain the correct nutritional … Continue reading
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Ride to the Rugby
Tweet It seemed like a good idea – you know kill two proverbial birds with one stone – Go watch the rugby with my bro and get a training ride in. For those of you astute enough to notice, the GPS track below is one directional - Problem is that beer and bmx don’t mix so well and … Continue reading
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