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Agent_Smith said:
Comrades Marathon 2022 confirmed for the 12th of June. It will be a down run and importantly, it will count towards your back2back medal if like me, you managed to do the up run in 2019. I was going to write it off if they said it would be another up run.
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Comrades turned 100 a few days ago but 2022 will be a tight call.
 
For anyone doing the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge next week, have you had the bib emailed to you, and info about fetching your shirt? I've had nothing since since I registered.
 
Claymore said:
For anyone doing the Comrades Centenary Hope Challenge next week, have you had the bib emailed to you, and info about fetching your shirt? I've had nothing since since I registered.
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I got an email 'ready to claim profile' and went and claimed it on the app and can see my bib number on the app.
 
Jaws677 said:
I participated in the Oxpecker trail run this past weekend. Extremely well organised
Really a great event.

I set a goal to win the Ostrich category (runners weighing more than 90kg)

I ended up winning that category.

But somehow also 5th place overall and second in my age category as well.

Was an amazing experience rubbing shoulders with the elites.
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Geez, you are fit. I did 14km in 1h37m on saturday, only my second time running. And I'm still sore.
 
Cr4ig said:
Geez, you are fit. I did 14km in 1h37m on saturday, only my second time running. And I'm still sore.
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Nice! I remember trying to bag me a sub 90 half marathon, so I opted for the flattest one around, Vlaktes on the way to Witsand. Only managed 1:37 on that 21.1km.... it was the peak of my running career.

After coming in just over 2 hours on my last one I decided to throw in the towel. There are a lot of fellow riders I know that used to run a lot but in the end your body wears out. The fact that lockdown made me heavier also contributes to the fact that I now ride instead of run.

But I do miss those days. Hey, here is a cool route for you to try considering your stay in the same part of town.
 
Rouxenator said:
Nice! I remember trying to bag me a sub 90 half marathon, so I opted for the flattest one around, Vlaktes on the way to Witsand. Only managed 1:37 on that 21.1km.... it was the peak of my running career.

After coming in just over 2 hours on my last one I decided to throw in the towel. There are a lot of fellow riders I know that used to run a lot but in the end your body wears out. The fact that lockdown made me heavier also contributes to the fact that I now ride instead of run.

But I do miss those days. Hey, here is a cool route for you to try considering your stay in the same part of town.
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I might actually try that one day, maybe park my car at the spar there and do 7 km's of that route and turn back, I'm just still very unfit. And very apprehensive of running around this neighbourhood, especially when my wife is with. How safe is the klipheuwel road to run on?

I'm currently running with my wife's running club but I might actually suggest that route once I'm with them for a bit longer.
 
I always run/ride with my pepperspray, however this route is safe to run. There are some runners/walkers on the R304 in the evenings, about half from Kayamandi and the other half from Cloetesville. On the R44 side it is a mix of Cloetesville and Welgevonden people. Very few people I know of does the circular route via Kromme-Rhee road.

My usual route these days (riding not running) is something like this where I dip into the Nooitgedacht village trail that runs adjacent to their estate on the Nooitgedacht farm. It has been a bit shortened now that the farm put up an electric fence between them and Lavenir.
 
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Rouxenator said:
I always run/ride with my peppers spray, however this route is safe to run. There are some runners/walkers on the R304 in the evenings, about half from Kayamandi and the other half from Cloetesville. On the R44 side it is a mix of Cloetesville and Welgevonden people. Very few people I know of does the circular route via Kromme-Rhee road.

My usual route these days (riding not running) is something like this where I dip into the Nooitgedacht village trail that runs adjacent to their estate on the Nooitgedacht farm. It has been a bit shortened now that the farm put up an electric fence between them and Lavenir.
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I'd be dead if I tried that 22km route now, I might try some of that on Saturday morning, her group are doing time trails now and I'm not ready for that yet. They did sprints there by the Hydro last Wednesday night, I almost bloody died. Not a damn am I doing the trails.
 
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