Oct 6, 2017 | Race Day, Stories
The big question was answered at 5:30. Can I move or was I being hopeful to think that I would be racing. I am still at odds to understand how my body healed so well overnight. I suppose one could say that many hands do lighten the load. I was less stiff where it was...
Oct 6, 2017 | Race Day, Stories
Stage 4 my memory bank – The rain that dislodged any hope of racing on Wednesday pounced on us when the sun set and the moon thought it would share its light with us. It had arrived with menace, vigour and determination. A desire to see itself through until 5:30...
Oct 5, 2017 | Race Day, Stories
Highs and lows. A theme written into the ground and into the unfolding of today’s events. Referring to it as a low is over exaggerated but if compared to Day One and Two’s experience it did not carry the same level of euphoria. As I mull over it, the day feels as...
Oct 3, 2017 | Race Day, Stories
Stage 2 – Ramabanta Trading Post Lodge to Roma Trading Post Lodge (with a couple of local lodges along the way too, ?. I am not far off the mark in all seriousness. At the top of one of the climbs, I complimented a gent standing alongside his house on the view...
Oct 2, 2017 | Race Day, Stories
Jan Withaar and teammate Grant Usher ride for Team 24/7 Security Services. They finished 3rd overall on Day 1. This is Jan’s account of the day. The past week was an act in trying to recover from traveling induced poor sleeping patterns and muscle fatigue....
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