The lack of communication is entirely my fault. I have been really busy with real stuff and havent had much time to get to the internet cafe everyday. Wireless at home not working either, so that adds to the frustration of all of this.

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Ok lets make sure again – where am I right now? :-)

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So, yesterday we ran in the dreaded, fabled energy lab and it was everything you can imagine. Boring, hot, solo, dreadful, awesome. Its really that much hotter down there, and my legs were sore all day after the 14km run. (more…)

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Lets take a minute to look at the race gear of choice for the Ironman in Hawaii. A while ago I spoke to Bernard from Orca and was keen to see what new goodies we could have potentially cooked up for the race in Hawaii. Nothing like a fresh set of threads to keep a Ninja motivated out there when the going gets tough.

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Aloha! A first update from the Big Island of Hawaii. This will be a short summary of the trip so far, including the marathon travel session to get here, as well as some first amazing experiences. All in all, I’m still a little overwhelmed by all of this, but you’ll understand more as you read on.

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Last weekend, I had the priviledge of taking part in the Atlantic Triathlon Club’s Xroads race with good mates Si and Law. Quick bit of background…

Atlantic Tri Club is the largest triathlon club in the country. The focus is FUN and the formula works really well for them. They have great partners and continue to grow not only their club, but the love for triathlon in general. Their events are much the same formula. The Housemate is chairman of the club, so I’m generally flooded with ATC stuff. Which is a great thing. If you’re keen to join, surf over to for more info.

Note the use of the Urban Ninja in the marketing material. How awesome.

Anyhoo. The event consists of a 5km trail run and then the race splits. Roadies have the option to ride 20km on rolling terrain out in Durbanville, and the Dirty Mountainbikers have their own route. The top guys and girls all take the same time to get through their course and end up together in 2nd transition. The race is on for a last 2.5km through the mud and the winner gets an awesome prize. All in all, add in schwarma’s, pretty people and awesome music. That’s a magic formula.

The two mates I brought along, Si & Law, had a blast and I hope to see them at future events. The next one takes place on November 2nd. Hope to see you there.

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