The Argus (the Muddy Version)

This last Sunday was the offroad Argus at Boschendal winefarm, just outside Stellies. There were 3 route options: 55km, 26km and 13km.

The rain had been pouring down the night before but luckily the weather started clearing just before the start or the race. The conditions actually were perfect in the end, enough mud to make it real mountainbiking but not too much to destroy a bike within the 55km’s

As with all MTB races are this one was a tough one but even though I have been taking things easy for the last 2 weeks due to a mild dose of flu, the legs felt good. Well for 54,5kms at least. Things almost fell apart during the toughest part of the race, the last 500m over the grass of Boschendal. Eiissshhhhh.

Myra joined me on Sunday and she did the 26km route. She experienced a much more muddy course having to follow all the long route riders through the muddy section.

In the end my race time of 2:36 was good enough to get me 46^th place out of about 800.

I will post some pics once http://www.actionphoto.net/ posts them on their site. If you want to go check it out on your own my race number was 59.

Here is the route profile (don’t know if it will work???) (DIDN'T WORK!!!!) My ave heart rate was 173bpm and max only 186, so it was up there all the way!

Golf Day

Who would believe that a cyclist could hack away well enough on a golf course to win the Shoprite IT Golf day!!! Well I would have to admit that I didn’t do it on my own. The format was 4 ball alliance, which meant that 2 out of the 4 scores counted at each hole. I did however score the most points in the team but that is mainly because I am a ringer!! And played off a 24 handicap. (But considering the fact that the last time I played a full 18 was at the same golf day last year I think it is fair!)

The team, Reinhardt (11Hc) , Henco (15Hc) and Philip (9Hc) and I played exceptionally consistent golf scoring well even though none of us managed to get a birdy on the day.

First prize was a R1k voucher each at the ProShop. (What cycling stuff can I get at there???) Funny thing is, is that 2^nd place walked away with a Callaway Hybrid worth R1200?? I think they knew we were ringers!!

I am updating this from email so I hope the attached photo gets uploaded. As you can see I posted the previous try twice just to make SURE it worked!! So I am still not so clued up yet. But you know what they say “Practice makes Perfect” or to keep with the golfing theme “The more I practice the luckier I get” – Gary Player.