Well we thought that the freestyle could have something new added to it… So we started digging holes My uncle gave me the lend of his digger and my lovely dad did the driving, well good!! So we had digging while the lads and Mark came to give it a bit of testing. Pretty strange taking the bike down the drop in as the pedals seemed to catch (scary shizzle), but it was worth it. The first dirt jump works very well and a beutiful smooth landing, but Mark being Mark cleared the lot!! Anyway im gonna have to find the pictures somewhere and they’ll be up More videos to come if we can get some good weather for boarding and videoing.

All of the above related directly to me last week.

I proved senility is truly on the way having observed the weather forecast last Sunday, ignoring the salient point regarding temperature and duly only took shorts to work for the run. No way was I going out in that cool air with nothing on my legs, so I came home.

Tuesday I did some weights, attempting to keep some upper body shape to allow me to re-form myself after this winter and the marathon training, so that wasn’t an exercise disaster as such, but Wednesday saw the spirit kicked out of me at work and, truly, I couldn’t be bothered. Went straight out after work for a curry (Thai fusion style, apparently. All I know is it was lovely) instead. Hmm.

Thursday was my late night at work – again couldn’t be arsed to get my running kit out.

Friday was Friday with added wind, rain (31mm) and bluster, Saturday was much the same and then it was Sunday.

A very poor exercise week. So today I decided i’d do a 3.5 mile spirited run but proved my age when I could neither run fluidly (after a week? Crikey, what’s going to happen next year when I have a while off after London?), nor quickly nor consistently. My miles saw 35 seconds difference in pace (not helped by a car/bike/truck traffic jam I had to stop for, but hey), overheating and an unwelcome desire to be back home. Oops.

So I inspired myself with some mountainbike trials videos, got excited about some old skateboard stuff and duly went out for a thrash around the local car park on the play bike and showed myself how bad i’ve got over the 8 months or so it’s been since I played around. Enjoyable, though. Must promise to play at least once a month, possibly once a week or more after we move to keep the ability at least somewhere reasonable. It’s not often one needs to cycle backwards on a bike, granted, but it’s nice to know the ability is there if needed!

Next week, more running. Promise.

Es gibt verschieden Arten vom Extremsport:

Hier klicken

Es kann dir den nötigen “Kick” geben, den manche Menschen brauchen.

Doch man sollte es nicht übertreiben, denn die meisten dieser Extremsportarten können, wenn man es Übertreibt, zum Tod führen.

Hier klicken

EACH BUNGALOW IS NAMED AFTER OUR PRIDE AT ONVERWACHT(“FYNBOS SPECIES”)
· 1.BLUSHINGBRIDE(KLIPHUISIE)SLEEPS 2
· 2.SPELDEKUSSING(SKAKELHUISIE)SLEEPS 2
· 3.COMPACTA(SKAKELHUISIE)SLEEPS 8
· 4.ERICA(BERGHUISIE)SLEEPS 8
· 5.SEWEJAARTJIE(BERGHUISIE)SLEEPS 8
· 6.REPENS(BERGHUISIE)SLEEPS 8
· 7.EXEMIA(BERGHUISIE)SLEEPS 8

INFO OF THE BUNGALOWS
ALL BUNGALOWS ARE SELFCATERING
INSIDE TOILET AND SHOWER
ALL UNITS ARE FULLY EQUIPED WITH CROCKERY,CUTLERY AND COOKWARE.
NO ELECTRICITY
ALL UNITS HAVE 2 PLATE GAS STOVES AND GAS GEEZERS.
OIL LAMPS AND CANDLES ARE SUPPORTED.
BRING OWN BEDDING AND TOWELS(LINEN AND TOWELS ON REQUEST EXTRA)
ALL UNITS HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE BRAAIFACILITIES.

THINGS TO DO………
CATCHING TROATS: (DISCUSS WITH JAPIE) IN “THE WATERKLOOF”(A SURPRISE ON IT,S OWN!)
MOUNTAINBIKES:YOU CAN CHALLENGE YOUSELF ON THE CHALLENGING ROADS WITH A VARIETY OF DIRECTIONS.
PRIVATE HIKING TRAILS:(“HEIDE TRAIL” AND” EAGLES TRAIL”).OTHER TRAILS AWAITING TO BE DISCOVERED!PLEASE MAKE USE OF THEM!!
WATERHOLES: THE AMAZING “BOBBEJAANKOPWATERHOLE” IS 1KM FROM THE BUNGALOWS.
PICNIC:YOU CAN SPEND A WHOLE DAY AT THE REFRESHING POOLS JUST RELAXING!!
VIEWPOINTS:TOO MANY TO MENTION!SO PEACEFULL!!(NOW,S THE TIME TO DISCOVER YOUR INNERPEACE!!)
HUGE BIRDLIFE:SUIKERBEKKIES,EAGLES.CROWS,OWLS ETC.
WILD ANIMALS:KLIPSPRINGER,GRYSBOK,DUIKERS ETC.(THEY ARE TAMED SO PLEASE DO NOT FRIGHTEN THEM OR CHASE THEM AWAY)
PROTEA PLANTATIONS:DISCOVER OUR PRIDE!MAYBE YOU CAN TEACH US A THING OR 2.SURPRISE US!!
4X4 TRAILS:WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW YOU A FEW 4X4 TRAILS.
BUTTERFLIES:A VARIETY TO DISCOVER.
PLEASE VISIT OUR LOCAL TOWN MCGREGOR(FULL OF SURPRISES!!!)
MOST OF ALL ENJOY THE PEACEFULL ATMOSPHERE!!!

19/9/2009
My siel kom hier tot rus.
Ek sit vanoggend by een van die nuwe uitkykpunte(hy is nog nie geseel met n naam nie). Ek weet verseker dis waar ek nog altyd wou wees. Ek sal myself nie etiketeer as n skrywer nie maar die verskil is,hier waar ek nou is,is geen reels nie. Punt.
En dis my rede vir my skrywe dat my pen net vloei waar hy wil vloei sonder dat ek ook met hom streng raak met onnodige reels.
Ek hoor die voels se lofliedere en die watergate se welkom gedruis onder my laat my vergeet van die droogte wat daar voorspel word deur die kenners.
Die wind bly vir my n verrrassing op Onverwacht.
.Een oomblik wonder ek ,kan dit wees?Dit is so stil en skielik se die wind”hier is ek”,”ek het jou nie vergeet nie”!
Ooorkant my(n kloof skei Onverwacht en die Riviersonderend Berge van mekaar) maak n bobbejaan ook n welkom gebaar,Miskien koud,miskien honger of net eenvoudig gelukkig!
As ek myself moet uitdruk waarmee ek op die oomblik omring is,is dit berg,klip,geel en nogmaals geel Geelbos!En n lange kloof diep tot in Greyton.Dit voel of ek kan stap bo-op die kloof tot in Greyton.Dis nogal n ‘tricky” een om te beskryf.So asof ek kan sweef tot in Greyton.
Ek dink nie hier is kabouters en feetjies nie.Hulle is meer bedrywig in Die Galg.Ek stem met Pauline saam dat Heidi en Peter hier wei met Snoechi.
Die wind maak nou weer n lawaai maar dis n lafenis wat my omvou in verfrissings terapie.
So 10 tree van waar ek nou sit is die Berghuisies met geen geselskap van die wind nie.
Daar loer nou n pienk heide ook vir my om n Geelbos.So of sy parmantig vir my wil se”Vertel vir die mense van my ook asb.”
SHALOM

NS./Ek verstaan nou op ampertjies 49jr. wat die grootmense bedoel het met woorde soos”Om jou tenk vol te maak”. ”Jou innerlike te versterk”. “Jou droom te bewaarheid”.
Geld kan nie geluk koop nie.Raak stil en die puzzle sal volmaak vorm binne jou.

Video’s shot during the great trip with CannonChris last week. We shot lots of material (4 hours), too much to watch at once.

Just found some nice pics at my computer. Suppose they’re shot at the Posbank near Arnhem. However, I am not sure as I did’nt have a sat tracker last year! The pictures were shot by my dearest friend CannonChris! Thanks mait!

We have been testing the new helmet cam tonight. The results are promising! You watch the video below (Thnx to Vimeo, in High Def!)

You can also check out the route we have been riding. It is only the first part.

Test Ride Rozendaal Park at EveryTrail

Map created by EveryTrail: GPS Trail Maps

ONVERWACHT ACCOMMODATION

JAPIE AND SANDRA OOSTHUIZEN
BOX 3
ONVERWACHT FLORA ACCOMMODATION
McGREGOR
6708
TELL:023 625 1667
JAPIE CELL:0828941462
SANDRA CELL:0725144209

ONVERWACHT FLORA

(Copyright Münchhausen)

Mei, da hatte ich mich so drauf gefreut: Mountainbiking im Olifants Camp im Krüger Park. Damit wird in jedem Reiseführer geworben. Aber in Südafrika kann sich manches schnell ändern: so hat es eine Angriff von Nilpferden auf die Biker gegeben, bei dem zwar niemand verletzt wurde, aber die Touren wurden dennoch erstmal ausgesetzt. Das hat mir jedenfalls gerade die Parkverwaltung per Mail geschrieben. Wie schade!

Habe aber schon eine Alternative ausgemacht. Calabase Safari Bike Tours.

COME AND EXPERIENCE FOR YOURSELF!

Onverwacht Flora Accommodation

Onverwacht is a 2 h drive from Cape Town via Worcester,Robertson and McGregor. This journey brings you to Onverwacht !.

This nature lover,s paradise is situated 2km from the start of the famous Boesmanskloof Hiking Trail,and those who wish to do so can hike the 16 km Trail to Greyton.

Otherwise you can chose to take our own private trails situated near Onverwacht with:

Mountain streams,Waterfalls and natural Rock Pools.

The Owner:JAPIE OOSTHUIZEN and his family have been growing and exporting

PROTEAS and other magnificent “FYNBOS’(veldflowers) up in these mountains for

many years

–

–

NEXT TOUR! 16.07.2009 – 6.30 pm – Neugasse 52

Meine lieben Sportler … es ist an der Zeit wieder eine Mountainbike-Tour anzureissen.  Zur Auswahl stehen zwei Mögliche Touren:

1. Uetliberg Urwaldtrail vom Utokulm bis Sellenbüren/Stallikon
2. Elefantenbach-Trail, Züriberg-Bikepark und Abfahrt zur Uni Irchel

Ich freue mich auf euch!

So exciting, we have finally matured from a blog to a website! I feel so grown-up! Please don’t desert us, follow this link and we’ll continue where we left off…

www.xtremesport4u.com

Question – can you think of a country which combines Alpine ski resorts with a coastline on the Adriatic Sea?

 Answer – no prizes for this, the heading gave it away, yes it’s Slovenia!

 Although a small country, the position is perfect, having the eastern end of the European Alps to offer skiing, snowboarding & winter sports during winter months, and in the summer, as the snow melts down through the alpine valleys and rivers, summer activities such as rafting, kayaking and mountain biking take over.                                               

At the south-west corner is the Adriatic, with summer sea temperatures well past the 20c mark.                       

Positioned between Italy, Austria, Croatia & Hungary, the influences of the neighbouring countries are everywhere, not least in the food, which is very reasonably priced, even in tourist hot spots.

 No wonder thousands of holidaymakers from the UK, Eire, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands come back here time and time again!         Click here for Slovenia Adventure Holidays

The summer training has really started now and I spend many hours on my beloved mountainbike and in the gym. Muscles get sore and I’m getting stronger I’m fortunate to train with one of the best fitness coaches, Roland Brunner who is always keeping me motivated and pushes me to do my best. So I’ll keep on working. Next winter will be coming soon.

We normally keep a close eye on the Nissan Extreme Games, but were obviously so busy writing on other things that Interlaken 2009 slipped by with no comment from us for which we apologise. However, it’s never too late to make up for past omissions and  show you the high quality of both competitors and film producers… following this teaser from  OutdoorGamesTV.

Nissan have been innovative in the extreme sports world and were the first to realise that an original event concept was needed in this growing sector of the market.

Because extreme sports have become more and more fashionable over the past few years, the event organisers came up with a concept like no other - 5 teams, 5 sports and a 5-minute film.

The task for the five teams is challenging: to produce a five-minute short film in seven days including five outdoor sports in the Interlaken region.

Rather than pushing the limits in outdoor sports, the Nissan Outdoor Games again reveals that certain subjects can be addressed within a sports film. The themes represented in the 2009 films go from the meaning of life and death, profound feelings as well as harmony with nature.

Extreme sports challenges have been taking place in Interlaken now for 5 years. The Games are an important event for adventure sports and film making. For a week, the best kayakers, mountain-bikers, climbers, paragliders and base jumpers combine with film makers and photographers to share their adventure in the mountains and to battle  it out for prize money of Swiss Francs 70,000.

Jean-Pierre Diernaz, General Manager of Nissan’s Marketing Communications in Europe, says “The Nissan Outdoor Games allow athletes to express themselves in the most awe-inspiring way, whilst thrilling the public by capturing their exploits in a five minute film. Nissan is once again proud to be supporting the Outdoor Games and together we are working to increase participation in an active outdoor lifestyle and a sustainable engagement with the natural environment.“

Enjoy these incredible hang gliding sequences filmed by Austrian film team ‘Argon’ (orleyflo)

Marvel at Anthony Green’s 10-second death defying  misting by the falls (acrotwinz).

Enjoy Swiss Team, NBFlyer’s, film for which they received the Jury’s Special Award as well as the Best Sports Sequence for its climbing scene with Cyril Albasini. (OutdoorGamesTV)

And we end with the winning film from Team Golgoht of Finland who received the Golden Peak Award.

The Finn, Petri Kovalainen from the Golgoht team, won the Best Photographer award as well as the Game of Light Award by Julbo.

Den gamle saddel trængte til udskiftning og den gamle kassette var slidt

Selle Italia SLR 135 Gram

SRAM PG-990 Kassette

Denne gang gik turen til Århus for femte omgang af Ghost Cup´en. Jeg havde dagene forinden ikke haft det store overskud og derfor heller ikke den store race lyst. Men selvfølgelig skulle jeg afsted. Om ikke andet så villedet være god træning.

Jeg ankom i god tid til løbet så opvarmningen skulle være på plads. Fik et nummer og begav mig ud på en opvarmningsrunde. Det gik som forventet med høj puls og gelé i benene. Men jeg prøvede at holde hovedet koldt og tog det stille og roligt.

Kl. 18.30 gik starten og jeg havde lagt mig midt  i feltet. jeg måtte indse på første bakke at dette ikke var min dag. Mange trillede forbi og jeg havde cirka puls 1024 og kunne overhovedet ikke performe. Jeg havde fra starten sagt til mig selv lige meget hvad, ville jeg gennemføre løbet. Derfor satte jeg tempoet ned og kørte en morfar tur i skoven resten af løbet. Pulsen faldt og jeg blev samlet op af Kris som havde haft punteringer og derfor havde valgt at sige Buu til det hele og køre og hyggesnakke med mig… Det var kanon

Jeg rullede i mål som 50 ud af 89 i herrerklassen / 65 ud af 168 Overall hvilket jeg overhodet ikke er tilfreds med ruten og underlaget taget i betragtning. ( det var en “hurtig”og  fed rute )

Jeg går normalt ikke ind for dårlige undskyldninger efter endte løb, men jeg må indrømme at jeg har haft en lidt underlig fornemmelse i kroppen siden Harzen. I Harzen havde jeg totalt overskud og masser af power. Men siden jeg er kommet hjem har jeg ikke kunne træde til. Ved ikke om dette er et tegn på overtræning, men jeg har nu haft et par dage fri fra træning og håber på forbedring…

Næste løb er i Vejle den 24 juni til 6. afdeling af Ghost Cup´en

SES

Speed- og Kadencemåler til Foreunner og Edge.
Giver mulighed for at måle kadence på cyklen.

Passer til:

Forerunner 50
Forerunner 60

Forerunner 305
Forerunner 405

Edge 605
Edge 705

Helt ny, Aldrig brugt, Stadig i emballage.

Pris 400 Kr

Garmin Brystsender

Passer til:

Forerunner 50
Forerunner 60

Forerunner 305
Forerunner 405

Edge 605
Edge 705

Helt ny, Aldrig brugt, Stadig i emballage.

Pris 300 kr