Sunday, October 4, 2009

Yesterday felt like a 28hr day...

Have you ever woke up the next morning and gone... Wow, yesterday was just absolutely crazy and rushed. Sure Bar-One helps you get through a 25hour day, but what do you do when you have a 28hour day?

Well my day started quite "normal". Woke up at 6 to get ready for my first ever mountain bike race. I was quite excited and no idea what to expect. I was going to be doiug the 30km (turned out to be 33km's!) Lourensford Race.

It all started off rather well when we couldn't get the bikes loaded on because no one knew where the bike rack was! After some phone calls to the UK and one miserable dad (it was 4:45am there) we finally able to set off on a journey that would put us out to the max.

The 30k race profile looked challenging, but somehow it just never sunk in exactly how challenging it really was.



As the race started I just couldn't shake off this feeling of "... this was not such a good idea after all!" 5km's into the race (which to me felt like 15km's) I was already completely broken and ready to just crawl into a ball and die. Every little downhill started looking like another easy way out.

By the last 10km's my legs were finished, hands cramping, arms in pain and my water just tasted like mud, but I decided to push on just as temperatures started reaching 30°C!

I completed the entire race in 2:28, which I think is not bad for a guy who has never done a MTB race before and starts off by doing the worst 33k race in the racing calendar!! (Yes, WORST AND HARDEST! So we've been told..)

My brother said he is never riding another mountain bike race after wiping with 3km's to go, and all Zoe could talk about was how she can't wait for our future kids to one day do the same things! (She did the 15km race! and in 1:19 - Nice one).


My wife before the race :)



Myself after the race(picture doesn't really show just how covered in mud I really was)
 
Erock not impressed with life at all.. knees, elbows and hands all now without skin! (and lots of dirt)

So you might be asking what has this got to do with a 28hr day? Well you see, normally when you have gone and pushed your body to max you go home, have a long bath and generally do nothing the entire day.. But that just isn't how us Kooyman's work.

Ben(rockie) went off to play in a soccer tournament (and won!) well Zoe and myself managed to be late TWICE for a single wedding (first the ceremony, and then the reception)
Rest of the day went something like this.
Bike Race -> Eat -> Drive Home -> Unload bikes and shower -> Get to Wedding 15mins late, rush home to open up for Ben who left keys in other car -> Take bikes to folks place -> Rush off to reception and be 20mins late... ><

Luckily for us the Bride and Groom took their time too, so wern't actually ever "late" just last to arrive before the bridal couple! :)
Just a big up to T&J for finally tying the knot! You will not regret it (but it will be hard work!)



The lovely Mr and Mrs Mentor



Terence put all men to shame forever more with his dance moves!

Right, not to go plonk my saddle sore arse into a bucket of ice ><




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