Discovery 947 Ride Joburg, 17 November 2019

I started in Batch I at 6:51am and managed a PB of 3 hours 40 minutes, in spite of strong head winds during the second half of the race.
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[@deanheylen]

By far my favorite race of the year...I started very early (6:37) and was finished before the temperatures got too hot (09:32) - Set a PB of 2:55:15 and next year I am aiming for a 2:40:00!

[@adiedove6272]

Very well done. Sub 4. Thanks for sharing. Love the view to the front too. Started in 18 degree temperature and finished at 30. Another Gorgeous Gauteng Day

[@mpongocyclingclub9682]

What camera was this?

[@Neville7851]

GoPro Hero 7 Silver

[@guyturner170]

well done and thanks for sharing the video

[@ZIPTRAVELS]

Love your full race videos. Well done on the ride

[@Neville7851]

Zaheed Peer Thank you. Glad you like them!

[@Maeiroo]

Awesome! I've managed to finish in 4h03min. Unfortunately I couldn't manage to complete under 4h. I've started almost at 30 degrees what complicated a little bit. Just a question, what app do you use to track the circuit, elevation, speed, etc?

[@Neville7851]

So close! Still a great effort - well done. I used software called Garmin VIRB Edit to import and overlay the data from the GPX file from my Garmin Edge 520 onto the video footage.

[@dharmeshrawjee4969]

Awesome video. Well done on your time an on completing the race. What kind of action cam did you use and did the battery last the whole time?

[@Neville7851]

Thank you! I used a GoPro Hero 7 Silver to record the video footage, which was connected to an external battery pack to extend the battery life.

[@adiedove6272]

@@Neville7851 how much extra weight is that?

[@Neville7851]

@@adiedove6272 About 350g

[@Shauncat1]

Wow, well done Bro

[@mpongocyclingclub9682]

Well done - this looks like awesome fun, we must do it next year. Thank you so much for the video.

[@tyrellchibvongodze3566]

Awesome video Neville. I am planning to do my first 947 this year. This is a great document on the experience and it's encouraging. Well done on your endurance and pace as well.

[@terrancemahlangu6604]

Let’s go brother, am doing my first this year as well

[@tyrellchibvongodze3566]

@@terrancemahlangu6604 2 weeks to go. Super excited