FEEDBACK 27 July 2013: Signal Hill Circuit

It was a mild and misty morning at Kloof nek when out of the dark a few cars swept into the parking area to unloaded 17 brightly attired trail runners ready for their weekly high.  Fantasy world you think? OK let Lorraine give her version:

Woke up at 6am and heard foghorns, but no rain, so headed off to the Kloof Nek parking to meet the gang. It wasn't even all that cold: 12C. Only when a shower of near icicles started piercing our eyelids at about 4kms did we wonder what madness had made us get out of our warm beds this morning with such optimism. We got lost (more than once), slid down muddy slopes, and had a twisted ankle or two, but it all ended in a rainbow - albeit a weak one.
I learned two lessons:
1. A simple clump of grass can sometimes make you feel as safe as houses, and
2. When your leggings are soaking wet and stuck to your legs, they don't slip down as easily and aren't half as irritating. There's a silver lining to every cloud.

So yes the weather okes got it wrong and we did experience two or three squalls sweeping in off the cold gray South Atlantic with driving rain that felt like icicles, But you know what? There is something deeply satisfying being out in nature when the elements are against you.   Granted you need to be wearing the right gear for the conditions  [one of our Ws is Warm waterproof clothing]   An atavistic throw back to our hunter/gatherer forebears.

It must have been a good run seeing all the smiling faces jogging back into the car-park Although Sam remarked "they're just relieved to back to the shelter of their cars!"

Congratulations to Natalie Marcus on her tenth run which means she joins the Decurions and is eligible for the speed check in.

Thanks to Geoff for leading, Liz for helping keeping him running in the right direction and to Lorraine for taking the photos despite the wind and rain.

And to Gae for organising the very snazzy buffs for the TM Trailers

Route followed by Main Group