FEEDBACK: Sat 2 August, Vlakkenburg to Chapmans Peak

13 Trailers showed up in the semi-dark, pre-storm morning for this Saturday's one-way run along Vlakkenburg. Gregg set a cracking pace up the never-ending Vlakkenburg Neck, stopping at the first of many 'tops of the mountain', to catch our breath, take in the sunrise and for Liz to recover from a bit of dizziness. We passed another small group of runners along the single track coming from Silvermine and gave them an update on the weather conditions up ahead. When we got to the second top of the mountain, we were relieved to see the long stretch of downhill. The Manganese Mine being the technical stretch that it is, saw a few people tumble and trip with Beth grazing her knee and Vanessa her finger. Those who had seen enough tops of the mountain, took a short-cut down to East Fort, while the rest continued to the Real top of the mountain. At Blackburn Ravine the faster runners raced down the last stretch to the finish, and we ended up more or less in one piece, dry, exhilarated and ready for breakfast.

A total distance of 13 km in 2h 45min.

Storm clouds rolling in

Group shot

Julian at the top

Tamsyn