It's wonderful to be back in Silvermine!
28 keen trailers arrived at the crossroads at Silvermine Road and Ou Kaapse Weg and we split into 2 groups: the Fast (but-in-no-way-furious) and the Mediums (without-crystal-balls). It was so nice not to be in Recovery any more.
We headed up Ou Kaapse Weg a short way before turning left onto the dirt track called "the Old Wagon Road" that winds its way up into the reserve and over to the dam before looping back to take the same road back down to the cars.
An uphill climb along the mountain bike track had most of the Mediums walking and breathless for quite a while, but the Fasts ran without as much as a drop of sweat moistening a sun-tanned brow. Except Tim. We discovered at the end that he had done his own solo run after having been left eating dust by group leader Natalie and Co.
Thanks to Natalie for organising; Jo, Liz and Paula for photos, and Tim for the giggle.
An uphill climb along the mountain bike track had most of the Mediums walking and breathless for quite a while, but the Fasts ran without as much as a drop of sweat moistening a sun-tanned brow. Except Tim. We discovered at the end that he had done his own solo run after having been left eating dust by group leader Natalie and Co.
The jeep track levelled off eventually for a stretch of undulating gravel track and bush trails. Liz managed to find a few flowers to photograph, but most of the terrain is black and grey with burnt protea bushes. The Mediums almost missed the track at about 6kms and were heading towards the River Trail before being herded up and re-routed by Gaeleen with her trusty map. We turned back towards the start for a well-earned, long downhill run when we spotted the Fasts dashing along a higher path. It was a race to the finish.
The 17 Fasts did a distance of 14,5 kms in 2hrs, with a few stragglers coming in 10-15 minutes later, and the 11 Mediums covered 11,5 km in 1hr 56.
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