We arrived in the parking area in the dark just before 7.30, barely able to see through the downpour of rain! The turnout was pretty good considering the weather! Fortunately the rain lifted as we began our run and pretty much held off until the last 1 or 2 km of the medium group.
We warmed up in no time as we made our way up to Rhodes Memorial and then across and up towards the Kings Block House via heartbreak hill. The two groups went their separate ways after we reached the turnstiles as the faster group wanted to aim for a run of approximately 20km. The medium group followed the single track heading towards Contantia Neck, the silence in the forest was regularly interrupted by the strong flowing rivers and waterfalls that we crossed, a beautiful sight to see. We were grateful to have made it along the many slippery boardwalks, but not without a few breakdance moves and tree hugging. At the big rock we turned left downhill towards the lower contour and back towards the start. Thanks to Geoff for taking us off the beaten track where we had to hurdle giant tree trunks in order to find the path again; it would not be a trail run without a bit of extra adventure! We covered over 12km and made it back to the parking lot just before 10am.
Please see Facebook for photos of our magical misty run
We warmed up in no time as we made our way up to Rhodes Memorial and then across and up towards the Kings Block House via heartbreak hill. The two groups went their separate ways after we reached the turnstiles as the faster group wanted to aim for a run of approximately 20km. The medium group followed the single track heading towards Contantia Neck, the silence in the forest was regularly interrupted by the strong flowing rivers and waterfalls that we crossed, a beautiful sight to see. We were grateful to have made it along the many slippery boardwalks, but not without a few breakdance moves and tree hugging. At the big rock we turned left downhill towards the lower contour and back towards the start. Thanks to Geoff for taking us off the beaten track where we had to hurdle giant tree trunks in order to find the path again; it would not be a trail run without a bit of extra adventure! We covered over 12km and made it back to the parking lot just before 10am.
Please see Facebook for photos of our magical misty run
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