Sunday, 27th April 2008

Hi,

On this coming Sunday we'll do a 25 km run to UCT and back, starting at the Alphen Kwikspar in Constantia at 07h00. The route takes us via Southern Cross, Monterey and Rhodes Drives to Kirstenbosch top gate, then to UCT. From there it's over the bridge at Mostert's Mill through Mowbray to Liesbeek Parkway, back alongside the Liesbeek River to Newlands, then via Claremont and Wynberg back to where we started.

I hope you are all keeping well.

Gerry

Sunday, 20th April 2008

On Sunday the 20^th April the Milkwood 21k race takes place. It's a beautiful route, so I propose that we use the race as a Sunday run.

The half-marathon starts at 07h30 at the Soetwater recreational area just south of Kommetjie. There's also a 10 km race starting from the same venue at 07h45. Online entries close on the 16^th, but one can also enter on the day.

If you intend running Milkwood, I advise that you avoid the traffic buildup and parking problems by getting there early. The easiest way to the Soetwater area is to take the road from Fish Hoek or Ou Kaapseweg towards Kommetjie, passing Imhoff's Gift on the right. Just after Ocean View, turn left and go up Slangkop Road, and where this road intersects the Kommetjie - Scarborough road, cross straight over, that is, head for the crayfish factory. Soetwater is about 4 km from the intersection.

All the best,

Gerry

Sunday, 13th April 2008

On Sunday the 13^th April we will do a 20 km run from the Waterfront to Camps Bay and back. It will be on tar, except perhaps for a short section through the Glen in Camps Bay.

Meet at: The traffic circle at the Waterfront on the Sea Point side of the BMW Pavilion, that is the circle at the intersection of Port Rd and Breakwater Lane
Start at: 07h00
Distance: 20 km
The route: From the Waterfront we'll run along Beach Rd through Mouille Point and Three Anchor Bay to the Sea Point Pavilion, then up to Kloof Rd and south along it to where Kloof Rd starts going up to Kloof Nek. People who want to stay on tar can go along Lower Kloof Rd and Victoria Rd to the filling station next to Blues, where we stop for refreshments. The rest of us will go off-road through an 800m section of The Glen to Victoria Rd and the turning point. From there it's back to the Waterfront next to the sea all along Victoria and Beach Roads. It's a beautiful run with lovely views of the Twelve Apostles and the Atlantic coast.

By the time we get back to the Waterfront the Mug and Bean should be open, so perhaps we'll go for a cup of coffee or tea or even some breakfast afterwards.

Please bring some money for parking at the Waterfront, as I do not think there is any free parking. If you do not want to be ripped off, parking in Beach Rd is still free.

I hope you are all in good health and enjoying your exercising.

Gerry

Sunday, 6th April 2008

This coming Sunday the run will still be influenced by the need to recover from Two Oceans, and so we'll do a gentle 18 km run in the Constantia /Tokai area, taking in some off-road running in the Tokai Plantation and Constantia vineyards. We:

Meet at: Constantia (Alphen) Kwikspar, north-east corner of the Constantia Village shopping complex

Start at: 7h00

Distance: About 18 km

All the best,

Gerry