Well done to those who ran Kloof Nek Classic yesterday!
For those who did not - you missed out on a great race!! A toughie, but some of the most amazing views you're likely to find in a race. Cape Town Harbour from Devils Peak; Cape Town Harbour and soccer stadium from Lions Head and Signal Hill!
The ups were killers, the downs knee-busters. They dip in icy Camps Bay sea-water after - priceless!
Below is the route profile. The monster first 'hill' is the climb from Camps Bay High School, down at just-about sea level, up Kloof Road to the traffic circle on Kloof Nek, and then up some more along Tafelberg Road, past the Lower Cable Station (still closed at that time of the morning, but with a number of mountain-tourists already eagerly awaiting the opening of the ticket office), then on to the road-closure point at Devils Peak. Turn-around was just in front of the barriers.
From there we cruised down back to the traffic circle (ouch, poor knees, but oh how good it felt to have gravity working in your favour for a change!), then up towards Lions Head, past the watering station with the iciest coldest cokes on the whole route! On to Signal Hill - where they made us run around the entire parking lot! Then down, down, down, down, down back to Camps Bay HS. The last 3.5km of sheer downhill was pretty harsh on the knees, but the soft, cushioning grass on the school sports field at the finish was pure heaven! Even better was a 5 minute dip in a quiet tidal pool to numb the pain in the knees and ITB. It worked brilliantly, my legs aren't sore at all today. But I'm sure that they'll be like lead on tomorrow's long run... Nice and slow should lighten them up hopefully.
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