Morning Run: Tuesday, 14 December, 05:15

Hi Hillbillies,

Apologies once again for the late email. Tomorrow morning's run is still on!!
And a real treat at that - we're running up Rhodes Memorial again!!! Long overdue, and an old favourite route with a summer-twist: we run from Great Westerford along Main Road towards Town (no Dean Street tomorrow, we're just the 'Hillbillies'!) and head up Grotto Road towards UCT. We cut through UCT middle campus along a pedestrian path and cross underneath the M3 at the UCT subway, emerging at the far-end of the UCT sports fields (Two Oceans finishing field). From there we head up a short ways to the jogging path above the M3 until we reach the road leading up to Rhodes Memorial (there's a tap at the base of this road, which may be working, but there is a tap at the top which is always working).

After a tough ascent we take water break at the top and admire the view for a few moments, before heading back down from Rhodes Mem. Along the M3, we'd usually turn off down Newlands Avenue to head back to Great Westerford for a 10km run, but this is where the twist comes in - we continue straight past Newlands Avenue and down the M3, past the Shell (more water) and here we can either hop onto the Liesbeek River Trail for a short bit or just hit Protea Road. Water stop at Engen on Main Road before heading past Newlands Cricket Grounds, towards and over Belmont, and then back along the Liesbeek River Trail to the Main Road subway in front of SAB.

See you at 05:15 in front of Great Westerford.

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Dean Street Hillbillies