6.8km in, 440m climb done! |
the view of Cape Town |
onward and upward |
Lion's Head in the distance |
After round Devils Peak on the upper Contour Path we dropped (357m) to Rhodes Mem.
Will before the last drop to the block house. |
2h42:16, 22.6km and over 1000m of climbing it was a great moring out...
Sunday was another early morning... Thankfully I wasn't running the marathon, with a 05h15 start I would have been up before 04h00!!! 05h30 was earlier enough. That gave us 30min to walk the dogs and get on the bikes and out the door.
From home we headed to Town on the Main Rd, it didn't take long to before the lead guys started coming towards us... About 3km into our ride we stopped at the 15km mark to watch our friends come by and see how they were doing. Nic had already past (the guy I had been racing in the Trail races) and would finish with a 2h36 (I did get to see him again at 37km). With 2000 people running I felt I know half the field but I wasn't going the hang around all morning watch the guys (and girls) come past the 15km mark, this was more than just a supporters day I was out training for the Argus Cycle Tour. Soon Dawn and I were on our bikes and this time we set of after the race slowing down to chat to the runners as we past them.
Peninsula Marathon follows the Main Rd from Cape Town to Simon's Town, and is normally run into the South Easter...
With no Wind this morning Stef was moaning he was running to fast!!! and a couple of others didn't want to listen to my telling then to take it easy as the really race (Oceans) is only 7 weeks away...
at about 36km |
We hung around at the finish for over an hour before cycling home and finishing our 60+km ride. It was now 11h40 and 30 degrees, but I still had to run, so before it got any hotter (34 by 14h00) I headed out for an easy 5km around the block. It felt good to be out running after spending 4 hours on and off the bike, a bit like training for IRONMAN, no I don't think I will be doing that again in a hurry...
With another weeks training so it was time to relax in the evening:
Dinner on the patio |
Gosh, how I envy you those trails up the mountain with all those incredible views. Not to mention the marvellous weather. Sounds like you'd another cracking weekend - and a yummy meal to round things off.
ReplyDeleteWow, as always I am so jealous of your scenic runs!! Today I went on a "trail run" which means I ran on the grass. I'd love to run in the mountains!!
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