Sunday, June 28, 2009

4th July, 2009 - Hout Bay (20kms)

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The Run this week....

Meeting at 7:30 at the base of Chapman's Peak in the car park (see below for directions)

This is one of our longest runs but a scenic one and thankfully there are a number of short cut opportunities :) We start by running up to the top of Chapman's Peak. The first coke stop is at the Lookout point. From here we head back down and the second coke stop is at the car park where we started.

The route now goes right through to the circle next to Imizamo Yethu, here we turn right up Victoria Avenue and the third coke stop at the intersection with Empire (for a shorter route you can go down Empire). The route follows Victoria Avenue down though past the Spar and towards the beach and right to the end of the harbour before doubling back inside the harbour for the 4th coke stop outside Mariners Wharf. We now follow the road back along Princess Street until the circle where we turn back into main street. For those doing the full route, you turn into Promenade just after the Caltex garage, heading down to the beach and then back along beach road to the parking lot.

Directions

For those that don't know, the Chapman's Peak car park is located at the intersection of Beach Crescent and Main Road, Hout Bay. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -34.046453, 18.361620 for the rest of you, here is a map

Monday, June 22, 2009

28th June, 2009 - Muizenberg (15kms)

We meet at 7:30 in Muizenberg again this week. This week we run slightly shortly but it is a challenging run. We run from Muizenberg to Lakeside along the main road and then take the turning up to Boys Drive. We follow Boys Drive all along to Kalk Bay, it is important to stick together as it can be quite remote in spots.

When we reach Kalk Bay we then follow the main road back towards Muizenberg. From St James we follow the path along the sea front back to the Pavilion.

Directions

For those that don't know where the Muizenberg Pavilion is, it is located at the intersection of Atlantic Rd and Beach Rd, Muizenberg. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -34.107095, 18.471515 for the rest of you, here is a map

Monday, June 15, 2009

21st June, 2009 - Muizenberg (17kms)

We start at 7:30am from Muizenberg Pavilion (see below for directions). The run takes us through to Glencairn, with coke stops in St James, Fish Hoek beach and then Glencairn.

For a shorter run, some people turn back at Fish Hoek giving you a very respectable 12km. The run follows the path along the coast from Muizenberg through to St James, where we join the road for the final trek into Fish Hoek. Again from Fish Hoek beach we follow the scenic path along the beach front and then over the bridge where we meet the main road that leads us into Glencairn. From here we follow the route back to Muizenberg, stopping in Fish Hoek & St James again for coke.

Directions

For those that don't know where the Muizenberg Pavilion is, it is located at the intersection of Atlantic Rd and Beach Rd, Muizenberg. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -34.107095, 18.471515 for the rest of you, here is a map

Sunday, June 7, 2009

14th June, 2009 - Tokai (16kms)

Pictures from todays run (7th June)- It seems as though Happy People run Sunday Stars :)

We meet at the Spar in Tokai at 7:30am (see below for directions). The run takes us up towards the to Arboretum turning right at the Manor House and then through the Chrysalis Academy to the Stone Church for the 1st coke stop.

Left onto Spaanschemat turning left again after the grape store and following the road all the way around to Paddavlei (2nd coke stop) leading to Constantia Road and turning right at Parish into Ladie Mile Extention. The short cut is straight up Spaanschemat joining the Stars on Ladies Mile.

All the way to the circle in Ladies Mile turning right into Firgrove
and the 3rd coke stop. The route then goes back onto Spaanschemat, right at the Stone Church and back tracks to the Manor House where we turn left and back
down to the start.

Profile of the Route


Directions

For those that don't know, where the Tokai Spar we are referring to is, it is located at the intersection of Delmore Rd and Tokai Rd, Tokai. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -34.062053, 18.435241 for the rest of you, here is a map

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

7th June, 2009 - Waterfront (18km)

We meet this week at the Waterfront at 7:30. Apparently our usual meeting spot has been turned into paid parking so we suggest you park on the road above. Thanks to Bobby for doing the Coke Truck.

Starting from the gravel car park (see below for directions), the Waterfront Run takes you along the coast to Camps Bay, with stops at Moullie Point, President's Beach, and Camps Bay High School. It then climbs up the high road, giving you superb views of the coast before dropping down again at Sea Point Pavilion, and returning along the coast road to the Waterfront. A very pleasant out and back 18 kms, with turn back points at 6 and 12 kms for those taking it easy.

Click the image to see a bigger picture, although it looks quite a frightening profile, it isn't really that bad. The hill is just under 2kms long.



Directions

For those that don't know, we normally meet in the gravel car park next to the circle where Granger Street and Granger Bay meet. Apparently this is being turned into paid parking. We might therefore meet & park at the intersection of Beach Road and Granger Street. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -33.902985, 18.416884 for the rest of you, here is a map