Sunday 03 January 2010

This Sunday the run is the Chairman's Run to Signal Hill.

The longer version starts at VOB at 6.30, but most Sunday Stars will run from the Zoo Parking leaving as usual at 7.00 am.

The run goes up to Rhodes Mem, and then up the mountain to the contour path beneath the blockhouse.

It then goes to the end of Tafleberg Road, past the lower cable station, across Kloof Nek and up to Signal Hill.

From VOB, approx 24 kms, from the Zoo approx 14 kms.

Please feel free to bring a picnic or some refreshments for the end of the run at Signal Hill, and please make sure to arrange some transport from Signal Hill back to where you started!

Finally, very many thanks indeed to Dave Thomas who has run this blog since he started it two years ago. Dave has moved on to other things, but we owe him a huge debt of gratitude for all his work on the blog.

Best wishes

Pete & Ali.

27th December, 2009 - VOB Club House (15kms)

We are also looking for Coke Truck drivers for this Sunday which is from the club. Please email me if you can help.

We leave VOB clubhouse at 7.00 am, go down through the main gate, and then down to the green belt (Alphen Trail) and follow it all the way up to where it crosses Brommersvlei, which is the first coke stop.

In good weather we then run up the second green belt (Diep River trail)until it comes out on Southern Cross Drive, which is the second coke stop. In wet weather we ignore the start of the 2nd green belt, run back along Brommersvlei for 100 metres and then turn right into Klassenbosch Drive and climb all the way to the top and take the gravel path around the top to join the green belt just before it crosses the two tar roads (the first is Bel Ombre, the second is Monterey) and leads up to Southern Cross Drive.

At the top of Southern Cross we cross Rhodes Drive, team up with a couple of other runners, and run in small groups through Cecilia Forest to Kirstenbosch Top Tap (the Rycroft Gate), which is where the 3rd coke stop will be. From there we have choices. You can either come back along the Green Belts, or along Brommersvlei, or you can go along Klassens Road, through Wynberg Park to the entrance to 3 Military Hospital, which is the 4th coke stop. From there it's back to VOB. Total distance on the full route is about 15 kms.

Directions

For those that don't know, VOB Running Clubs entrance is located at the intersection of Constantia Rd and Brommersvlei Rd. The running club and False Bay Rugby Club are located at the same address. For those lucky to have got a GPS for Christmas, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Birthdays etc - this is for you -34.019797, 18.447504 for the rest of you, here is a map

We meet at the B mark on the map


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20th December, 2009 - Muizenberg (17kms)

I am going to be moving on at the end of the year, so we are looking for some nice person to take over the blog for next year. Please can you contact me if you can devote a couple of minutes a week to update the Sunday Stars Blog.

We are also looking for Coke Truck drivers for this Sunday and next Sunday, which is from the club. Please email me if you can help.

7:00am start from Muizenberg Pavillon. 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 return along the same route back to Muizenberg.


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,


We meet at the "B" icon.


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13th December, 2009 - Waterfront (18kms)

Wanting to do a bit extra to get fit, for Oceans or even Comrades? Why not join Thomas's email list for any up and coming runs :) See the Running Stuff section down the side for details :)

The Run this week....

We meet this week at the Waterfront at 7:00. Our usual meeting spot has been turned into paid parking so we suggest you park on the road above.

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.

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


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