Sunday Stars Blog

Dear Fellow Runners,

For a number of reasons we have decided to discontinue announcing the Sunday Stars runs using this blog.

The announcement as to the following Sunday's run will only be made at the Sunday run each week.

Best wishes

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 18 July 2010 - Green Belts (16kms)

This Sunday, 18 July 2010, we will be leaving VOB at 07h30 am to run the Constantia Green Belts.

Out the main gate and down to the Alphen Trail, and then along it to Brommersvlie (1st Coke stop), then up the Diep River Trail to Southern Cross Drive (2nd Coke stop), up to Rhodes Drive, find a friend or two, then through the Cecilia Forest to Top Tap (3rd coke stop), along past Chiavelli's old place, right into Monteray Drive, down through Wynberg Park, around the Military Hospital (I believe the hole in the fence is closed?), and up to the Military Hospital Gate (4th coke stop), and then home from there.

Short cutters can go home through the green belts again, and not do the Wynberg Park Section for about 12 kms. The full run is about 16 kms.

Coke truck team to be announced later.

Best wishes.

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 11 July 2010 - Waterfront (17 kms)

On Sunday, 11 July 2010, Ali and I will be away, but Sunday Stars will be running from the Waterfront, leaving at 7.30 am.

We leave from the road a little way down from Somerset Hospital (mind the cars, we park on the road), and we go along past the Hotel School and Moullie Point to Three Anchor Bay for the 1st Coke stop.

We then follow the promenade through Sea Point to President's Beach for the 2nd Coke stop.

Then its up the hill, and on to Camps Bay High School for the 3rd coke stop. After that, its along the high level road (magic views!)and back to President's for the 4th coke stop.

Then its back along the promenade, to Three Anchor Bay (5th coke stop), past Moullie Point and back to the start.

Thanks to Sharon Usendorf and daughter Melyinda Ward who will be doing coke truck again for us this week.

Best wishes

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 04 July 2010 - Hout Bay (18 kms)

This Sunday, 04 July 2010, we will be running from Hout Bay, direction to be decided on the day starting at 7.30 am.

We meet in the car park opposite Chapman's Peak Hotel, and we will either go up Chapman's Peak, or we will go up Suikerbossie.

The Chapman's Peak run goes up to the observation point, then back down to the garage just around the corner from where we started, then up to Victoria Mall, then through the village down to Snoekies, through the harbour back to Mariner's Warf, and then back to the car park to finish.

The Suikerbossie run goes up to Victoria Mall, up Suikerbossie to the housing estate, through to the world of birds, then down to Victoria Mall, through the village, round the harbour to Snoekies and then back to Mariner's Warf before finishing at the car park.

All the best,

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 27 June 2010 - Tokai (16 Kms)

This Sunday, 27 June 2010, we are running from Tokai, still leaving at 7.30 am.

We start from the service station in Tokai Road, and go up towards the Manor House before turning right and going to the stone church for the first coke stop.

Then we follow Spaanscemat River Road until we turn left into Nova Constantia Road and then right into Klein Constantia Road before turn left into Pagasvlei and running up the hill to the second coke stop at the top.

From there we follow Pagasvlei until we turn right into Constantia Main Road (on the cycle path, please!)and turn right into Ladies Mile Road. A nice long straight will take us down the the M3 bridge and then down to Meadowridge Circle where will will find the third coke stop on the Firgrove service road.

Then it's down Firgrove, across the M3 again, and back into Spaanscemat River Road, and back to the start. (16 kms).

If you want a short cut, turn into Soetvlei, and go along the cycle path back to the start (14 kms).

Thanks to Sue McConnell who is doing coke truck for us.

Best wishes.

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 20 June 2010 - Fish Hoek (18 kms)

This Sunday, 20 June 2010, we will be running from Fish Hoek, leaving at 7.30 am.

We assemble in the Fish Hoek beach car park, and then we follow Main Road to Glencairn for the 1st Coke Stop, and then on to Simonstown Station for the 2nd Coke stop, and then past Jubilee Square to Boulders for the 3rd coke stop, and then it's all the way back to Fish Hoek to complete an 18 km, scenic coastal run.

Thanks to Ken Andrew and Syd Cullis who are doing Coke Truck for us.

Best wishes.

Ali & Pete

Sunday, 13 June 2010 Boyes Drive (14 kms)

This Sunday we are running Boyes Drive leaving Muizenberg car park at 7.30 am.

We go back along Main Road to Lakeside (1st Coke stop), up and over Boyes Drive (2nd Coke stop half way up), left into Main Road (3rd Coke stop), and back to Muizenberg.

Good run, nice hills, lovely views!

Thanks to Di Dunstan and Eileen Keogh who will be doing Coke truck.


Best wishes.

Ali & Pete