Spur Trail Series Silvermine Mountain XL
Our trail grading: BROWN 8A
Distance: 32km
Extremeness: Technical single track, tough climb & heat
Extremeness: Technical single track, tough climb & heat
Location: Silvermine, Cape Town, South Africa
Joggers: Me and 200 other runners
This morning I did my longest trail race ever - the Silvermine XL, another well organised event by WildRunner! The route is mostly awesome technical single track with spectacular views of Muizenberg, False Bay, Cape Town, Houtbaai and Noordhoek. Since I was not fit enough for this route, everything went smoothly up to where I started cramping at 22km... from here on it became a survival race! The downhill was fairly technical and the scorching heat made it challenging. I guess if it does not kill you it only makes you stronger! I won't do it again tomorrow, but maybe in 2 days time. ;)
Joggers: Me and 200 other runners
This morning I did my longest trail race ever - the Silvermine XL, another well organised event by WildRunner! The route is mostly awesome technical single track with spectacular views of Muizenberg, False Bay, Cape Town, Houtbaai and Noordhoek. Since I was not fit enough for this route, everything went smoothly up to where I started cramping at 22km... from here on it became a survival race! The downhill was fairly technical and the scorching heat made it challenging. I guess if it does not kill you it only makes you stronger! I won't do it again tomorrow, but maybe in 2 days time. ;)
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| First light |
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| Runners getting ready |
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| Beautiful sunrise |
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| Technical downhill |
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| Above Muizenberg |
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| Looking towards Cape Point |
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| Awesome aid station by Wildrunner |
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| Up and towards Elephant's eye |
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| Cleaning shoes |
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| Technical downhill towards Ou Kaapse Weg |
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| Beautiful view of Houtbaai |
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| Course map provided by Wildrunner |
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