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Saturday Sep 17, 2016 #
2 AM
Trail Running (Magalies Traverse FKT) 15:29:40 [3] 76.2 km (12:12 / km) +2850m 10:17 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Fuji Sensor 3
Brian, Alex and I had a proper go at the Magaliesberg Traverse FKT from Hartbeespoort Dam Wall to Olifantsnek Dam Wall via 14 trig beacons on the main Magaliesberg ridge. The previous FKT (set by Terence Vrugtman and Jason Gradwell) was 24h28m. After a very long day of mostly off-trail rocky terrain, we managed to take this down to 15h29m for the 76km route.
We set off at 2am and got quite lucky with the weather conditions - mostly slightly overcast with quite a strong wind blowing. It did clear up and get fairly hot in the early afternoon but we were within reach of the finish by then. We had packed light, hoping to run as much as possible, but as anyone who has been at the top of the ridge can vouch for, the terrain is very challenging and reduced us to a power hike for most of the day. We probably only ran 10km of the route at best!
It was a fantastic experience to traverse the entire ridge in one go - so many beautiful areas despite being very close to civilisation with the farms on either side. All of us got pretty sore from around the 50km mark onwards so the last few hours were quite a slog and it was with great relief that we enjoyed our beers at Olifantsnek Dam while the sun was setting.
We set off at 2am and got quite lucky with the weather conditions - mostly slightly overcast with quite a strong wind blowing. It did clear up and get fairly hot in the early afternoon but we were within reach of the finish by then. We had packed light, hoping to run as much as possible, but as anyone who has been at the top of the ridge can vouch for, the terrain is very challenging and reduced us to a power hike for most of the day. We probably only ran 10km of the route at best!
It was a fantastic experience to traverse the entire ridge in one go - so many beautiful areas despite being very close to civilisation with the farms on either side. All of us got pretty sore from around the 50km mark onwards so the last few hours were quite a slog and it was with great relief that we enjoyed our beers at Olifantsnek Dam while the sun was setting.
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2016 #
7 PM
Strength 5:00 [3]