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Beastly News!

May 10, 2016 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Training time is almost over, less than 2 weeks to go, take it easy, do hikes, carbo load at the pub!
New shoes?  Run them in this weekend.
 Essential Kit:
1. Charged Cell Phone (add 072 924 2371 Energy Events, Emergencies only)
2. Waterproof jacket, thermal base layer, buff or beanie
3. Food = energy bars, sandwich, fruit, nuts, chocolate
4. Hydration – Minimum 1 litre to start race!
5. Space Blanket, whistle, map
 Test all your race gear  over the next weekend.
Note – we are running Clockwise, up Nursery Ravine, down Corridor, down Blockhouse Ridge!
 Nutrition – you know what your body needs, don’t use the race to test
a new science formula powder energo booster.
 Water Points – the mountain water is drinkable, if available. Definite water at:
1) Concrete Road – next to Overseers cottage
2) Scout Hut – at dams
3) Top of Kasteelspoort
4) Start of Pipetrack, Kloof Nek
5) Platteklip Gorge on Contour path
6) Blockhouse, Devils Peak
 Race Reg – at Start, Sunday 22nd, from 630am, coffee included for runners
 Park – in UCT parking, next to Old Zoo
 Race Start – Beast 50km 7am; ‘mini’ Beast 30km 730am
 Cut Offs 
1) Concrete Road (2.5hrs both races); 2) Top of Platteklip (5.5hrs, only 50km); 3) Start of Pipetrack (8.5hrs)
4) Finish line 5pm. If you can walk fast, consistently, you will make cut off, but if you are slow, unfit, or not well,
we may remove you from the event.
 Race Finish – at the Old Zoo. Claim your cold beer, boerie roll and Race Tee shirt.
See last year’s results below;
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Date:
May 10, 2016
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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