In eight weekends our remote village will be a hubbub of excitement as runners arrive and final preparations are made.
Weather conditions on 11 July? Who knows, but we are fairly sure that more will take heed at the final pre-race briefing than did last year. Snow is cold. Wind and snow is uncomfortably so - especially if you do not have appropriate kit with you.
Apparently a very old Scandinavian saying that has been used for well over a hundred years in English ~
"Det finnes inget dålight väder, bara dåliga kläder" .... "there's no bad weather, just bad clothing"
Eight weekends to go over kit lists, obtain appropriate kit and test it. Those eight weekends will flash past and the next thing it'll be time to join the Rhodes Run Polar Bear Club™
The right gear makes for a comfortable run, well a comfortable run provided legs and lungs have been warned and prepared!
Suggested kit for your trot into the Kloppershoekkloof and along Hooggenoeg Ridge can be found here.
