Table Mountain BEAST
BRUTAL – BEAUTIFUL – BEASTLY
50km, 30km, or 15km of spectacular scenery, gnarly ascents, quad-busting descents.
An unplugged – no frills run! Pushing your limits.
BEAST REVIVAL SPECIAL: valid until 9 Feb
50km – R750 save R500 off the std fee
30km – R600 save R300 off the std fee
15km – R400 save R200 off the std fee
EARLY BIRD: valid from 10 – 28 Feb
50km – R1000 save R250 off the std fee
30km – R750 save R150 off the std fee
15km – R500 save R100 off the std fee
Standard Entry Fee: Valid from 1 Mar – 23 Mar
50km – R1250
30km – R900
15km – R600
Online entries close on 24 March, Late entry fee applies at registration.
REG VENUE & DATE: – Foresters Arms, Thu 30 March from 11:30am.
START VENUE:
Foresters Arms (Forries), Newlands.
START TIMES:
50km: 6:00am | 30km: 7:00am | 15km: 8:00am
Race Day Parking
There will be NO parking at Forries on Race Day.
We have arranged Special parking in the SACS grounds, 2 mins from Forries. Collect Parking Voucher at Registration only.
Compulsory KIT :
1. Charged Cell Phone
2. Waterproof jacket
3. Food = energy bars, sandwich, fruit, nuts, chocolate
4. Hydration – Minimum 1 litre to start race!
5. Space Blanket, headlamp, whistle
6. GPS device or ALL Trails App ( The ALL Trails link will be shared)
7. Reusable cup
Our events are Green & Enviro friendly – No Water Sachets, No Paper Cups. Bring your own CUP
DO NOT bring: HEADPHONES, Dogs, Flu or litter.
Water Points:
50km – 3 | 30km – 2 | 15km – 1
Route Description:
the Eastern Table, away from all the hedonistic delights of the Cableway coffee shops and Curio stores.
The Beacon is a memorable pile of stones, to which you may add your own pebble, celebrating your frostbite and the summit!
Maclears Beacon – Platteklip Gorge (17- 21km, 4kms)
Move on, to a truly remarkable few kms, the cliff edge trail, of the front face. If cloudy and windy, don’t be alone and do concentrate. Although the trail is marked, the rocks often present ambiguous options. If you make it to the top of Platteklip, the site of much cursing and insults for the Organisers last year, by the near hypothermic bikini parade (ie dress warmly, with layers!!!), you are doing well.
Down, down you go. Huge steps, failing sense of humor, but the increase in oxygen levels will warm your soul. Chat to ascending tourists, leaving positive PR for our city that depends on their dollars.
Platteklip Base to Finish (21- 30km, 9km)
After the big zig zags, the trail reaches the Contour Path, and this time it is a fairly good contour, until shortly it isn’t. Sprinting, and determined not to be cut off, 50km runners may attack you from the left, you turn RIGHT and enjoy some flat running, sort of.
Ascend again at Saddle Path, and you are on Devils Peak, on your way to Oppelskop and Mowbray Ridge. Sublime trail running. If you get to Woodstock Cave, there will be a free offer of some heavenly herbs from Cave enthusiasts B.Marley and co, but, you are off route. Take the Blockhouse descent easy, no running until you have made it off the cliff safely.
From the Blockhouse, descend to Plumpudding Hill, and it’s just a few kms to the Finish and the Start of your Celebrations. Medics are available.
More information: beasttrailrun.co.za/
