Botlierskop Game Reserve

Race briefing on Friday evening

After a lovely dinner at the beautiful Botlierskop Game Reserve lodge on Friday evening (having eaten too much with maybe one too many glasses of wine with the notion of an easy run the next day in the back of the head) it was time for race organiser/route planner Hano’s race briefing. Here we were told about all the encounters that we are to expect over the next two days. From lion’s grabbing runners running too close to the fence, to buffalo mauling the front (or rear) runners and angry rhinos with calves. O yes and off course there was the briefing on the route too. We were to expect our first significant climb within 100m of the start, so we were told to warm up properly first (thanks Hano!). [Read more...]