CATEGORY WEATHER A WEATHER B PENALTY
Category 1 |
Windbreaker Mobile phone |
Rain jacket with hood Mobile phone |
Disqualification |
Category 2 |
Buff or similar Space blanket Whistle Basic first aid |
Space Blanket Whistle Basic first aid |
30min time penalty per item |
Category 3 |
Race nutrition 1 litre water |
Race nutrition 1 litre water |
15min time penalty per item |
Necessary Own cup Own cup Own cup
TIMING
Your FinishTime timing chip is attached to your race number . Please do not fold your race number as it will damage the chip . IMPORTANT ! NO CHIP NO RESULT .
SECURE TOG BAG FACILITY
The Tog Bag facility will be on the Shared Fields in Vlei Rd , right opposite the gate to the start chutes . Your bag will be labelled , and you will receive a matching armband .
AID STATIONS
ALL aid stations are CUP-LESS , so you need to carry your own collapsible cup or container . The aid-station crew will ONLY dispense into your own cup and no cups will be available .
The 22km will have an aid station at the Glen Picnic Site at 7.9km and at Signal Hill which is 14.8km into the race .
Solid food will only be available on the 46km route , at the 22km ( Kirstenbosch ) and 36.5km ( Tafelberg Road ) points , and are meant as supplementary stations to your own racing fuel plan . All items will be wrapped or peelable . You may not depart the aid-station until you have disposed of the wrapper / peel in the bin provided .
ROUTE
While the route is fully marked , Table Mountain National Park is a public space with all manner of opportunity for course markers to be tampered with . There will be prerace runners checking the route but PLEASE familiarise yourself with the race route by downloading the GPX file of the distance you ’ re running .
MAJOR ROAD CROSSINGS
There are several major road crossings . While these will be managed by marshals and traffic police , please use your own common sense and follow the instructions of the marshals at all times . You are responsible for your own safety .
ROUTE MARKING
Course marshals will guide you in the city sections . All course junctions and course splits will be marked using A4 trail run boards ( red arrow on a yellow background ). Course split boards will read 46km or 22km .
The trails between marker boards will be marked at regular intervals with fluorescent orange marker flags . It is your responsibility to know and follow the route .
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