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13 Peaks Challenge<\/h1>\n

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Feb 08, 2023 | Cape Town, South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FloRuns‘ 13 Peaks Challenge<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

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I have spent considerable time exploring the trails of Cape Town over the past few years and still find new routes to conquer. When Ryan Sandes introduced the 13 Peaks Challenge to the trail running community it wasn’t an immediate draw for me. However, I\u2019ve kept a close eye on its development over the years. Many friends have completed it and it’s been exciting to see their progress.<\/p>\n

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This time around, I was in Cape Town for three full months, providing enough time to properly prepare for such a big challenge. When Amy sought support for her 5-day attempt at the end of 2022, I couldn’t resist joining. It was during our run together that I finally made the commitment to tackle the 13 Peaks, and I decided to do it in three runs over three consecutive days. Last year, I ended my stay in Cape Town with the scenic skyline traverse route and this year, the 13 Peaks was to be my big end-of-stay project.<\/p>\n

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What is 13 Peaks?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

The 13 Peaks Challenge<\/a> is a personal adventure to connect some of the favourite peaks in the Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula region. It involves hiking or running and exploring the beautiful wilderness areas. Participants can take as much time as they need, from two days to months, to complete the challenge and the most important aspect is to have fun. The 13 Peaks Challenge is not a race, but an invitation to enjoy the mountains.<\/i><\/p>\n

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all photos by Mentz Germishuis<\/a> taken on day 1<\/p>\n

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Day 1 – Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023<\/p>\n

From Signal Hill to Hout Bay<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

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I had everything prepared the evening before already, when the alarm went off at 5:30 am. Staying in Bellville, I had to drive about half an hour to the starting point on top of Signal Hill. Mentz<\/a> and Gervais were awaiting me already. Gervais wanted to run with me, while Mentz offered to take photos along the route. Pretty much 6.30 am on the dot I tagged the Signal Hill beacon and Gervais and I headed off towards the first peak: Lion\u2019s Head (669m). Gervais dropped off shortly into the run and we continued at our own pace. I wasn\u2019t aiming for any particular (fast) time, I just wanted to finish. Running such a long distance, however, I really wanted to run my own pace and communicated that clearly with everybody who thought about joining for parts of the route. Gervais was cool, he said he just needed somebody to drag him out of bed and finally cross the mountain.<\/p>\n

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I ran by feel, which turned out to be quicker than I expected. In hindsight maybe a little too fast? Just 10 minutes across the Lion\u2019s back, another roughly 22 minutes up to the top of Lion\u2019s Head and the first of six beacons for the day was tagged. I waited a little bit on top to check in with Gervais but also give my calves some rest. They\u2019ve been burning as soon as I hit the uphill, but I knew that this pain is going away sooner or later. Passing Gervais on the downhill we assured me that he was cool and knows the route – it was the last time I would see him on this day.<\/p>\n

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In the downhill, I flew past Mentz who was waiting there for me – click, click, click. Once on the famous red jeep track, I let my legs go and zoomed past lots of hikers going up and down the mountain with astonishing looks. The Kloof Corner steps and India Venster was next in order to reach to top of Table Mountain. As soon as I hit the India Fenster trail it felt like somebody had pulled the plug. From time to time I just had to stop for a few seconds and catch a deep breath. I was suffering. When I passed an elder person he told me that I was moving up the mountain with a jet engine. I wish, it would have felt that way – it was the opposite instead. But I pushed through and made it to the flat part on top. Looking at the stats now, I know why I felt that way: I\u2019ve never run up this route as fast before!<\/p>\n

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As much as I love the route along the edge towards Maclear\u2019s Beacon (1\u2019087m), I was on a mission and not there for the views. I took the faster but less scenic route to Maclear’s Beacon (1,087m), quickly tagged the beacon, had a drink of Maurten 320, and headed towards Grootkop (857m). I was happy to get some running in again after the India Venster climb as the route was mostly downhill and flat with just a few bumps, and gusts of wind provided some relief from the heat. It was getting hotter by the minute.<\/p>\n

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After about 7km it was time for the next proper ascent. Grootkop, here I come! I ran into a woman on the way up who got frightened by my sudden appearance. I can totally understand her, who would expect another person on this little trail. It was my first time ever tagging Grootkop and I was a bit sad that there isn\u2019t even a beacon to tag, just a rock pile. Anyway, let\u2019s head down and to the next one: Judas Peak (758m) with stunning views over Hout Bay. I wasn\u2019t sure, whether I had tagged Judas Peak before. Though, the last scramble bit gave it away, it wasn\u2019t my first time. I had a little break and looked back from where I came and also looked ahead to the next and last two peaks of the day.<\/p>\n

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I messaged Heleen, that I was starting my descent now and made my way to Llandudno Ravine. Good memories: just a few weeks before, I had a solo overnighter there. And it also meant, that the aid station at Suikerbossie wasn\u2019t far anymore. Click, click, click – the familiar sound from Mentz\u2019 camera and soon after I saw Heleen waiting for me with cold water and coke. That was exactly what I needed at this point, some familiar faces, cold drinks and a break. I felt exhausted. 26km in and still almost 13km to go. If I\u2019d have prepared better, I would have known, that I was still quite fast at this point, but I just thought I was having a tough day. After a longer break, encouraging words by both Mentz and Heleen, who also forced me to eat and drink more than I would have, I took off to another first time peak: Little Lion\u2019s Head (436m). It was a short but steep ascent with quite some scrambling at the top. I love those parts. Usually. But today? Really? Tag, quick look around, let\u2019s head down again. It was time for the last brutal climb up Suther Peak (614m).<\/p>\n

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This much upfront: it has the nickname Suffer Peak for a reason! Going up there in the middle of the day is no joke. The sun was burning down and there\u2019s basically no shade along the way. I took a Maurten Caffein gel when Mentz sent me off at the bottom. The climb started with a little sand dune, exactly what I needed. Not. Like at India Venster, I had to stop briefly on a regular basis. But I managed to drag myself up step by step. And boy was I relieved to tag the peak. Now, it was all downhill the same route and flat road running. However, the downhill didn\u2019t turn out to be that enjoyable. For some reason my chest felt a little constricted (maybe the heat?) and the path I had mapped out before wasn\u2019t as easy to find either. A bit more sand dunes, fortunately downhill, some off trail bundu bashing and I was finally on the tarmac. Another 2.5km and there it was: today\u2019s finishing point! Relieved but broken I ordered a cold coke, Mentz joined me and even Brode showed up with his South Yeaster Bakery specialty, a gruberg kimchi crossaint (I had messaged him when I was still on Table Mountain to secure one for me).<\/p>\n

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After a refreshing dip in the ocean, my legs felt much better already. Mentz and I headed back to my car at Signal Hill and Green Point for some food subsequently. It must have looked a bit strange to the other guests, that I was sitting in the restaurant with a massage gun working on my legs. But it was worth the looks, my legs felt surprisingly great afterwards.<\/p>\n

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38.5 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7:21:05 h<\/strong><\/p>\n

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6 peaks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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my POV video<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Day 2 – Saturday, Feb 4th, 2023<\/p>\n

From Hout Bay to Silvermine<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

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For the weekend, I moved my base closer to my starting points and stayed in Bergvliet. Justin was so kind to not only host but even give up his bed for me and support me all weekend. Massive shout-out to him on this note!<\/p>\n

As the day before, I wanted to start at 6:30 am to avoid the heat. Today\u2019s leg was \u201conly\u201d 26km and fairly runnable, so basically a \u201crest day\u201d \ud83d\ude43 And my legs felt fresh. I didn\u2019t feel the previous day at all.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday already, I saw on Instagram that Juan from Gauteng was flying to Cape Town to run 13 Peaks in one go with his best mate Albert. I didn\u2019t know them, but reached out to him and wished them all the best. Chances were high that we would see each other along the way. On Saturday morning I checked their live tracker and realised that they\u2019d been running behind their schedule and had only one hour advantage over me. Knowing this, I pushed myself quite a bit. I wanted to catch up with them for some reason.<\/p>\n

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Justin dropped me off at yesterday\u2019s finishing point and sent me off. It was 4.5km of gradual uphill road running ahead – the start of the popular Chapman\u2019s Peak Drive. Lots of other (road) runners and cyclists were out and about and I powered past all the runners and even some cyclists before I had to turn off the road onto the trail. Push, push, push. I was excited to see Juan and Albert and expecting them any moment. Reaching the top of Chapman\u2019s Peak (592m), I saw them taking photos. We chatted a bit and they told me their war stories running through the night and arguing with security at 2 am cause they accidentally went onto private property.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, I headed off on my own again to tag Nordhoek Peak (764m) for the first time. This time I just marched, partly ran, uphill without any breaks. I felt great and summited quickly. Now, it was just downhill, primarily on jeep track, all the way to Silvermine, where Justin was waiting with ice, cold drinks and some snacks.<\/p>\n

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19 minutes later cold coke was running down my throat. I took my time to refuel, as I had barely eaten or drunk anything in the past 2.5 hours of running apart from some sips on the Maurten drink mix in my flasks. Just 9 km left, 4.5k uphill to Muizenberg Peak (507m) and the same way back down. Justin joined me for this last section of the day. I took it fairly easy, we chatted about my run this morning and about life in general. Once we turned off the jeep track and hit the single trail, it was more running again and less chatting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t give Justin much time to recover up on top after tagging the beacon. The only thing I could see was the home stretch. Very runnable downhill trails and jeep track, what else can you ask for to finish a \u201crecovery day\u201d? I dropped Justin soon after and just went for it. \u201c<\/span>Pulse.tv<\/span><\/a> shows the speed, so I better run quick\u201d, were my thoughts as soon as I hit the jeep track.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moments before I reached the car, I ran into Juan and Albert together with two mates. They were in much better spirits again. So was I. Exhausted from the last push but happy to have finished very strong and before the main heat. With ice cubes, cold drinks, watermelon and snacks I was lying in the shade next to the car waiting for Justin. Done and dusted just after 10 am – lots of time for refuelling and recovery ahead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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26.0 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3:31:15 h<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3 peaks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My POV<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Day 3 – Sunday, Feb 5th, 2023<\/p>\n

From Silvermine to Signal Hill<\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n

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