Trail Running (Suikerbosrand) 2:59:35 [3] 23.39 km (7:41 / km) +1225m 6:05 / km
ahr:145 weight:76kg shoes: Salomon Crossmax Red #1
Out to Suikerbosrand for some training with the backpack (4.5kg, so mid-weight). Went out on the eastern loop. Very nice and scenic as usual. Trail is in better condition than normal, except for a section that's almost non existant from the Hartebees hut turnoff to the Duiker hut. From there it's superb, looks like they've recently re-hacked the trail through the kraal forests. Felt very confortable the whole way, summiting the 4th hill going east in 51 mins and then the lone tree hill at 2h01. So decided to extend the usual loop and run all the way down to the Springbok hut junction.
TE 2.9, Epoc 69, 556 kcal.