Peninsula Ultra Fun Run

running in heaven, feeling like hell

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Philosophy

 

The PUFfeR is a no-frills, not-for-wimps ultra for runners who run for the fun of it. There is NO prize money, NO big media coverage, NO fame. If you want to run it, we expect you to be independent, self-sufficient and environmentally aware i.e. you won’t throw away any rubbish along the route, you know which mountain stream water is safe to drink and you know how to survive if things go wrong. The total distance is about 80km.

 

However, the run is not made `tough' just for the sake of it: we’ve picked (more or less) the shortest possible route with the best running tracks and views, and  provide well-stocked seconding points wherever it is practical.

 

You run the PUFfeR because you love running, you love the mountains and nature, and you love distance.

 

Application Procedure—Applications Now Closed

 

· Details and dates for the 2011 process will be made available shortly

 

Qualification

 

· Entries are limited to 125.  Because of the terrain and reserve restrictions,  this can’t be a mass run.

· You have run at least one ultra (road or trail) after 1 December 2010 and before application process starts.

· You must have considerable mountain running experience e.g. you know how to survive if the weather turns bad, if you sprain your ankle on top of a mountain or if a seconding point is unexpectedly unmanned.

 

Route

 

Route descriptions will be sent to all accepted entrants. Some parts of the route are still under negotiation with the relevant authorities.

 

In summary, the route will be Cape Point through the Cape Point nature reserve, Red Hill Pass, through the Simon's Town Water Catchment Area to Black Hill, via Ou Kaapse  Weg across Fish Hoek Valley to Silvermine Nature Reserve, through Tokai Forest Plantation (top forest track) and the Vlakkenberg footpath to Constantia Nek, over Table Mountain (along the Jan Smuts track to Maclear's Beacon, then down Platteklip Gorge) to Kloofnek, via Signal Hill to the V&A Waterfront.

 

The PUFfeR is organized by Fish Hoek Athletic Club. Come chat with the many PUFfeR veterans at the club on Wednesdays (time trials) and Fridays (club night) from 18:00 till late.