The man responsible for the madness!
The course leads from my home to the top of Mt. Kaukau in the Wellington
suburb of Khandallah and back. It is not an easy run, but considering what
everybody has been through the night before, we take in VERY easy. From the start
at an elevation of 190 metres above sea-level the run goes down to approximately
120 metres, only to climb up to 445 metres mainly between kilometers 4 and 5.
The way back is slightly longer. The total distance is around 11 km.
On the slopes of Mt. Kaukau the run follows partly the course that was proposed
for the 1998 World Mountain Running Championships. Unfortunately the champs were
given to another country. But we surely try to get them here one day ...
This year 14 friends joined me (although declared mad by all those who decided not to come!).
