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You're listening to episode 310 
of the Marathon Running Podcast 

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by Marathon Journal. 
In this episode, we're going to 

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talk about everything you need 
to know about the Cape Town 

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Marathon. 
Welcome to the Marathon Running 

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Podcast by Marathon Journal. 
Join us every week for the 

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insights and inspiration you 
need to get from the starting 

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line to the finish line and 
beyond. 

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Hey runners, and welcome to 
episode 310. 

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I am your host Letty, and today 
we are going to take a deep dive

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into something that may not 
concern all of you, but could be

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of interest for all of you. 
I'm talking about the Cape Town 

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Marathon, which is currently 
still not an official world 

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major marathon, but it's on the 
horizon and highly likely we 

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will see this marathon be a 
major marathon in 2027. 

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And for that reason, and because
a bunch of you reached out 

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asking for this episode, I sat 
down, poured my heart into it, 

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contacted the right people so I 
could have an all-encompassing 

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episode for you guys so you guys
can have the best Cape Town 

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Marathon ever. 
So let's dive into that now. 

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I'm going to give you a quick 
overview of everything we are 

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going to talk about. 
And if you happen to be watching

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this on YouTube, there's also 
podcast version, then you are in

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luck because there will be time 
stamps of all these different 

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chapters so you can hop from one
to the others if you're 

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listening on the podcast. 
And you are, as always, at my 

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mercy. 
But you're probably on a long 

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run anyway, so you will enjoy 
the content. 

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All right, so there will be 6 
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it'll be quite lengthy. 
The first part is just going to 

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be a quick intro about the Cape 
Town Marathon and why we're 

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talking about this marathon at 
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Second part is basic things to 
know when you arrive, where to 

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stay, what currency they use, 
cultural things, whether to tip 

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or not. 
Part 3 is going to be all about 

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race week and logistics, 
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etcetera. 
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course. 
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our first of three guests on for
this episode and it is the head 

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coach of the Cape Town Marathon 
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course and basically just give 
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Since we're so close to race 
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lot of training advice. 
You're already trained, you got 

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this. 
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basically just be about the 
course and everything that comes

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about the travel aspect and 
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you are traveling to a different
continent, perhaps different 

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country, and you are creating an
experience that you're going to 

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keep with you for life. 
So you want to set yourself up 

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in the best way possible by not 
completely ignoring the fact 

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that you are going to be in Cape
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So we're going to talk about 
cultural stuff, we're going to 

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talk about things to do, we're 
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traveling aspect, what to do 
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So this is going to be super 
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Also, we are going to link as 
much as possible in the show 

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notes on the YouTube video and 
potentially also on the podcast 

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show notes. 
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about certain things that you 
must do, you will have a 

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clickable place and actually 
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So that being said, that wraps 
up the intro and let's start 

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with Part 1. 
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the mission. 
Why are we talking about Cape 

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Town? 
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going to be, fingers crossed, 
the first world major marathon 

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in the continent of Africa. 
If you recall correctly, last 

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year's Cape Town Marathon was 
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weather. 
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become a world major marathon, 
they have to apply and they have

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to pass two years of testing set
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And last year the Cape Town 
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to weather. 
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2026 should have been their 
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that didn't happen. 
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Marathon is still not a world 
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But if you run this marathon 
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provisional start, meaning that 
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still count as a major marathon 
if Cape Town passes everything 

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that Abbott wants it to do. 
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the fact that the Cape Town 
Marathon had been cancelled last

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year. 
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winds. 
They call the winds Cape 

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doctors. 
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they have their own name, 
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And last year's race, if you 
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This year's race is going to be 
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unpredictability of the wins in 
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So the fact that last year 
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been canceled, well, they had 
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this marathon for this year to 
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Hopefully nothing will go wrong 
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No one's expecting anything to 
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All that to say that Cape Town 
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2027. 
There'll be an influx of you 

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guys traveling there and there's
a huge need for this type of 

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content that demystifies this 
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So that way you can all have a 
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So that's it for topic #1 let's 
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anything traveling, getting 
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Cape Town. 
So by the time you're watching 

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this video for 2026, it is too 
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Right now you already have a 
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Hopefully you're staying close 
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line area, which is the 
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would literally keep you in 
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and finish line, which I think 
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Yeah, because this is also where
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And if we know anything about 
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around other runners. 
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areas and where to travel in 
next year's video. 

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Let's move on to how to get from
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So you will be landing at Cape 
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Cape Town, just like any other 
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to get to your hotel. 
There are airport shuttles, and 

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you can go to the website called
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That's MY Citi, and for those of
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I'm going to link that down 
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They have airport shuttles 
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budget option, but also in Cape 
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The local currency of South 
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Rand, also abbreviated by R or 
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If the fact that there is a 
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off, just think about the symbol
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You get the dollar sign and then
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you still see written as USD. 
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versus DZAR in local currency. 
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everything. 
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I know anything in this world 
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So one U.S. dollar right now 
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One euro comes in at 19 comma, 
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dollar comes in as 11.84 rands. 
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it looks like they are cheaper 
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be in the United states. 
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says you can get it for two 
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For example, a cappuccino you 
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$2.71. 
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smashed burger, we'll talk about
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130 rands, which is 6.7 euros. 
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always think that's important to
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It looks like you can tap and 
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right now. 
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lot of cash, but Cape Town has 
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Just be sure that you bring a 
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charge international fees. 
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question is always should you 
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If you're coming from the US, 
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20% that that's kind of the 
standard when you're in Cape 

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Town. 
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tipping culture 2 and you tip 
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check at a restaurant. 
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They suggest tipping 5 to 10 
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windows as they fuel your car. 
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to tip around 20 rants per 
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And since I was just talking 
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attendees, I want to talk about 
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Rental cars are plenty 
unavailable and they are not 

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very expensive. 
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other side of the road. 
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England or in Australia. 
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a collision because I'm sure 
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driving in traffic when you're 
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side. 
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are other manners of public 
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available. 
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in that the Cape Town Marathon 
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shuttle buses will be operated 
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through Sunday the 24th because 
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So for that event, they have 
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free shuttles going to various 
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highly recommended, not just to 
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used to driving on the right 
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help with the congestion because
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the X1 everything takes place, 
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high traffic. 
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bringing a ton of people to a 
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So with a lot of foresight, they
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shuttles. 
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the show notes, but I'm also 
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Last but not least, since we are
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let's talk about the city's 
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There will be hop on and hop off
buses available on specific 

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routes that are recommended for 
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without excessively walking. 
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I'm going to display some of the
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definitely going to link to that
in the show notes, which is also

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where I will link the Cape Town 
Marathons website that has a ton

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of information for tourism on 
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All right, so touching on the 
next subject is the subject of 

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safety. 
Cape Town is characterized as a 

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modern cosmopolitan city that is
generally safe but has the risks

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common to any major hubs in the 
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The primary concerns in Cape 
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to cash, jewelry, passports, 
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So because of that, voyages 
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with you and keep valuables out 
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Stay away from deserted or poor 
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When you're trapped traveling in
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keep all your doors locked, 
windows closed, or just 

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generally try to avoid driving 
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Everywhere that I have 
researched online, there are 

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many apps available that provide
GPS tracking in case you need 

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it, such as Buzzer or Nimola 
that provide emergency assist if

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a visitor is in distress. 
So if you're interested, you can

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download those apps as well. 
But generally the tip is just to

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be aware of your surroundings 
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Don't just travel to parts of 
the city that you've never heard

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of. 
A great tip is to talk to a 

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local first. 
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to travel somewhere that is not 
mainstream, then maybe talk to a

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local before you go whether or 
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those parts of town at a 
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Now a little bit more to safety.
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wildlife because after all, you 
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lots of beautiful animals in 
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You are to remain 5 meters away 
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that you see, which is 16 feet 
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also refrain from feeding the 
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not swimming unless you are in a
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stuff to instill fear or ideas 
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travelers coming to another 
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safety, that being tipping, 
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So now let's move on to the more
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The Expo takes place at the DHL 
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starting lines, which is 
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where you will be staying as a 
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The Expo runs three days, which 
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So Thursday it'll be open from 
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be open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM,
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open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 
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where you will pick up your bib,
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person and you can go there 
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there or as I mentioned, there 
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stadium Expo area. 
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International Convention Center,
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Square, which is near the main 
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waterfront. 
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website, there are tons of maps 
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Expo and to the starting line, 
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displaying on the screen right 
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guys on the show notes. 
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Cape Town race organizers did an
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with that information. 
A lot of it is clickable, so you

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can just open it up on your 
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parking, etcetera, race day, 
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massive Expo? 
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looks like they're going to have
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provided by the group Boss 
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butchering this name. 
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display of the Cape Town Floral 
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but most diverse floral Kingdom 
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highly visual and very unique to
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will have the Adidas store with 
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is going to be a ton of people 
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are traveling from overseas, not
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44,000 and 60,000 runners and 
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So the vibe of this Expo, it's 
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energy and crowded and pretty 
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Expo, this race will have two 
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something that has been tried to
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and a Beach Rd. start. 
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guessed it, will be right next 
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other hand, there's just one 
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be the finish line on Valley Rd.
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lines. 
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starting lines? 
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better manage the runner flow 
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support its candidacy as a avid 
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have congested starts where 
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people around. 
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them obviously, and they 
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stadium, the blue wave will be 
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starting at Beach Rd. and the 
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stadium. 
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If you are watching, the elite 
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starting at 8:00, and then the 
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championship will be starting at
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waves that we've mentioned. 
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for everyone except for the 
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to mat. 
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counting until you have crossed 
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will not be done until you cross
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Those 6 1/2 hours don't start 
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crossed the starting line. 
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That's when the ticker starts 
going and Cape Town very kindly 

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has provided everyone that is on
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course cut off times. 
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segments of course cut off on 
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to be able to continue this 
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We're providing you with a table
that you can briefly glance over

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or save it so again that you 
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what time and how much you have 
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continue. 
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really strict. 
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that Cape Town will allow for 
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the sidewalks if you have not 
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according to those course cut 
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Now let's talk about what else 
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You will find about 15 hydration
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Thirteen of those 15 hydration 
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of electrolytes, Gatorade, 
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the remaining 2 will just have 
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Note that for this race, 
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you can bring wearables if 
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carrying water on you, on your 
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And last, but at least, let's 
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allowed on the course, but that 
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runners. 
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that they have in most major 
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But I do not think anyone will 
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little bit of music. 
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make us a little bit faster if 
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So let's move on to the topic of
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The Cape Town Marathon course is
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some rolling hills, but it does 
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elevation change. 
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course, meaning that the total 
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course is all flat either. 
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get is about 380 meters. 
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perspective, the course does not
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are ton of sites to see that you
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And I'm really sorry if I'm 
butchering this, but this is one

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of the oldest operational 
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was first lit in 824. 
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lighthouse, probably has been 
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white stripes. 
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Winchester House, by the 
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Bosch Commons, by vibrant 
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Woods, by Cape Town's oldest 
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which is called Castle of Good 
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Parade, by Companies Garden, by 
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which is another very historic 
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that will remain in the 
background forever and really 

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set the sights. 
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you're in Cape Town because 
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So that's set for sights. 
Now I'm going to share with you 

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my conversation with the head 
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Marathon Mike Ovary All right, 
so I'm here with Mike Ovary from

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the Cape Town Marathon. 
You are the head coach of the 

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running program. 
Yeah, so I, I done the the tech 

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community sessions for Cape Town
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I've been doing that for the 
last three years. 

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So yeah, thank you for having 
me. 

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Yeah. 
No, thank you. 

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Thank you. 
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you could walk us through the 
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mile by mile or kilometer by 
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And then hopefully I'll be able 
to edit everything in there to 

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where you guys can see a fly 
over of the course and you can 

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imagine it better. 
So I think if you're running 

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Cape Town Marathon, you are 
going to be in for absolute 

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cheat. 
On one side, you're going to 

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have the beautiful Table 
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On the other side, you're going 
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And I think you guys are going 
to love what Cape Town has to 

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offer and the beautiful course. 
The course is tough. 

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It's not going to be the easiest
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It's not going to be the fastest
of the, of the, of the mages if 

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we do become a mage, but it is 
going to be a lot of fun with a 

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lot of heritage and a lot of 
landmarks that you're going to 

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be seeing. 
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a little loop in the Green Point
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We'll be down through the 
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onto the fly over onto our 
highway and you go past the Cape

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Town Convention Center. 
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little climb out of the city and
onto the highway and you pass 

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before shore and you make and 
that's when you see your biggest

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view of, of Table Mountain 
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You can't listen. 
It's absolutely gorgeous. 

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And do you start seeing the 
sunrise as well? 

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You then pass a very historical 
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District 6 and this we forced 
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years ago and you'll still see 
all of those all of that open 

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land that they never built on. 
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main Rd. and I think this is 
about 5 or 6 kilometers in now 

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and this is where the course 
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for the next 20 KS all the way 
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It's pretty much a little bit of
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climbing, but it is probably the
strongest area. 

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And that's where you're probably
going to be pushing a little bit

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and, and start to like get into 
a really fast, comfortable place

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where there's really where your 
rhythm should be, should be 

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going and moving like really 
fast through this Woodstock, 

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Salt River Mobile aid underwash 
all the way through into into 

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Clemont, pretty flat, lots of 
heritage on the side and open 

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the nodes. 
And if you get behind a very 

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good group, you can, you can 
pick up some, some good speed 

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going through there. 
Once you get into Clearmont, 

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it's a small little climb as you
do a bit of AU turn and you head

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back into town. 
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the city center and you're now 
down into the suburbs of Cape 

451
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:58,120
Town to all the residential 
areas, leafy areas is really, 

452
00:22:58,120 --> 00:23:00,680
really beautiful. 
And you can see the green of of 

453
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,760
Newlands as well as our old 
cricket stadium or new, sorry, 

454
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,600
our cricket stadium as well as 
our old Dugby stadium. 

455
00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,400
And there's a lot of heritage 
that you're passing through now.

456
00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,400
You're now heading on your way 
to to halfway point, which is at

457
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:15,680
Donderbosch Common. 
And the is the cross hospital on

458
00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:17,960
your left hand side, Donderbosch
Common on your right hand side. 

459
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,520
And you have the Big Blue strip 
and that's where there's a 

460
00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,520
massive cheer zone for the 
halfway point. 

461
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,640
It's pretty fast going through 
this area, but you'd have just 

462
00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:30,400
finished climbing a tiny little 
speed bump through Donderbosch. 

463
00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,680
Make sure when you're down that 
corner and then you've got a big

464
00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:36,160
downhill into Saltzer. 
So back into Saltzer, nice long 

465
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:40,960
downhill before we hit decline 
at observity in into Woodstock. 

466
00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,360
So you also pass the observity 
area which has the Clippers 

467
00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:47,840
Hospital and that's where the 
very first heart transplant ever

468
00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,840
took place in the world through 
the Lower Main Rd. very fast 

469
00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,560
again, still not a lot of 
climbing. 

470
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,240
And you really, really work in 
this is where anybody get into 

471
00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,240
town, tiny climb out in into 
town again. 

472
00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,840
And you go past the City Hall 
where Mandela made his first 

473
00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,240
speech after Dublin Island. 
Yes, you get to see all of that.

474
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,160
And then you head into one of 
our biggest most famous speech, 

475
00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,240
which is Adly's seats. 
And you make that that left turn

476
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,600
up into the company gardens. 
The company gardens is very 

477
00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,440
famous. 
This is where Yanfan Ribic laid 

478
00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,240
the company guards win for the 
sailors as they made their way 

479
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,960
past the cake of Guido. 
And you're done up the I mean, 

480
00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,840
this is where we have our first 
major climb of the day. 

481
00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:30,160
It's about 3028 kilometres in 
now and you start to feel the 

482
00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,360
climb going out of into the 
gardens and you make your way up

483
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:36,240
to the Mount Mount Nelson. 
On the Mount Nelson you make a 

484
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,840
left, a diet turn, make a little
loop and you go down into into 

485
00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,920
long streets. 
And this is a very well known 

486
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,640
seat within Cape Town. 
It's the party seat. 

487
00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,280
So if you're there early in the 
morning you'll probably see a 

488
00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:48,680
couple of clubbers making their 
way out. 

489
00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,400
No, that's we'll be running and 
that's where you make our way 

490
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,040
to, to make our way to Somerset 
Rd. and that's where we start 

491
00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,760
seeing all the chiller zones. 
OK, so now the people are out 

492
00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,840
you 32 kilometers into the days 
and you're making your way 

493
00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,200
through to the finish line. 
Although it is 33 KS, you're 

494
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,400
running down Somerset Rd. 
The worst part of it is a little

495
00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,040
bit of a little bit of a devil 
thorn in the inner side. 

496
00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,720
You see the finish line on your 
right hand side and you hear the

497
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,200
crowds and you hear the 
unfortunately you're running 

498
00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,480
past this finish line and you're
making your your way to the loop

499
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,960
of death. 
Now the loop of death takes 

500
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:24,920
part. 
It happens at 37 KS. 

501
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,160
It's a 5 kilometer loop where 
you hit on beach. 

502
00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,520
So it's absolutely beautiful. 
You got, you got signal here on 

503
00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,000
your left hand side and you got 
the beach on your on your right 

504
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,880
hand side and you go all the way
down right to the end of the 

505
00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,120
node. 
You make it, you make a little 

506
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:40,400
U-turn at the end at the at the 
hotel and then you make your way

507
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,520
all the way back. 
By this time you're absolutely 

508
00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,200
spent. 
It's about what, 38 kilometers 

509
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,160
in 39 kilometers in and you've 
got two more KS to to the finish

510
00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,000
side. 
As you're making your way down, 

511
00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,920
you see the big K Town Stadium 
and that is your thing. 

512
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:57,840
That is your goal and once 
you've passed that, once you've 

513
00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,360
seen that stadium, you're making
your way down and you see the 

514
00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:03,960
blue, the blue mat and you can 
just hear the crowds absolutely 

515
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,960
screaming for you as you make 
around that 42.2 kilometer final

516
00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,560
finish line. 
Wow. 

517
00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,600
So that's a lot to take. 
That's a lot to take in. 

518
00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,800
A lot to take in, but in your 
opinion as a coach and from 

519
00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,440
observing all the runners that 
you've observed in the past, 

520
00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,200
what is the most difficult part 
for the runners? 

521
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,920
Is it by the finish line or is 
it the first climb? 

522
00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,840
I think it's the climb from, 
from from God is from at least 

523
00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:29,680
it's it's you. 
You're probably at your most 

524
00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,880
fatigued and tired and you 
you've put in a lot of work in 

525
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:35,640
previous years. 
You've had a lot of wind. 

526
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,040
Hence the the magazine being 
moved to to to this time of the 

527
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,640
year and ours is little. 
So hopefully it'll be a lot 

528
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,600
easier. 
But in previous years you've 

529
00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,400
always had to fight a headwind 
on your way. 

530
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,920
So you absolutely spent by that 
time and now you've got to climb

531
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,560
up this really. 
It's not a daunting hill if you 

532
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:51,680
look at it, it's actually quite 
flat. 

533
00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,680
But because you at that stage of
the day, it's where you're just 

534
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,040
really, really tired you and you
just fought off a whole lot of 

535
00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:58,600
headwind. 
It kind of gets you. 

536
00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:02,000
So I would say that would 
probably be the worst part or 

537
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,800
the hardest part is at about the
29 kilometer mark going up at 

538
00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,320
least seat a really, really hard
part could also be just before 

539
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,960
the halfway mark, because that 
is one of the bigger climes 

540
00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,480
where you it's obviously you 
you're going down the node, mole

541
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,560
the node and all of a sudden 
adjust this little scorpion 

542
00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,480
kick, but that just hits you. 
So yeah, you can never going to 

543
00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,000
have a flat Madison in Cape 
Town. 

544
00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,480
It's just I mean, the name of my
dad includes must love hills 

545
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,240
because you're just going to be 
Downing hills in Cape Town. 

546
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,840
But at the end of the day, it's,
it's, it's still fast. 

547
00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,040
And I think that would be a the 
hardest part. 

548
00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,120
And then obviously that that 
loop of death, it's just like 

549
00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:37,680
it's a sucker punch. 
I mean it's. 

550
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:38,440
Called loop of. 
Death. 

551
00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,640
It's called Loop of Death for it
is And I was like there's 

552
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,720
nothing worse than seeing the 
finish line over there and then 

553
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,080
knowing you still have 5 
kilometers to go, but but that's

554
00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,400
where the crowds are going to 
carry you, right? 

555
00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,240
There's just support all along 
that 5 kilometer stitch from all

556
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,960
the dunkers, all the heritage, 
everybody coming out and just 

557
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,680
making a noise, screaming your 
name and you just had carried 

558
00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,480
along with the energy that the 
Cape Town has. 

559
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,040
I love that you're trying to 
offset the difficulty and we're 

560
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:03,320
going to do that a little bit 
more. 

561
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,200
So let's talk about some of the 
most beautiful things that you 

562
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,160
will see while you're on that 
ramp. 

563
00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,680
Obviously, like I said before, 
it is it is Table Mountain, OK, 

564
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,520
It is our. 
It is our landmark. 

565
00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,000
It is our, it is our it's our 
crown Jew. 

566
00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,680
Let's let's but out of darts. 
It's seeing that whilst you're 

567
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,480
dining. 
It's it's absolutely terrible 

568
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,600
having the ocean breeze coming 
out of there, being out there. 

569
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,800
But most important, I think this
what capped town is really well 

570
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,880
known for us is our people and 
our heritage. 

571
00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:34,440
We love to party, we love to 
scheme, we love to cheer. 

572
00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,640
And you would have that for 42 
kilometres on, on, on that 

573
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,680
loose. 
And the people will carry you. 

574
00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,680
They will have potatoes, they 
will have jaws, They will have 

575
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,640
everything that you need on this
course to carry you through from

576
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,240
sweets. 
And you'll just hear the, the, 

577
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,800
the, the cause. 
Cape Town is such a diverse city

578
00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,600
at the end of the day, with so 
much culture, You'll have these 

579
00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,480
little pockets of culture 
everywhere you can just feed off

580
00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,280
and and everybody's, you've got 
a great running community down 

581
00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,120
in Cape Town. 
So we would love to just come 

582
00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,680
and support you and just carry 
you through for 42 kilometers. 

583
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,080
I love this, it sounds pretty 
amazing. 

584
00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:08,640
You're a running coach down 
there. 

585
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:13,000
What are maybe 3 to 5 tips that 
you give your local runners to 

586
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,560
watch out for when they're 
running that race? 

587
00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,320
OK, one to watch out for it 
goes. 

588
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,560
I'll say this is a race that you
need to start off slow, OK? 

589
00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,720
You've got to be smart. 
You've got to pace yourself. 

590
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,600
That only gets fast much later 
on in the days from about 8 to 9

591
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,480
kilometers. 
The first the first 2 kilometers

592
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,240
have first 3 kilometers have 
have a couple of climbs in it 

593
00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,080
and that you get out of of Cape 
Town, the site out of the city 

594
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,760
center. 
So I think that's the first. 

595
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,480
The first thing is pace yourself
very well. 

596
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:43,000
Start 5 to 6 seconds slower than
you would on for your day space 

597
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:47,000
from Madison pace and then get 
fast as you go have a stronger 

598
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,880
middle section because the the 
the end is there is a couple of 

599
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,240
kickers that will that will hit 
you. 

600
00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,280
So really focus on having a 
strong middle seat, middle 

601
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,840
section of the days. 
Do your stint standing. 

602
00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,440
OK, I think you're going to need
that come race there really, 

603
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:06,000
really double down on a stand 
then, because it is 211 meters 

604
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,720
of of of game of animation game 
on on on the down. 

605
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:11,840
So there is a bit of quite a bit
of climbing and they they 

606
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:13,320
rollers, they come, they're 
coming. 

607
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,600
There's no big significant 
climbs, but it's all over the 

608
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,280
all over the days. 
So so get strong. 

609
00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,400
I think one of the guys are 
saying field property on the 

610
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,520
days with it being in May and it
is we are on our way to winter. 

611
00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:31,400
So is a is an autumn race. 
But yeah, I was the heat. 

612
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:36,000
I don't seem to be too hot, but 
it is going to be warmer weather

613
00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,400
I would say. 
So hydrate, hydrate as much as 

614
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,640
possible and really get those 
carbs in and their hydration 

615
00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,440
preload them beforehand. 
Perfect. 

616
00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,680
Anything else you think I should
mention for runners coming from 

617
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,640
somewhere else on the globe? 
I think just be prepared to 

618
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,040
experience Cape Town's culture 
and although we have to offer it

619
00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,680
is, is a really, really good 
party vibe because it's, it's a 

620
00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,280
really, it's a big festival 
vibe. 

621
00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,600
We love celebrating everybody 
that comes to Cape Town. 

622
00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:06,400
We love having visitors. 
It is it's what we're known for.

623
00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:10,640
And we just just any chance we 
would love to entertain you, 

624
00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,560
We'd love to show you around of 
Solano City. 

625
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,960
We'd love to take you on on the 
great island and show you that 

626
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:18,520
all that Cape Town has to offer.
It's it's a beautiful, beautiful

627
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:20,280
country. 
So beautiful city as well. 

628
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:21,360
Perfect. 
There you have it. 

629
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:22,880
Thank you. 
Thank you so much for having me.

630
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:26,240
Actually, one question, yes, I'm
going to edit that earlier. 

631
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,160
What are the three top things 
that somebody needs to see when 

632
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,280
traveling to your city? 
Oh, very, very simple. 

633
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,480
Take a cable clock table to 
Table Mountain. 

634
00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,200
OK, so go and see the view of 
what the city has to offer. 

635
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,760
Go and see the beaches. 
Go to Musenburg and to to Cork 

636
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:44,520
Bay and go to have a look at the
beaches over there. 

637
00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,640
And then definitely, if you like
wine still in Bosch, we have the

638
00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:51,200
best wines in the world. 
Book us out the day at any one 

639
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,640
of the Cinnabosh Wine Farms and 
go wine tasting. 

640
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,600
Perfect. 
And then to offset that again, 

641
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,880
because I love offsetting 
things, Two things to definitely

642
00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:05,960
avoid for whatever reason. 
I would say, oh, that's a good 

643
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:07,600
one. 
Two things to avoid. 

644
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,240
Why do you avoid doing Cape 
Town? 

645
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,520
Like obviously I'm going to cut 
this out, but like, obviously 

646
00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,880
when people travel, if you 
haven't been to South Africa, we

647
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:16,280
don't know. 
You know, Johannesburg has not a

648
00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,320
good reputation with crime. 
So is there anything like that 

649
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,800
or maybe like whatever you think
is a waste of money that people,

650
00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,000
it's a tourist trap type of 
thing? 

651
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,800
Yeah, I would say probably don't
go down long seats at night. 

652
00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:31,600
It's a tourist. 
OK, OK, I'll say stay away from 

653
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:32,360
that. 
Yeah. 

654
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,200
So obviously Cape Town comes 
with this with a reputation of 

655
00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,040
the enemy for being hotspotting 
crimes. 

656
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,560
So don't go out alone. 
That's one thing I would say 

657
00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,920
just get, you know, go out in 
the group, especially if you go 

658
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,640
out at night, be careful where 
you are running. 

659
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,080
Look at the Slava maps, 
especially if you're up or down.

660
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,880
I would say just to be safe, 
stick to the sequin area down in

661
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,080
the sequin promo. 
However, Cape Town is a super 

662
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,720
beautiful city. 
So if you do want to go out for 

663
00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,600
that, can hold some of the other
run clubs or down cruise and 

664
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:00,480
join them on their runs when 
they're running in the suburbs 

665
00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:02,080
because you'll absolutely love 
it. 

666
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,640
Cape Town is more than sea 
points, right? 

667
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,600
So when you're going out, go, 
you're running Bloberg. 

668
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:07,680
Go ahead and find it. 
It is. 

669
00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,280
It's a beautiful city. 
All in arts, yeah. 

670
00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,040
Perfect. 
How is Captain? 

671
00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,200
You already mentioned that it 
has a great running community, 

672
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,560
but what is there to do for 
runners that are interested in 

673
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,160
joining the community and kind 
of culturally immersing 

674
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,960
themselves when they get there? 
What will we be able to attend 

675
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,280
so. 
Throughout the week from Choose 

676
00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:28,400
Early, lots of the gun crews are
having shakeout runs, pizza 

677
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,800
parties. 
I mean, I know this. 

678
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,960
I'll talk about the author. 
As I said, Cape Town loves to 

679
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:35,720
party and we all about that 
after party. 

680
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,760
But if you really want to 
submerge yourself in in Cape 

681
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,400
Town, the Danion culture, 
there's so many guns and shake 

682
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,560
Arkansas from the Tuesday all 
the way through today. 

683
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,520
Stay at the end of the day. 
There's also so much going on, 

684
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:49,680
more so from the Dan clubs than 
the brands itself. 

685
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,960
But it is, it's just, it's just 
a festival by the and everybody 

686
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:56,360
will be posting and you'll just 
feel that electricity in the 

687
00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:57,640
air. 
Like we know it's our math and 

688
00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:00,360
we know it's our time to 
actually put on a spectacle and 

689
00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:01,200
show off. 
Yeah. 

690
00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,000
And you mentioned everybody will
be posting, where will they be 

691
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:04,560
posting? 
Maybe. 

692
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,800
On Instagram, that's. 
Some handles that people can 

693
00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,400
follow if they're into that. 
Check out at CRRC Danclue, check

694
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,159
out at Running late Danclue. 
Check out my own Danclue at 

695
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:16,199
Maslav Hills Danclue. 
Check out the 94. 

696
00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:20,760
We have a big, big activation on
the Wednesday, so that, yeah, 

697
00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:21,920
that's normally on their 
Wednesday. 

698
00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:25,560
Check out slow and steady down 
clues. 

699
00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:27,880
So just have a look at just 
typing down clues. 

700
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,520
Cape Town. 
Everybody will posting rules, 

701
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:31,760
doing what and everybody's out 
supporting everywhere because 

702
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:33,800
we, we like to be involved in 
the community. 

703
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:35,600
Like at the end of the day, we 
all have our own thing going on,

704
00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,280
but we all supporting each other
at the same time. 

705
00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,239
It's, it's very much that's, 
that's our community. 

706
00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,560
We want to show, we want to show
what Cape Town culture is all 

707
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,159
about. 
Yeah, thank you. 

708
00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:46,639
All right. 
Thank you, Mike, so much for 

709
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,760
demystifying this race course 
and hopefully you guys took 

710
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,800
notes. 
And if you did not, I'm going to

711
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,920
link this video as a separate 
video just being the Cape Town 

712
00:34:56,920 --> 00:35:00,640
Marathon course preview itself. 
If you are listening because 

713
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,640
you're on a podcast, I will also
have this in the show notes 

714
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,960
because I think having a race 
course preview just makes for a 

715
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,560
great visual if that's what 
you're looking for. 

716
00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,320
Now let's talk about our 
friends, our loved ones, our 

717
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:20,840
companions, our spectators. 
Where can spectators best see 

718
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,600
us? 
Well, you are in luck because 

719
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:26,600
the Cape Town Marathon has 
compiled a list of locations 

720
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:30,440
that you could check out and 
that are suggested for great 

721
00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,040
spectating. 
So where are the key spectator 

722
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,920
hotspots and activation areas? 
They are located in various 

723
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:41,360
locations including the 6.5 
kilometer mark at the end to off

724
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,480
ramp, you know, and to the 
highway. 

725
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,480
They're at the 15 to 17 
kilometer mark in Rhonda Bash 

726
00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,280
Park, which this is an Adidas 
activation zone. 

727
00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:54,160
Then the 20 to 22 kilometer mark
at Rhonda Bush Common, which is 

728
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,640
a protected National Monument 
and the heart of the race. 

729
00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:02,360
Further, we have another mark at
26.7 kilometers, which is Salt 

730
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,360
River Circle, which will 
highlight the Gatsby float and 

731
00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,560
we will talk about that later. 
But it is perfect to chill 

732
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,040
somewhere if you're spectating 
and have that drink. 

733
00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:15,640
Another hotspot will be at the 
27 to 29 kilometer mark which is

734
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,600
Albert Road, which will have 
bridges for DJ's and music and 

735
00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,440
it is really a perfect spot to 
grab some coffee and just kind 

736
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,160
of wait for your loved one to 
pass. 

737
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,240
Then we have another spectating 
hotspot being at the 30 

738
00:36:27,240 --> 00:36:30,600
kilometer mark, which is the 
most historic stretch where 

739
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:34,360
runners will pass the Castle of 
Good Hope and City Hall, which 

740
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,400
is where Nelson Mandela gave his
first speech after being 

741
00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,600
released. 
So there you have it, a ton of 

742
00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:43,520
areas where you can spectate and
watch your loved ones if you're 

743
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:48,240
in town to find them and be 
there and get involved and you 

744
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:52,200
know, be part of the community 
and be hyped up by all the vibes

745
00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,600
that are out there. 
Speaking of community, let's 

746
00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:57,720
move on to Part 5 where we're 
going to talk all about 

747
00:36:57,720 --> 00:37:01,720
community and what it's like to 
be a runner and a visitor in 

748
00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,600
Cape Town. 
For this part, I'm going to 

749
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:07,320
introduce you to to Cape Town 
Marathon Ambassador. 

750
00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:11,160
The first one is Caitlin Hood, 
also known as Chomi. 

751
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:13,600
For her insights. 
During our interview, we kind of

752
00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:18,400
focused on the spirit of Cape 
Town and her take on why this 

753
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:21,760
race is all about community and 
empowerment. 

754
00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:23,920
So without any further ado, I'm 
now going to play my 

755
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,040
conversation with Caitlin Hood. 
Hi, Caitlin. 

756
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,040
Thank you so much for joining me
today. 

757
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,040
Thank you so much for having me 
lately. 

758
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,000
I'm honestly, I'm so excited, 
like I said, to chat about Cape 

759
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:39,560
Town, the marathon, what this 
means to us as Africa and South 

760
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:43,360
Africa and for our people. 
I'm over the moon. 

761
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,040
Let's. 
Go You are an ambassador, so 

762
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,600
maybe talk a little bit about 
who you are and how you are 

763
00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,520
connected with the Cape Town 
Marathon, how many times you've 

764
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,880
done it and what gets you 
excited about this race. 

765
00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:59,480
Caitlin Chomi Hood Chomi is the 
name that I have for my online 

766
00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,640
community and what they referred
to me as. 

767
00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:06,880
I'm a runner and just a strong 
believer in community and people

768
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,440
and having impact. 
My journey with Cape Town 

769
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:13,520
Marathon actually started in 
2024 and I went on to Google and

770
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,000
Cape Town Marathon was saying I 
was like, Oh my gosh, guys, I'm 

771
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,120
from Durban, I'm going back to 
Cape Town to run this again. 

772
00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:23,000
Like let's go and do my training
for Cape Town Marathon. 

773
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:27,320
Did I discover how incredible 
the marathon itself is? 

774
00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:32,720
And going out to that marathon 
was really just when I tell you 

775
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:36,680
it felt like such a celebration 
from the start to the end. 

776
00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:41,000
And that is really like the 
first part of my relationship 

777
00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,160
with the marathon. 
It really started off as a 

778
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,920
runner and being a fan. 
It really was just the energy 

779
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:52,000
that came from going back into 
the city towards Sea Point, 

780
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,720
Greenpoint side. 
And the second-half of my 

781
00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:59,400
relationship to the marathon is 
being selected to become an 

782
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,960
ambassador for the race last 
year in 2025. 

783
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:04,680
And for me that was really 
significant. 

784
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:08,840
And it remains significant 
because we of course are working

785
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:13,040
towards becoming a world major, 
the first marathon in Africa to 

786
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:16,040
ever work towards this. 
And I know we're going to get 

787
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,800
it. 
So I'm like, I'm so deluded and 

788
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,200
optimistic, but I know that our 
team has really been working so 

789
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,440
hard at this that I'm confident 
we are going to get this. 

790
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:30,240
But becoming an ambassador for 
this race really is putting 

791
00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:33,240
community at the center of 
everything when it comes to 

792
00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:35,200
running. 
I think there's so much that 

793
00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:39,120
this marathon stands for in 
terms of community empowerment, 

794
00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:43,280
sustainability and excellence. 
And that is evidence in 

795
00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:47,160
everything from the partners to 
the execution. 

796
00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:51,400
I'm so proud because not only 
does it align with my values, 

797
00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,400
but there's so much the finer 
details were really considered 

798
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,240
in everything to bring this 
marathon to life in itself. 

799
00:39:57,240 --> 00:40:02,200
And yeah, that is pretty the 
gist of it with me and Cape the 

800
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,800
marathon. 
I love it. 

801
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,040
There is so much to it. 
Just like you said, there's so 

802
00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:10,320
much fine detail and one of the 
things we addressed, the big 

803
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:12,600
elephant in the room is that 
last year you guys had a 

804
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,640
marathon scheduled. 
But then obviously you guys made

805
00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:19,160
the decision because of 
something called Cape Doctor. 

806
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:23,200
Maybe talk about Cape Doctor 
because I was not familiar with 

807
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,440
that name and I know the rest of
the world isn't either. 

808
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,240
What is Cape Doctor, and what 
makes this wind so much more 

809
00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:34,280
powerful than what we can 
imagine happens when it's windy?

810
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:39,600
Listen, last year's winds came 
as a huge surprise for me as 

811
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:41,520
well. 
If there's one thing Cape Town 

812
00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,960
will teach you, it is about 
wind. 

813
00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,960
And last year for sure, that's 
something we learned hard about 

814
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:51,920
and how that how powerful that 
doctor is also wasn't really 

815
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:55,000
familiar with the term and at 
all we reached that point. 

816
00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,800
And I think if there's anything 
to go to the rest of your 

817
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,240
question about whether we can 
trust the doctor or whether we 

818
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:05,160
don't trust him, I think what we
really can, what I really can 

819
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:09,680
say leading up to this year is 
that last year was really 

820
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:12,440
disheartening. 
And to have so many people work 

821
00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:15,920
towards a marathon, their first 
marathon, travel from around the

822
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,600
world, so many supporters, so 
many teams back in Cape Town 

823
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:23,000
Marathon as we work towards 
becoming a world major. 

824
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,480
There was a lot of 
disappointment. 

825
00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,400
But you can't control the 
weather. 

826
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:32,680
And that leads me to just the 
team and the respect I have for 

827
00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:35,920
them making that call despite 
the disappointment that came 

828
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,720
with it. 
And it is a huge learning and 

829
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:42,480
everyone is aware of, I mean 
they were way out of the wind 

830
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:46,440
and the severity of it and what 
it could reach at that time of 

831
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,320
year, which is why the call was 
made to move it earlier in the 

832
00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:50,720
year. 
To avoid us, ever. 

833
00:41:50,720 --> 00:41:54,680
Having to reach a situation like
that again or face a situation 

834
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:58,520
like that again, the 
infrastructure I believe will be

835
00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:02,640
a key focus this this year, 
along with of course the date 

836
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:05,920
itself being moved to a less 
windy period. 

837
00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:08,560
Hopefully with that we'll be in 
good hands. 

838
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:12,600
Obviously they've selected to be
an ambassador for a reason. 

839
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:18,200
How do you feel like this race 
will change from being a non 

840
00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,520
major to a major? 
I really do believe that there 

841
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:25,000
is just a strong support in 
terms of community and leading 

842
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,920
up to this. 
I know there's a lot of work 

843
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,840
that's gone into ensuring that 
we abide by the rules that come 

844
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:35,080
from like the Abbott World major
team in that sense. 

845
00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:40,400
But the quality of, of 
execution, I believe is has 

846
00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:43,600
exceeded because they are so 
much more like hands on this to 

847
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:48,400
ensure that we tick all the 
boxes and just deliver on a 

848
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:51,120
level that will exceed 
expectation. 

849
00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:56,360
And for me as a ambassador of 
the race, I really have so much 

850
00:42:56,360 --> 00:43:00,000
faith in our in our team and the
teams behind bringing this to 

851
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,560
life. 
I mean, I spoke to you about 

852
00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,520
Kinder who I speak to quite a 
bit in terms of what's happening

853
00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:08,240
in the background. 
But from ensuring that there are

854
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:12,720
number of medical teams on the 
ground to the structural sports 

855
00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:16,720
like we spoke to earlier, I do 
believe that there is there's a 

856
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:19,400
through line of excellence 
throughout throughout the years 

857
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:21,520
and it's only going to get 
better this year. 

858
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,600
Awesome. 
We are looking forward to that. 

859
00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:27,120
Let's talk about the vibes, OK, 
from somebody who lives 

860
00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:30,240
somewhere completely else, what 
is it like to be in South 

861
00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:32,960
Africa? 
I'm sure you've travelled and so

862
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,120
you can kind of gauge us through
that. 

863
00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:37,560
How people are Are they warm? 
Are they? 

864
00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:39,720
Happy. 
What is the culture like for? 

865
00:43:39,720 --> 00:43:45,240
Me, I love the people it always 
sends us back to people for me, 

866
00:43:45,240 --> 00:43:48,960
because the one thing that 
separates South Africa from the 

867
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:54,800
rest of the world is our unity 
and celebration of life and how 

868
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:59,360
it's rooted in that from every 
country across our continent. 

869
00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:03,880
Celebrating and dancing and 
singing in times of sadness, in 

870
00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:08,080
terms of joy, in terms of 
suffering, in terms of hardship.

871
00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:12,320
And I think a key reflection 
moment, well, for me is just to 

872
00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:16,560
last year when we had the race 
cancelled in the way that it 

873
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:19,440
did. 
I had posted a video last year, 

874
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:23,280
I was busy getting ready and 
filming for the race about to 

875
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,480
leave. 
Literally my Uber request was 

876
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,160
about to go through and I was 
like, what's the race has been 

877
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,640
cancelled? 
I thought it was a hoax. 

878
00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:33,240
And of course, the reality set 
kicked in and it was confirmed 

879
00:44:33,240 --> 00:44:36,840
that it's absolutely cancelled. 
And it was amazing that of 

880
00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:39,240
course I was I had personally 
carb loaded. 

881
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:43,400
I was not going to sit in my 
room being heavy with carbs and 

882
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:46,640
fuel and not use it. 
So I sit out with the friends 

883
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:49,720
that I had flown into Cape Town 
with to go and run on the 

884
00:44:49,720 --> 00:44:54,200
promenade anyway, because the 
wind of course is like was had 

885
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:56,000
already damaged the 
infrastructure. 

886
00:44:56,080 --> 00:44:59,640
And on the side that we were in 
Camps Bay Area, the windows 

887
00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,920
still super intense, but there 
wasn't any infrastructure that 

888
00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:07,200
we had to mindful love. 
So everyone when we went out, 

889
00:45:07,240 --> 00:45:11,720
there were people there already.
And by the time we had gone up 

890
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:17,240
past like 12 apostles and come 
back, the entire like marathon 

891
00:45:17,240 --> 00:45:21,320
squad had come down to Camp 
Spade to join in on that run. 

892
00:45:21,320 --> 00:45:25,880
And it was so joyful. 
Despite the disappointment and 

893
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:32,440
the devastating news, we came 
out and chose joy and we chose 

894
00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:36,240
to be resilient and just make 
the most out of a heartbreaking 

895
00:45:36,240 --> 00:45:39,040
situation. 
So yeah, that's just something 

896
00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:45,160
to put what being in Africa and 
South Africa and being richer 

897
00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:48,520
than people and culture and the 
warmth of who we are in. 

898
00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:51,840
We're rooted in celebration, no 
matter the situation. 

899
00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:53,960
I love it. 
So it's a fun culture. 

900
00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:57,360
It's warm. 
It's is it, is it open for 

901
00:45:57,360 --> 00:45:59,360
travelers? 
Are we all going to have a good 

902
00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:01,360
time as well? 
You guys very warm and 

903
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:03,960
receptive. 
You need to make sure, lady, 

904
00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:07,200
that you have your shoes. 
You're running shoes are not 

905
00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:10,800
going to be taken off. 
They need to go to the dance 

906
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:14,680
parties afterwards because the 
vibes continue from before the 

907
00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:20,440
race to during to after and 
leading up to it never stops. 

908
00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:23,480
And that's why I said at the 
beginning, it's like there is 

909
00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:27,000
this like vibration of 
excitement that you just like 

910
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:31,520
carry inside because it's it's 
electric and you have to be 

911
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:33,040
there. 
Like you have to be there to 

912
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:35,560
actually feel it. 
And even if you aren't, 

913
00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:39,520
honestly, the videos, they do 
some form of justice. 

914
00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:43,600
But think of that like if you're
here in real life, it's on a 

915
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,600
vibe of like a level of 300 
more. 

916
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:50,600
I love it. 
Now let me ask you, is South 

917
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:53,160
Africa just, I know you're 
speaking in general, It's hard 

918
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:56,200
to say that, but this is a big 
running culture is running a big

919
00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:57,920
deal? 
Is it kind of like I just got 

920
00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:01,200
back from Kenya and obviously 
Kenya running is everything, but

921
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:03,320
how is it down there? 
Running culture in South Africa 

922
00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:05,200
has definitely picked up over 
the years. 

923
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:09,280
I think running culture has 
always been present, but the 

924
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:13,400
growth of it has been 
exponential over the past two to

925
00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:17,040
three years. 
I think a lot more people see 

926
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:22,440
themselves as runners and see 
themselves as being able to be a

927
00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:25,360
part of the running community. 
I think what makes South Africa 

928
00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:29,160
so unique is that there isn't 
this huge pressure to work 

929
00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:32,880
towards being an elite athlete. 
I think where South Africa is 

930
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:36,720
really different to a country 
like like Kenya for example, is 

931
00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:41,920
that Kenyans are so gifted and 
like becoming elite, like world 

932
00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:43,960
class elite athletes in South 
Africa. 

933
00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:48,200
The uniqueness of it is that the
community has grown immensely 

934
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:52,080
and it's really lend itself to 
the everyday runner along with 

935
00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:57,320
the runners who want to work 
towards becoming well, making it

936
00:47:57,320 --> 00:48:01,600
to the top 10 or your podiums or
becoming elite runners, ETC. 

937
00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:05,840
For our people, everyone is 
running for a different purpose 

938
00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:10,480
and there's been a huge shift in
self empowerment through through

939
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:13,600
a movement like running and I'm 
here for it's like I love it 

940
00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:14,320
all. 
Right. 

941
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,560
So for our people that are 
traveling and are interested in 

942
00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:22,080
shakeout runs and all that fun 
stuff that, you know, brings 

943
00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:23,880
them closer to the culture 
because obviously when you're 

944
00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:26,080
traveling, you don't want to 
just, you know, visit. 

945
00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:28,600
You also want to have some kind 
of cultural experience. 

946
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:33,160
What are the run clubs that you 
think will host amazing shakeout

947
00:48:33,160 --> 00:48:36,240
runs? 
Definitely Community Track Club 

948
00:48:36,240 --> 00:48:38,920
CTC. 
They host the most incredible 

949
00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:43,400
Barbie runs from Allies, which 
is in Seapoint. 

950
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:46,880
Then we have Adidas running. 
Of course this is also one of 

951
00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:50,680
the main partners and sponsors 
of Cape Town Marathon. 

952
00:48:50,680 --> 00:48:53,920
Some of the run clubs that are 
not from Cape Town but come into

953
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:57,440
Cape Town to host amazing 
shakeout runs is a run club 

954
00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,760
called EZT Ballet. 
They are from Durban. 

955
00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:03,800
And also just to bring together 
the most amazing running 

956
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:07,160
community, often from 
bootleggers in Greenpoint which 

957
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:11,920
is not far from the DHL stadium.
And then after party for the 

958
00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:15,080
vibes. 
So where I got this to Jim is 

959
00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:21,640
the 94 they have the most 
electric fashion forward vibe 

960
00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:26,320
forward after parties post post 
marathon and it is something 

961
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:30,240
that you have to add to your 
Cape Town marathon experience 

962
00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:32,560
yes and we'll. 
Obviously, provide a link to all

963
00:49:32,560 --> 00:49:36,520
of the people watching and keep 
that YouTube video updated. 

964
00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:40,800
Let me ask you two more things. 
One, safety, right for people 

965
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:42,600
coming who have never been to 
South Africa. 

966
00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:44,920
We've heard about Johannesburg 
and we've heard stories about 

967
00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,000
that. 
How's the safety of Cape Town 

968
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,840
and what are people 
realistically supposed to watch 

969
00:49:49,840 --> 00:49:51,520
out for when they're down there 
isn't, I think. 

970
00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:54,160
Safety globally is something 
that you really need to be 

971
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:56,880
cautious with when you're 
travelling, especially if you 

972
00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:59,760
are going into territories that 
you aren't familiar with. 

973
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:03,920
I would say for the most part 
areas like sea points and green 

974
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:08,280
points as well as where I found 
a lot of people do socialize is 

975
00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:11,160
3 St. area. 
It's like just a strip that 

976
00:50:11,160 --> 00:50:14,040
flows into one is generally 
quite safe. 

977
00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:18,560
I walk around there all the time
especially as a female at night 

978
00:50:18,560 --> 00:50:21,560
to go get food and I haven't had
any issues before. 

979
00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:25,480
But definitely just be very like
cautious of your surroundings 

980
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:28,520
anyway. 
Ensure your stuff like just have

981
00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:30,360
insurance and all your 
valuables. 

982
00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:35,320
But I wouldn't like recommend 
that you go off to another part 

983
00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:39,240
of town without just checking 
with a local that you trust. 

984
00:50:39,240 --> 00:50:42,480
Like I would say if you're at a 
coffee shop like Pauline's and 

985
00:50:42,480 --> 00:50:45,600
you ask someone for 
recommendation on in an area 

986
00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:48,280
that you want to visit, it's 
just always have that sort of 

987
00:50:48,280 --> 00:50:51,600
palms with the locals and here's
your intuition when you are out 

988
00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:53,760
there. 
But really for the most part, I,

989
00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:57,240
like I said, I'm a female and 
I'm in Cape Town a lot for work.

990
00:50:57,440 --> 00:51:02,200
I take Ubers a lot and I haven't
had a terrible experience or any

991
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:05,160
experience. 
That's where I felt my safety 

992
00:51:05,160 --> 00:51:06,800
was compromised. 
Perfect. 

993
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:08,680
Thank you. 
And then I guess my last 

994
00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:11,960
question would be if you were to
pick three things that you would

995
00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:15,240
recommend people go see, what 
would they be guys you? 

996
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:18,480
Have to go paragliding. 
I promise you. 

997
00:51:18,680 --> 00:51:21,080
I was so scared, but it was so 
worth it. 

998
00:51:21,080 --> 00:51:23,920
It's from Signal Hill. 
It's probably about like I don't

999
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:26,320
know how many dollars this 
converts to, but it's about 

1000
00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:29,600
1000. 
Some change to go in that 

1001
00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:31,360
experience. 
But you go from the top of 

1002
00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:36,200
Signal Hill, you just you fly 
over like the green, the green 

1003
00:51:36,200 --> 00:51:39,000
point area primarily and then 
over the ocean. 

1004
00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,760
If you want to do that as like 
your pre race just course view. 

1005
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:47,760
That is the thing. 
What about something more land 

1006
00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:49,920
bound? 
I did para sailing one time and 

1007
00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:53,760
I got really sick so that's how 
I know there's tabletop 

1008
00:51:53,760 --> 00:51:56,240
mountain. 
Yes, you have to do that if 

1009
00:51:56,240 --> 00:51:58,440
you're coming to Cape Town to 
experience it. 

1010
00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:01,120
Let's see, I'm a huge coffee 
person. 

1011
00:52:01,120 --> 00:52:04,960
So in terms of coffee, I'm going
to send you like off of the 

1012
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:09,760
Green Point, Sea Point area into
Woodstock to a coffee shop 

1013
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:13,800
called Cedar Coffee. 
It's CEDAR. 

1014
00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:17,320
Yeah, just it is amazing. 
Woodstock is definitely more of 

1015
00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:19,800
the like, and it's one of the 
areas we run through for Cape 

1016
00:52:19,800 --> 00:52:23,040
Town Marathon, but it's a lot 
more of like the crafters and 

1017
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:27,680
artsy Hidden James to Note and 
Lion's Head for High, all right.

1018
00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:29,400
So thank you, Caitlin. 
That was Caitlin. 

1019
00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:31,880
She is amazing. 
She definitely brings the vibes 

1020
00:52:31,880 --> 00:52:34,120
to the community. 
Or maybe they all do. 

1021
00:52:34,120 --> 00:52:38,360
Maybe everyone from Cape Town is
as positive and energetic as 

1022
00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:40,240
her. 
And if that is the case, it's 

1023
00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:42,200
going to just be the best 
experience. 

1024
00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:49,240
Now I'm going to move on to 
Ambassador spotlight #2 and 

1025
00:52:49,240 --> 00:52:51,920
we're going to be talking to 
Jade Jacobs. 

1026
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:55,320
Jacob is just as amazing, just 
as energetic, and I really 

1027
00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:58,200
picked his brain to highlight a 
lot of the cultural stuff, 

1028
00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:00,880
including food. 
I'm not a foodie, but I know 

1029
00:53:00,880 --> 00:53:03,840
probably all of you are. 
So I really wanted to hear about

1030
00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:05,520
that. 
And we'll also talk about 

1031
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:08,600
something I believe in why you 
should always be smiling when 

1032
00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:11,960
you're greeting other runners. 
So without any further ado now 

1033
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:14,760
here's my conversation with Jade
Jacobs. 

1034
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,680
I am talking to Jade Jacobs 
today who is an ambassador of 

1035
00:53:18,680 --> 00:53:23,320
the Cape Town Marathon and 
graciously agreed to come on and

1036
00:53:23,320 --> 00:53:25,480
speak with me in regards to what
to expect. 

1037
00:53:25,480 --> 00:53:28,440
So hi Jade, and how are you? 
I'm good in yourself, don't 

1038
00:53:28,440 --> 00:53:29,280
complain. 
Good. 

1039
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:30,160
Thank you. 
Thank you. 

1040
00:53:30,440 --> 00:53:33,800
So maybe you just introduce us a
little bit to your city. 

1041
00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:36,520
OK, sweet man. 
I think, I mean, we spoke about 

1042
00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:39,680
it now before, but when it comes
to Cape Town being here, I mean 

1043
00:53:39,720 --> 00:53:43,960
city, you've got that spot on. 
The community aspect of the Cape

1044
00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:48,240
Town running scene is so great 
and so welcoming. 

1045
00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:51,920
And literally if you get out of 
your doorstep, regardless of 

1046
00:53:51,920 --> 00:53:54,360
where you stay, you're going to 
find someone running, you're 

1047
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:57,280
going to find a group You can 
join a group, you can train 

1048
00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:00,000
with, a group that's going to 
get you to the spot line and 

1049
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:02,960
across the finish line. 
And I think that's the beauty of

1050
00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:04,000
it all. 
Perfect. 

1051
00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:05,560
All right. 
So talk to us a little bit about

1052
00:54:05,560 --> 00:54:07,920
the area where there's 
restaurants and stuff. 

1053
00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:10,880
And in terms of the restaurants,
there's an abundance of 

1054
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:14,840
restaurants on that whole Sea 
Point and Green Point step to a 

1055
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:18,160
point where if you go down Sea 
Point Main Road, there's just 

1056
00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:21,080
doctor restaurant after 
restaurant with various 

1057
00:54:21,080 --> 00:54:23,880
different types of cuisines. 
Whether you're looking for Asian

1058
00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:26,400
cuisine, whether you're looking 
for something local, whether 

1059
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:29,480
you're looking for Indian food, 
whatever the case is, there's 

1060
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:32,960
quite a large range of things. 
My personal favorites are a lot 

1061
00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:35,280
of the smashed burger joints in 
the area. 

1062
00:54:35,480 --> 00:54:39,160
But again, there is a vast a lot
of things that you can travel 

1063
00:54:39,160 --> 00:54:40,520
in. 
OK, perfect. 

1064
00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:42,840
So we have all the entertainment
that you need there. 

1065
00:54:43,200 --> 00:54:46,960
And then as to time of year 
right now, what kind of weather 

1066
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:49,920
are you guys having down there 
and what is to be expected 

1067
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:53,400
around the marathon? 
So right now we're going out of 

1068
00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:57,960
summer into autumn, but it is 
still quite hot in Cape Town at 

1069
00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:02,200
the moment, so I think in May. 
So I've done this other 

1070
00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:04,920
automatic race. 
It actually usually should take 

1071
00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:08,920
place on the new date of Cape 
Town Madison, and notoriously 

1072
00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:11,960
that race has been some of the 
best weather I've ever had in a 

1073
00:55:11,960 --> 00:55:15,920
race, which is cool, does get 
hot later in the day, but not 

1074
00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:19,360
windy, which is exactly what we 
don't want when it comes to a 

1075
00:55:19,360 --> 00:55:22,840
race in Cape Town. 
So yeah, perfect conditions, 

1076
00:55:22,840 --> 00:55:25,400
very cool, but will get hotter 
during the day. 

1077
00:55:25,400 --> 00:55:29,080
So especially if you're going 
for anything around 5-6 hours, 

1078
00:55:29,240 --> 00:55:32,280
maybe even a bit later than 
that, you expect to get a bit 

1079
00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:35,000
hotter. 
And as a result, you know, make 

1080
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,040
sure you have your electrolytes,
your hydration sorted so that 

1081
00:55:38,040 --> 00:55:40,880
you get through those last few 
kilometers over there. 

1082
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:43,320
OK, perfect. 
And I guess just to be more 

1083
00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:45,640
detailed with it, what 
temperature are you guys having 

1084
00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:48,400
right now about during nighttime
and then daytime? 

1085
00:55:48,400 --> 00:55:53,760
I would say in the daytime we 
reaching the high and then at 

1086
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:59,120
nighttime probably in the teens,
so like 1819 around there and 

1087
00:55:59,120 --> 00:56:01,840
obviously the race is next 
month, so the temperatures will 

1088
00:56:01,840 --> 00:56:04,480
be a bit cooler than that, but 
more or less around. 

1089
00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:06,880
There, all right, because you're
going, like you said, from 

1090
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:09,040
summer into fall right now. 
OK, perfect. 

1091
00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:12,160
All right, All right, So let me 
pick your brain about the 

1092
00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:16,200
cultural differences, the do's 
and the no Nos, and maybe we'll 

1093
00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:19,000
take it all the way back to 
somebody arriving in Cape Town 

1094
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:22,200
that has never been there. 
What is different when you come 

1095
00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:25,440
down there? 
How is it different culturally 

1096
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,400
and what can we expect? 
I mean, I think I sort of 

1097
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:30,720
pattern it when it comes to all 
running community thing. 

1098
00:56:30,840 --> 00:56:34,360
When I look at our easier and 
other places that I've ran in, I

1099
00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:37,840
think again, very welcoming in 
terms of the running space in 

1100
00:56:37,840 --> 00:56:39,720
general. 
And every single time I've been 

1101
00:56:39,720 --> 00:56:43,040
overseas, just because I'm in 
the habit of always smiling and 

1102
00:56:43,040 --> 00:56:46,600
greeting somebody that I will 
post, I've noticed that if it's 

1103
00:56:46,760 --> 00:56:51,120
very different overseas versus 
where I know, like at home, if I

1104
00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:53,960
let you just smile, greet 
somebody, they'll greet me. 

1105
00:56:53,960 --> 00:56:56,960
They'll speak to me as if we've 
met each other for years. 

1106
00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:58,840
You know, whether it's in the 
coffee shop, whether it's me 

1107
00:56:58,840 --> 00:57:01,360
walking by, running, pause, 
whatever the case is. 

1108
00:57:01,360 --> 00:57:04,000
And I think that's a very nice, 
efficient thing to have and to 

1109
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:06,800
know, you know, obviously 
they're driving, make sure 

1110
00:57:06,800 --> 00:57:09,120
they're driving on the right 
side of the ref is obviously we 

1111
00:57:09,120 --> 00:57:12,120
do things a bit opposite that 
are in compared to the Northern 

1112
00:57:12,120 --> 00:57:15,000
hemisphere. 
So yeah, that I think would be a

1113
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:18,960
cool one to remember. 
And yeah, I guess in general, 

1114
00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:22,400
just for all majority of the 
people that you get the bump 

1115
00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:25,160
into is going to be willing to 
talk, willing to pick your 

1116
00:57:25,160 --> 00:57:28,640
brain, willing to, you know, 
have a laugh and just meet you 

1117
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:30,240
and chat to you. 
OK, perfect. 

1118
00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:34,840
Let me ask you some things about
how to navigate as a traveler. 

1119
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:37,760
Do you guys have a tipping 
culture or not? 

1120
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:40,480
Yes. 
So we do have a tipping culture.

1121
00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:44,600
So I've noticed that over here, 
sometimes the team percents 

1122
00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:49,760
already enforced on the ball, 
whereas in Cape Town, in South 

1123
00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:53,240
Africa in general, it's not. 
So the general thing to do is 

1124
00:57:53,240 --> 00:57:56,640
tip at least 10%, but it's on 
you to decide. 

1125
00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:59,800
That's obviously sometimes 
you've had a really nice way to 

1126
00:57:59,800 --> 00:58:02,880
a really nice experience. 
And generally speaking, yoga's 

1127
00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:04,400
currencies are stronger than 
ours. 

1128
00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:07,640
So if you really had a good 
time, the general thing to do is

1129
00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:11,400
to tip more than 10%. 
But again, it's it's entirely up

1130
00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:15,720
to you and it's not on the ball,
so it's always a decision you 

1131
00:58:15,720 --> 00:58:17,520
sort of have to make. 
Perfect. 

1132
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:22,480
Let me ask you about some foods 
that are must tries when you're 

1133
00:58:22,480 --> 00:58:25,240
down in Cape Town. 
I would say, I mean, I mentioned

1134
00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:26,880
it earlier on with the smash 
burgers. 

1135
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,360
I don't know how big they are 
overseas at the moment, but in 

1136
00:58:29,360 --> 00:58:32,720
Cape Town specifically, Smash 
burgers are taking a Hoover with

1137
00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:36,800
literally like every few weeks 
you'd see a new smash burger 

1138
00:58:36,800 --> 00:58:40,760
place pop up and it would be 
like big like everybody would be

1139
00:58:40,760 --> 00:58:43,880
rushing there going there. 
The lines would be crazy, you 

1140
00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:46,440
know, and going back. 
So I would just say definitely 

1141
00:58:46,440 --> 00:58:49,960
try smash burgers and there's 
quite a few places you can go to

1142
00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:54,000
is Brash is Zunis. 
There's a few other places as 

1143
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:56,360
well, but if you let you just 
search smash burgers in the 

1144
00:58:56,360 --> 00:58:58,720
area, you get good time over 
there. 

1145
00:58:58,800 --> 00:59:03,680
Then when it comes to local 
cuisine, I think one thing 

1146
00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:09,000
that's very important for us is 
Gatsby's and chips and banana 

1147
00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:13,080
parcels. 
So Gatsby's basically this giant

1148
00:59:13,080 --> 00:59:16,800
roll with a lot of chips. 
Let's say you have a Vienna 

1149
00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:19,640
Gatsby to be chips and viennas. 
If you have a chicken Gatsby 

1150
00:59:19,680 --> 00:59:23,160
with chips, chicken salad. 
If you had a steak Gatsby, which

1151
00:59:23,160 --> 00:59:26,840
is usually the best one, that's 
going to be steak, salads, 

1152
00:59:26,840 --> 00:59:29,600
chips, eggs, or a lot of other 
things. 

1153
00:59:30,000 --> 00:59:33,160
So that's sort of like one of 
the best things to try whenever 

1154
00:59:33,160 --> 00:59:35,560
you're down in Cape Town. 
So that's a Gatsby. 

1155
00:59:35,560 --> 00:59:39,560
And then most of the places that
sell Gatsby's, like Cozy Corner,

1156
00:59:39,600 --> 00:59:41,960
you can also get something 
called the Vienna and Chip 

1157
00:59:41,960 --> 00:59:43,720
Parcel. 
And that's obviously just 

1158
00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:46,560
Vienna's and Chips, but I would 
always go for the Gatsby. 

1159
00:59:46,600 --> 00:59:48,880
Gatsby smash burgers? 
What about? 

1160
00:59:48,880 --> 00:59:51,880
Are there any typical drinks or 
beverages? 

1161
00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:54,760
What do you think Cape Town is 
known for when it comes to 

1162
00:59:54,760 --> 00:59:57,800
culinary that you probably can't
find anywhere else? 

1163
00:59:57,840 --> 01:00:00,760
I think one thing that's 
actually been crazy for me from 

1164
01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:04,680
being overseas is that our 
drinks, like even just our cool 

1165
01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:07,120
drinks in general, just seems 
sweeter. 

1166
01:00:07,360 --> 01:00:12,120
So a big example is Fanta. 
Like Fanta that I've had back 

1167
01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:16,080
home is like like super orange 
and super sweet. 

1168
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:20,520
Whereas Fanta that I've had in 
Asia, in Europe, it's just like 

1169
01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:24,080
saying back and see the color 
difference as well, which is so 

1170
01:00:24,080 --> 01:00:27,880
weird and so interesting. 
At the same time, but yeah, I 

1171
01:00:27,880 --> 01:00:32,280
would say he is this place in in
the waterfront area which is 

1172
01:00:32,280 --> 01:00:35,320
very close to Greenpoint and Sea
Point called Gibson. 

1173
01:00:35,320 --> 01:00:38,280
And they actually have the world
they could for the most 

1174
01:00:38,280 --> 01:00:42,080
milkshakes. 
So if you if you really want a 

1175
01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:45,720
milkshake, you are spoiled for 
choice in terms of options over 

1176
01:00:45,720 --> 01:00:47,400
there. 
Like I said, they literally have

1177
01:00:47,400 --> 01:00:50,600
the world they could, so you can
maybe pop in there and have a 

1178
01:00:50,600 --> 01:00:53,760
look there. 
But yeah, I think you basically 

1179
01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:56,200
you can find anything you want 
that you'd normally find back 

1180
01:00:56,200 --> 01:00:58,760
home, maybe just a bit sweeter 
in Cape Town. 

1181
01:00:58,800 --> 01:00:59,800
Awesome. 
OK. 

1182
01:01:00,080 --> 01:01:02,720
You mentioned one restaurant 
that you recommended, Gibson's. 

1183
01:01:03,400 --> 01:01:06,840
Are there some other restaurants
that you say if you're in Cape 

1184
01:01:06,840 --> 01:01:10,480
Town, go to these restaurants? 
OK, like I said, if it's for 

1185
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:13,480
burgers, I'd go to Brash and 
Zunis. 

1186
01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:16,680
If you're going for the Gatsby, 
like I mentioned earlier on, 

1187
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:21,160
then you'd go to either Anissa's
or Cozy Corner. 

1188
01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:23,440
Cozy Corner being the better one
over there. 

1189
01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:26,880
And then there is quite a few 
fine dining places. 

1190
01:01:26,880 --> 01:01:29,560
So I guess that's more for like 
the after the marathon. 

1191
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:32,240
I mean, if you if you have to 
incline anyone to go there 

1192
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:35,920
before Cape Town has a very big 
fine dining scene and there's a 

1193
01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:39,720
few in the waterfront area. 
But I think the best one city in

1194
01:01:39,720 --> 01:01:43,640
general is Luckalone and that's 
in Constantia. 

1195
01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:47,200
And then there's quite a few of 
the port, the restaurants of 

1196
01:01:47,720 --> 01:01:51,880
Lock along Black Waterside and 
Pier that's in the waterfront, 

1197
01:01:52,120 --> 01:01:56,040
and then a few others in Franzuk
area as well. 

1198
01:01:56,040 --> 01:01:58,560
Perfect. 
And let me ask you, the week 

1199
01:01:58,560 --> 01:02:02,800
leading up to those majors 
races, there's always a ton of 

1200
01:02:02,800 --> 01:02:07,080
pop ups where brands basically 
sublease spots and have 

1201
01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:09,560
something where the host 
shakeout runs and of course 

1202
01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:12,240
selling product and everything. 
Do you guys have that too? 

1203
01:02:12,240 --> 01:02:16,280
And is that going to be in the 
Greenpoint Sea Point area? 

1204
01:02:16,280 --> 01:02:18,880
Yes. 
So we do have that as well, 

1205
01:02:19,080 --> 01:02:22,520
maybe not as big in terms of 
like all the I know it's like 

1206
01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:26,240
cosmetic and light and all of 
those some of the big brands 

1207
01:02:26,240 --> 01:02:29,920
like bandits find all of them 
normally will operate, you know,

1208
01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:31,720
with some pop ups and things 
like that. 

1209
01:02:32,120 --> 01:02:35,320
Whereas with us in Cape Town, 
it's more like the big running 

1210
01:02:35,320 --> 01:02:37,320
brands. 
So like ASICS, New Balance, 

1211
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:41,440
Adidas, like they all know be 
the ones have seen the pop ups 

1212
01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:45,240
in collaboration with one of the
running clubs, like with, you 

1213
01:02:45,240 --> 01:02:47,520
know, any of the crews that I've
mentioned before. 

1214
01:02:47,640 --> 01:02:51,440
So for the most part, it does 
happen in the Teen Point area 

1215
01:02:51,440 --> 01:02:55,040
just so you get a 5 kilometer 
feel of the route at least. 

1216
01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:59,560
But it can happen all over town.
But yeah, again, it will be all 

1217
01:02:59,560 --> 01:03:03,400
over the socials and normally 
there'll be a couple of pages 

1218
01:03:03,400 --> 01:03:07,160
that actually collect all the 
Sega drugs that's happening and 

1219
01:03:07,160 --> 01:03:11,000
tell you if you're in this area,
this is the crew to go to, this 

1220
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:13,080
is the distance you want, 
whatever the case is. 

1221
01:03:13,320 --> 01:03:17,080
And it normally becomes a big 
event so you can win shoes from 

1222
01:03:17,080 --> 01:03:18,880
those brands that I've mentioned
before. 

1223
01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:21,560
There's normally a recovery that
happens afterwards with 

1224
01:03:21,560 --> 01:03:26,000
compression boots, things like 
that, massages and even some of 

1225
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:27,920
those. 
Crews will then have a bit of a 

1226
01:03:27,920 --> 01:03:33,000
mini party after those shake out
runs as well, with music, with 

1227
01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:35,200
drinks, whatever the case is. 
Perfect. 

1228
01:03:35,320 --> 01:03:36,920
Awesome. 
And I guess then my last 

1229
01:03:36,920 --> 01:03:40,600
question is finally coming. 
So if you were to tell someone 

1230
01:03:40,920 --> 01:03:45,520
that's coming to Cape Town, 3 
sights to see, 3 touristic 

1231
01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:49,000
things to do, so they could, you
know, have a good time and and 

1232
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:51,520
see something of the city, where
would you tell them to go? 

1233
01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:54,600
One of the generic ones, but I 
guess one that's also very 

1234
01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:57,440
important, would be Table 
Mountain, just because it is one

1235
01:03:57,440 --> 01:04:00,280
of the wonders of the world, but
there's many different ways to 

1236
01:04:00,280 --> 01:04:01,840
see it. 
So you can hike. 

1237
01:04:01,840 --> 01:04:04,920
I don't know many runners or 
other trail runners or hikers as

1238
01:04:04,920 --> 01:04:06,680
well. 
Or to just take the cable car 

1239
01:04:06,680 --> 01:04:08,680
up. 
I just get to see the view. 

1240
01:04:09,080 --> 01:04:14,320
I think that that's definitely 
worth it in terms of some other 

1241
01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:18,800
things to do lines in as well, 
which is another. 

1242
01:04:19,040 --> 01:04:22,880
But to now say get down is very 
big on the whole other trail. 

1243
01:04:22,880 --> 01:04:26,720
I can see it in the sense that 
there's so many dead mountains 

1244
01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:29,400
and trails that you can go and 
explore and actually just see 

1245
01:04:29,400 --> 01:04:31,840
the city from that top of the 
mountain. 

1246
01:04:33,360 --> 01:04:37,560
If if you're going to look for a
beach or anything like that. 

1247
01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:40,520
We have, I guess you're very 
privileged when you come to Cape

1248
01:04:40,520 --> 01:04:44,600
Town that we have one side where
it is really cold weather and 

1249
01:04:44,600 --> 01:04:46,840
then another side where it's 
quite warm. 

1250
01:04:47,160 --> 01:04:50,760
So you have the Clifton and 
Campspe if you want more of the 

1251
01:04:50,760 --> 01:04:54,400
Barbie beach sheets and there's 
restaurants on the beach and 

1252
01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:56,720
things like that. 
But then if you want warmer 

1253
01:04:56,720 --> 01:05:01,040
winter and probably, you know, 
much better experience, then you

1254
01:05:01,040 --> 01:05:06,400
would go to the Fisher Music 
Burg and some of the Tidal 

1255
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:11,720
pools, Lacs and James and 
Elbrick to experience the much 

1256
01:05:11,720 --> 01:05:15,720
nicer side of the ocean. 
And then I think one other thing

1257
01:05:15,920 --> 01:05:19,080
that I've seen a lot of people 
do and something I did when I 

1258
01:05:19,080 --> 01:05:24,120
was much younger as well, is to 
go to the Salmon Sound area, to 

1259
01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:28,120
a place called Golders Beach 
where you get to see Penguins, 

1260
01:05:28,120 --> 01:05:31,040
swim with the Penguins, let the 
steal the Penguins. 

1261
01:05:31,240 --> 01:05:36,160
And it's just a completely crazy
once in a lifetime experience 

1262
01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:39,000
because it's not very often that
you get to do something like 

1263
01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:41,160
that. 
When I was younger, I found it a

1264
01:05:41,160 --> 01:05:45,200
bit crazy because, you know, 
we'd go there and then again to 

1265
01:05:45,200 --> 01:05:47,240
be swimming with me goods. 
And I'm like, what's going on 

1266
01:05:47,240 --> 01:05:50,000
now? 
But, you know, growing up, I 

1267
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:51,960
started to realize, you know, 
that is actually such a cool 

1268
01:05:51,960 --> 01:05:54,160
experience and not something 
that happens often. 

1269
01:05:54,280 --> 01:05:57,160
And a lot of people come from 
overseas that they speak about 

1270
01:05:57,160 --> 01:06:00,680
that they like always tell me 
that we do not have anything 

1271
01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:04,120
close to this background. 
So I think doing something like 

1272
01:06:04,120 --> 01:06:07,800
that's kind of cool as well. 
And then I guess stay sticking 

1273
01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:11,320
on to that whole animal scene. 
I guess Cape Town and South 

1274
01:06:11,320 --> 01:06:15,400
Africa generally very privileged
to have quite a bit of wildlife 

1275
01:06:15,400 --> 01:06:18,200
this side of the world. 
So I think doing your support 

1276
01:06:18,240 --> 01:06:21,680
while you're in Cape Town or in 
South Africa really makes sense 

1277
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:24,960
with you going all the way up to
Kruger National Park before you 

1278
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:27,760
stay in Cape Town. 
There's quite a few places in 

1279
01:06:27,760 --> 01:06:30,240
the area there, maybe about an 
hour drive out. 

1280
01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:34,040
We can see some stunning 
animals. 

1281
01:06:34,040 --> 01:06:37,040
And yeah, just have a good time.
It might be a bit scary, but 

1282
01:06:37,040 --> 01:06:38,680
you'll have a good time 
nonetheless. 

1283
01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:41,560
All right, so thank you, Jade. 
It was amazing talking with you 

1284
01:06:41,760 --> 01:06:43,400
and. 
Getting excited about this 

1285
01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:46,720
marathon and everything else 
that Cape Town entails, which 

1286
01:06:46,800 --> 01:06:49,920
includes food for any of you 
guys interested in what Jade was

1287
01:06:49,920 --> 01:06:52,480
talking about. 
Again, the show notes are going 

1288
01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:54,000
to be key. 
We're going to have links to 

1289
01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:57,720
everything, including the 
Instagram handles for all the 

1290
01:06:57,720 --> 01:07:01,480
running pages that you must 
follow in order to perfect your 

1291
01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:04,480
well-rounded Cape Town marathon 
experience. 

1292
01:07:04,800 --> 01:07:08,280
So again, everything will be 
down there in the show notes on 

1293
01:07:08,280 --> 01:07:10,800
the podcast or in the YouTube 
description. 

1294
01:07:10,800 --> 01:07:14,840
Now moving on to our last part, 
part six of our video of our 

1295
01:07:14,840 --> 01:07:17,560
podcast. 
Let's talk about Cape Town as a 

1296
01:07:17,560 --> 01:07:21,240
travel destination because yes, 
we are there for a marathon and 

1297
01:07:21,240 --> 01:07:24,360
we take our training super 
serious and we're going to do so

1298
01:07:24,360 --> 01:07:27,440
well on this race. 
But we are also in Cape Town 

1299
01:07:27,440 --> 01:07:29,360
because we want to know the 
city. 

1300
01:07:29,480 --> 01:07:32,440
We want to learn as we travel. 
We don't want to just travel 

1301
01:07:32,440 --> 01:07:34,760
somewhere and pretend that we 
never left the country and 

1302
01:07:34,760 --> 01:07:36,480
didn't see anything. 
And I'm going to give you the 

1303
01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:39,680
list of things that I will do 
when I'm in Cape Town. 

1304
01:07:39,800 --> 01:07:43,120
So let's get started with iconic
landmarks and sights. 

1305
01:07:43,320 --> 01:07:46,640
Obviously Table Mountain. 
But for Table Mountain, there's 

1306
01:07:46,640 --> 01:07:51,000
various ways of getting there. 
If you are there for a shorter 

1307
01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:53,920
amount of time and you have to 
do Table Mountain before the 

1308
01:07:53,920 --> 01:07:56,520
marathon, then guess what, You 
don't have to hike it. 

1309
01:07:56,520 --> 01:08:00,800
There is an aerial cable way 
with 360° views. 

1310
01:08:00,840 --> 01:08:03,920
But if you do want to hike up 
Cable Mountain, you can do so 

1311
01:08:03,920 --> 01:08:07,320
via Platic Clip Gorge. 
And again, I apologize for 

1312
01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:10,360
butchering these words. 
Or if you want a more scenic 

1313
01:08:10,360 --> 01:08:15,000
hike, look up Skeleton Gorge. 
The next iconic landmark is Cape

1314
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:18,880
Point and Cape of Good Hope. 
So this is the southwestern tip 

1315
01:08:18,880 --> 01:08:22,200
of the African continent. 
And that tip is located within a

1316
01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:24,640
nature reserve. 
And when you go there, you'll be

1317
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:27,800
able to hopefully see some 
baboons and ostriches. 

1318
01:08:27,800 --> 01:08:31,359
Next on my list is Robben Island
and that is the island where 

1319
01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:34,640
Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. 
You can go there via ferry from 

1320
01:08:34,640 --> 01:08:37,160
the V and a waterfront. 
And another thing that I think 

1321
01:08:37,160 --> 01:08:39,880
would be a cool sight to see is 
called Bocap. 

1322
01:08:40,040 --> 01:08:42,800
Again, pronouncing station, I'm 
sorry, but this is a 

1323
01:08:42,880 --> 01:08:46,279
neighborhood with super bright 
colored houses, kind of 

1324
01:08:46,279 --> 01:08:49,960
pastelish colored but bright and
cobblestone streets. 

1325
01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:52,520
And it's really a historic 
center of the Cape Malay 

1326
01:08:52,520 --> 01:08:55,080
culture. 
So that would be a really cool 

1327
01:08:55,080 --> 01:08:57,359
sight to see. 
I'm sure you've seen that on the

1328
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:00,080
Internet, you just never knew 
that it was in Cape Town and 

1329
01:09:00,080 --> 01:09:02,120
you're going to Cape Town, so 
that's great. 

1330
01:09:02,160 --> 01:09:05,439
Now, a few more outdoorsy things
to do while you're in Cape Town 

1331
01:09:05,439 --> 01:09:08,560
is you can go to Sea Point 
Promenade, which is a paved 

1332
01:09:08,560 --> 01:09:12,160
coastal path that is perfect for
your scenic morning shakeout run

1333
01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:14,960
or a sunset stroll. 
So that's a local favorite. 

1334
01:09:15,120 --> 01:09:18,640
And then there is Lion's Head. 
Lion's Head is a popular sunrise

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or sunset hike and from there 
you can see the bowl of that 

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01:09:22,760 --> 01:09:26,000
beautiful stadium that you will 
be starting your marathon from. 

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01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:29,080
Next on my list, I have Kristen 
Bosch National Botanical 

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Gardens, which is supposedly one
of the world's greatest 

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01:09:31,960 --> 01:09:34,359
botanical gardens. 
And then we also have Boulders 

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01:09:34,359 --> 01:09:36,880
Beach, which if you skip 
forward, then you don't know 

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01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:39,240
what it is, but the ambassador 
Jade had talked about it and 

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01:09:39,240 --> 01:09:41,359
it's basically a beach that has 
Penguins. 

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01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:44,319
So you can walk along the 
boardwalks and see them, or you 

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01:09:44,319 --> 01:09:48,600
can take a dip with the colony 
of Penguins, which is really 

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01:09:48,600 --> 01:09:49,800
cool. 
Now if you're traveling with 

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family and other ones or if you 
just like aquariums, there is 

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01:09:52,600 --> 01:09:55,240
the Two Oceans Aquarium that is 
located. 

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01:09:55,240 --> 01:09:58,760
On the VNA. 
Waterfront area and that is a 

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01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:02,600
supposedly really good aquarium 
because it has marine life from 

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01:10:02,600 --> 01:10:05,360
both the Indian Ocean as well as
the Atlantic Ocean. 

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01:10:05,400 --> 01:10:09,240
Then another kid friendly 
adventure is the Blue Train park

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01:10:09,240 --> 01:10:13,480
which has a mini train with a 
backdrop of mountains and oceans

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01:10:13,480 --> 01:10:16,280
where the kids get to ride on 
that supposed to be really cool.

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01:10:16,440 --> 01:10:19,240
And then last but not least 
family friendly for families 

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01:10:19,240 --> 01:10:22,840
with kids there is Greenpoint 
Urban Park which is a massive 

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01:10:22,840 --> 01:10:26,920
beautifully landscaped park with
multiple play areas of fitness 

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01:10:26,920 --> 01:10:29,480
circuits and plenty of space for
having a picnic. 

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01:10:29,560 --> 01:10:32,920
Now moving on to adventure, that
might be a little bit further, 

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01:10:33,080 --> 01:10:36,240
let's talk about the fact that 
you are in Africa and Africa is 

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known to have safaris and the 
proximity we're talking about 

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01:10:39,200 --> 01:10:43,480
here is about two to 2 1/2 hours
out and that would make for a 

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01:10:43,480 --> 01:10:46,600
day of seeing a safari or more 
if you have time. 

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01:10:46,600 --> 01:10:50,120
The ones I looked up are the 
Aquila Private Game Reserve 

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01:10:50,120 --> 01:10:53,400
which is the most popular choice
for a day trip and they offer 

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01:10:53,400 --> 01:10:57,320
the traditional Jeep style 
safari vehicles, but they also 

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01:10:57,320 --> 01:11:00,520
have horseback safaris and quad 
bike safaris. 

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01:11:00,520 --> 01:11:04,160
I'm not sure if I would be 
comfortable with that, but 

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01:11:04,160 --> 01:11:06,360
apparently people are and 
apparently it's safe enough 

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01:11:06,360 --> 01:11:08,680
because this program is still 
out and running. 

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This reserve is very family 
friendly, has a large pool for 

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kids to play at, etcetera. 
Another one that I found is 

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called the Inverador Game 
Reserve and that one is located 

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01:11:18,680 --> 01:11:21,840
in Cirrus Kuru. 
Again, mispronouncing, I'm so 

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01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:23,720
sorry. 
And this reserve is known for 

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01:11:23,720 --> 01:11:26,000
its cheetahs rehabilitation 
program. 

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01:11:26,080 --> 01:11:29,320
This option is a little bit more
wild than the previous one, the 

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01:11:29,320 --> 01:11:32,200
Aquila that I mentioned, and 
it's a great option for a more 

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01:11:32,200 --> 01:11:34,760
quiet and more boutique 
experience. 

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01:11:34,760 --> 01:11:38,640
Now, the few that I found that 
are best for overnights are the 

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San Bona Wildlife Reserve, 
Gondwana Game Reserve, and the 

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01:11:42,360 --> 01:11:45,000
Garden Root Game Lodge. 
They are all a little bit 

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01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:47,960
further out and I invite you to 
look all of those up and see if 

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01:11:47,960 --> 01:11:50,600
they're a good fit for you. 
And since we are talking about 

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01:11:50,600 --> 01:11:53,760
going into the Bush and doing 
safaris, let's talk about 

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01:11:53,880 --> 01:11:56,880
malaria. 
Do you need malaria pills when 

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01:11:56,880 --> 01:11:59,840
you're going to Cape Town? 
And the answer is no. 

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01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:02,600
All of the reserves I mentioned 
are in Western Cape, which is a 

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01:12:02,680 --> 01:12:05,320
malaria free zone. 
So that's great because it makes

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01:12:05,320 --> 01:12:08,280
it much easier to plan these 
when you don't have to plan for 

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01:12:08,280 --> 01:12:10,680
medication. 
I have been on safaris while in 

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01:12:10,680 --> 01:12:15,160
Kenya and I absolutely love the 
experiences that I had mine word

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01:12:15,160 --> 01:12:18,000
altitude. 
So there was a high probability 

1393
01:12:18,080 --> 01:12:21,000
that there was no malaria as 
well, so I did not have to deal 

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01:12:21,160 --> 01:12:24,920
with the medication. 
And we saw so many of the big 5 

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01:12:24,920 --> 01:12:26,880
animals. 
Of course, there's always a 

1396
01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:30,000
chance that you will not see all
of them depending on the time 

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01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:33,040
that you have to allocate to 
this adventure. 

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01:12:33,200 --> 01:12:36,960
But yeah, going on a safari is 
definitely a must do in my book.

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01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:40,800
It was just so beautiful. 
It was so amazing to be in those

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01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:45,040
vehicles looking for the animals
and then having a great picnic 

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01:12:45,320 --> 01:12:48,320
out just in the middle of the 
Bush, in the middle of a huge 

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01:12:48,320 --> 01:12:53,720
grassy area and just enjoying 
life completely different to 

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01:12:53,720 --> 01:12:57,360
what we know it to be. 
Speaking about picnic though, 

1404
01:12:57,360 --> 01:12:59,560
now I want to dive into the 
topic of food. 

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01:12:59,560 --> 01:13:03,120
Let's talk about the food scene 
in Cape Town because Cape Town 

1406
01:13:03,200 --> 01:13:07,800
has a world class food scene 
with a heavy emphasis on fresh 

1407
01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:11,280
and local ingredients. 
According to my research on the 

1408
01:13:11,280 --> 01:13:15,200
Internet, one is supposed to 
visit the Old Biscuit Mill which

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01:13:15,200 --> 01:13:18,880
is a Saturday market in the 
neighborhood that has incredible

1410
01:13:18,880 --> 01:13:23,200
St. foods and local crafts. 
Also for vegetarian excellence. 

1411
01:13:23,200 --> 01:13:26,280
For those of us that are 
vegetarian, there is a lot of 

1412
01:13:26,280 --> 01:13:30,080
plant based dining and one of 
the places for vegetarian dining

1413
01:13:30,080 --> 01:13:33,520
is actually called the Plant. 
That one is located in the CBD 

1414
01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:36,240
and Camp's Bay. 
Then there's also the Conscious 

1415
01:13:36,240 --> 01:13:40,600
Kitchen on Clove St. that that 
supposedly has a very creative 

1416
01:13:40,600 --> 01:13:44,120
and hearty menu. 
And then there's Schecter's Raw 

1417
01:13:44,120 --> 01:13:47,280
and and I'm assuming raw is for 
the raw vegans among us and that

1418
01:13:47,280 --> 01:13:50,880
place is known for really good 
smoothies and nutrient dense 

1419
01:13:51,000 --> 01:13:53,760
bowls. 
Last but not least, there is AV 

1420
01:13:53,800 --> 01:13:57,400
and a market which supposedly 
has something for everyone as 

1421
01:13:57,400 --> 01:14:01,520
there will be dozens of the 
local vendors under one roof. 

1422
01:14:01,520 --> 01:14:04,760
All right, so with all the food 
talk I have gotten hungry so I'm

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01:14:04,760 --> 01:14:07,160
going to end this video right 
here. 

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01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:10,680
I hope this was a very helpful 
video and guide for you guys and

1425
01:14:10,680 --> 01:14:13,680
if it was please let me know and
if you have any questions you 

1426
01:14:13,680 --> 01:14:17,280
can drop them in our comments or
directly a message me and I will

1427
01:14:17,280 --> 01:14:20,680
try my best to find an answer 
for you in a timely manner. 

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01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:24,560
Thank you so much for tuning in.
I wish you the very best in Cape

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01:14:24,560 --> 01:14:28,240
Town. 
And until next time you've been 

1430
01:14:28,240 --> 01:14:29,880
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1431
01:14:29,880 --> 01:14:32,680
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01:14:32,680 --> 01:14:35,680
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