Crazy Store Table Mountain Race 36km

Press Release / 24.09.2011

The 17km third leg, from Constantia Nek to Kloof Nek by way of a lung-searing ascent of Llandudno Ravine to the top of the Back Table then down Kasteelspoort and back along the pipe track, is regarded as the trail runners’ nemesis, following the relatively comfortable first legs along the contour path from Kloof Nek.

But the 27 year old Kiwi from Dunedin, Frost, far prefers the challenge of technical single track and tough ascents to the flatter terrain. Clearly a strength runner, rather than pure speed, Frost relished the challenge of running up and over Table Mountain and did so in fine style of the weekend, winning the women’s race with ease, against some of the South Africa’s best.

Frost is part of the impressive Salomon team, which is currently in South Africa for a week of product marketing and racing the Table Mountain Challenge and like her male counterpart, Kilan Jornet, was in a league of her own in winning the senior title.

Fresh from winning a 6 day stage race in the Rocky Mountains in the USA two weeks back, Frost has the luxury of a relatively light training week in Cape Town, staying with Salomon teammate Ryan Sandes, before heading home to New Zealand and then to Malaysia for the 21km Kinablau Climbathon – straight up and down, the way Frost likes it.

Frost, who led from start to finish on Saturday, rates the Cape Town race as one of the most beautiful she has completed. She was a minute up on Sue Don-Wauchope at Constantia Nek, before racing away in the second half to finish in 6th position overall in an excellent 4 hr 11min 9 sec.