Knysna got soul
*Kids, please insist on wholefoods
A pair of brown eyes, and another pair of ice-blue eyes, stared at me accusingly and somewhat confused.
I couldn’t blame the dogs; they usually get told “Outside! I’m running late…” rather than “Inside! I’m running late…”
Then I closed the door, with one last warning of “No peeing or poeping in the house.”
Tonight, 2 July 2016, was different because it was the inaugural Simola Phantom Night Forest Run, powered by Ledlenser. The event was part of Trail Town, an exciting addition to the Knysna Oyster Festival lineup of sporting events.
The night run promised novelty: masked opera singers serenading runners with songs from The Phantom of the Opera, as they negotiate their way through the Simola Estate contours.
It was an experience I didn’t want to miss but it was bitterly cold and I wasn’t sure the little dog’s ears would survive if they were left outside.
INTO THE NIGHT
When I arrived at Simola Golf Estate, it was clear that a lot of other people had decided the same thing (about the run, not my dog’s ears!). People wearing headlamps were milling about, whilst a few (like me) attached their timing chip at the last moment.
After a briefer-than-usual
