BEST TIME TO RUN
Autumn. Lesotho can be brutally hot in summer and freezing in winter. Finding just the right time between the extremes is key.
TERRAIN
Varies from high-altitude mountain trails with rocky, grassy tracks on the escarpment, to open farm roads on the west side of this hilly country
CONFIGURATION
Circular, 1 100km.
THE RUN
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