No First Thursdays for a bit 🥶 🔦 🤧
We’re taking a break through winter, but we’ll be back in September 🌼
Same early mornings.
Same mountain.
Same coffee after at @vidaecaffe_official .
📆 Returns in Spring 🌼
See you then 🙂💛
This is what First Thursdays looks like now 😍 @vidaecaffe_official on Tafelberg Rd, a run up the mountain, and gear from @firstascentsa and @oakley going home with a few lucky legends.
Next one’s in May. Lace up! 🏃🏽♀️
🙂 FIRST THURSDAYS RUN 🏃 New spot. New routes. Free coffee. Tomorrow morning ☕👇
The Ceder First Thursdays Run has a brand new home
📍 @vidaecaffe_official on Tafelberg Road
🚠 Right next to the Cable Car station
⏰ 06:00 meet 🏃🏽♀️ 06:30 we run
🔦 Bring your headlamps! (AND doggos 🐕)
Two fresh routes through the mountain:
🟠 5km · easy pace · 6:00–6:30/km — all the views, none of the pressure
🟣 7km · medium pace · 5:00–5:30/km — bring your legs
And every runner gets:
☕ A free Vida coffee
Still not enough? There’s a lucky draw with prizes from @oakley and @firstascentsa up for grabs.
📍 Vida e Caffè, Tafelberg Road
⏰ 6:00 meet · 6:30 we run
See you tomorrow 🙂
⚙️ @gearchangesa came to The Ceder and did it all. Mechanic in the race village keeping everyone rolling, and owner David George (still very much a weapon) finishing 7th overall 🔥
Couldn’t ask for a better Bike Shop Partner! Thanks for having our backs out there 👊
Still thinking about Sunday 🇿🇦🏆 @_tristannortje_ & @mattbeers55 🙌 First all South African team to win the @capeepic !
We know what Tristan is capable of, we’ve seen it.
We also saw the mechanical at The Ceder in 2025. That hurt. But it didn’t define him. Sunday did!
Proud of both of them 🫶🇿🇦❤️🔥
📷 1-3 @jess_meniere
📷 4-7 @whoshotpippa
We may have broken Simon, The Ceder does that. No regrets though, the good times were very much worth it! 😉
DNF on the board, smile still intact 🙂 Ceder’s got his name on it now.
He’s coming back for it in 2027 🤝
🚠🏃🏽♀️ Yesterday morning’s Chatty Group did the new route from @vidaecaffe_official on Tafelberg Road — and chatty is exactly what it was 🤗
Free coffees from @vidaecaffe_official ☕
Free bars from @amacx_sa 🍫
Lucky draw prizes from @oakley , @firstascentsa & @drink.saltwtr 🎁
Thank you to every single person who set their alarm and showed up. You lot are what makes this thing what it is! 🫶
Next month we go again. First Thursday. Same energy.
Tag yourself or someone you spotted on the mountain 👇
🙂 New spot. New routes. Free coffee. Tomorrow morning ☕👇
The Ceder First Thursdays Run has a brand new home
📍 Vida e Caffè on Tafelberg Road
🚠 Right next to the Cable Car station
⏰ 06:00 meet 🏃🏽♀️ 06:30 we run
Two fresh routes through the mountain:
🟠 5km · easy pace · 6:00–6:30/km — all the views, none of the pressure
🟣 7km · medium pace · 5:00–5:30/km — bring your legs
And every single runner gets:
☕ A free Vida coffee
🍫 A free Amacx bar
Still not enough? There’s a lucky draw with prizes from @oakley@firstascentsa and @drink.saltwtr up for grabs.
📍 Vida e Caffè, Tafelberg Road
⏰ 6:00 meet · 6:30 we run
See you tomorrow 🙂
Making the finish even with a flat!💪
The kind of finish that says everything about why we do this.
Some days it’s not about the time, the position, or the plan. It’s just about getting yourself to that finish line, no matter what. 😉
📸 @jade_barnatt_
Tyres slashed by some rocks, at around 35kms into Gran Fondo, Emma had to call her race early, and hitch a ride back to the start line. This is just one riders experience of the DNF on race day, and Emma had some thoughts to share about it. 😉
When we asked Emma what she would say to someone who also DNF’d , or someone hesitant to enter because it might happen, her message was simple:”It’s completely okay to feel disappointed. There’s no value in denying or pushing down those negative feelings. Yes, it sucks. But at the end of the day, the good moments and the joy of a day out on your bike should be why you ride. Feel the extreme highs, and accept the extreme lows. Keep questioning your “why”, step back when you need to, and appreciate the experiences your bike gives you.” 🚴
There was a lot riding on this weekend for Emma. The Ceder Gran Fondo was a key qualifier for upcoming races, and after the DNF she now needs to look at alternative qualification routes. Despite that, she stayed in great spirits, even jumping onto the back of a media motorbike just to take in the scenery - and made it very clear she’ll be back in the Cederberg next year.
She has some big races ahead, including the Cape Epic, and we’re wishing her all the luck. We can’t wait to see you cross The Ceder finish line in 2027. 🌼
📸 @whoshotpippa
