In the first half, don’t be an idiot. In the second half, don’t be a wimp. Wise words which I attempted to follow. Leading into the race, I was confident in my base endurance. The swimming and cycling had seen to that. The 5km TT one week before was a big confidence booster. I had Read more about Michael’s Taupo Ultra Race Report[…]
Hear from Wellington squaddie Kate as she tackles something more than a little bit intrepid, Ever woken to the sounds of flute and a primal drum? Compete in Sunrise to Sunset in the Mongolia’s wild mountains and you will! You’ll also see the sun rise – and if you do the 100km – the sun Read more about Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset[…]
“The Silence that fell in the hut after the explosive sound of the two shots had died away was very complete: it had a heavy and final quality” Man Alone page 130 In mid 2018 I started working on a plan to ‘recreate’ a classic piece of NZ literature by John Mulgan entitled “Man Alone”. Read more about Man Alone[…]
Big changes for Tarawera in 2019 with 4 distances on offer in a new and exciting format. Undoubtedly more surprises ahead and an exciting future for the race entering it’s 11th year. Entries went on sale 2nd Sept with several hundred being snapped up at heavily discounted early-bird prices. Ali and I wanted to quickly Read more about Tarawera 2019[…]
Big reveal from the NZ Trail Runs team with the announcement that BIG CHANGES are ahead for the Tarawera Ultra-marathon in 2019. Original post on their Facebook Page here. We anticipate more announcements and plenty of clarifications, course detail and explanations to come so keep an eye on posts to that page. In the meantime Read more about All new Tarawera Ultra-marathon[…]
This is something that it seems we as endurance athletes talk about all the time. What are our best runs? If you were to ‘fast-pack’ a section of back country or link multi day runs in New Zealand – where would you run? I’m fortunate with my years of bashing around in the mountains across Read more about New Zealands multi-day Running Nirvana – Ep1 S-K[…]
In any race there are two approaches, Complete Compete Depending on your intention the run can take two different forms. How to Complete the Tarawera Ultra For many, the day is really just about ‘getting through’ (and having fun!). Here’s our top-tips on how to get through the Tarawera Ultra. Avoid cut-offs. Know where they are, Read more about Running or RACING Tarawera Ultra[…]
A mid-winter announcement in 2016 by the Tarawera overlords indicated a ‘new-look’ Ultra marathon for Feb 2017 with everyone finishing in Kawerau. As is their custom just enough information was given to get the speculation machine turned up to 11 and we have all spend over 5 months wondering exactly what this means for our Read more about Ultra Different Tarawera?[…]
How to Kepler Each year a dozen or so brave squaddies pull this epic race from the bucket list and head down to the isolated tourist trap that is Te Anau (the tunnel seemed like a good idea to me). Kepler is probably NZs oldest trail ultra and with decades in the making it’s one of the Read more about How to Kepler[…]
130 years ago Mt Tarawera erupted killing an estimated 120 people and closing what was one of New Zealands first major tourism journeys from Te Puia Guyser – Rotorua, through the now buried village or Te Wairoa, on to the world famous ‘Pink and White Terraces. It is in memory of this tourist sojurn and Read more about Tarawera Marathon and 50km Preview[…]