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We catch up with Vajin Armstrong ahead of this weekends  World Mountain Running Association Long Distance World Championships in Zermatt, Switzerland. Thanks for your time Vajin, can you please tell us a little bit…

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Mt Difficulty Ascent Report

The Mt Difficulty Ascent on Saturday delivered on its promise of a brutally steep, demanding course. While the races namesake, Mt Difficulty its self, lacked any significant snow cover, the wind picked up…

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Mt Difficulty Ascent preview

Race 5 in the Australia New Zealand Sky Running Series- the Mt Difficulty Ascent takes place this Saturday. In its 2nd year, the races course is almost as unrecognizable as the race numbers…

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Vajin Armstrong pre TNF100

Tomorrow Vajin Armstrong will toe the line in his 3rd appearance at The North Face 100km in the Blue Mountains in Australia. Vajin has placed 2nd in both his previous runs in Australia’s premier 100km race and…

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Becky Nixon pre TNF100

Becky Nixon will line up at this Saturdays TNF100 in Australia’s Blue Mountains as an unknown to most outside of New Zealand, but with an 18hr15min win at the 2014 Naseby 100mile and…

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Routeburn Classic Preview

 UPDATE 23rd April The 2015 Routeburn Classic takes place this weekend, traversing from The Divide on the Milford Road, crossing over Harris Saddle and descending down the Routeburn finishing 32km and 1200mD+ later. This time a year…

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Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf Marathon

The Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf Marathon is held annually, in October, on one of New Zealand’s most pristine and picturesque islands.  Participants can run, walk or mountain bike either a full…

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2015 Buffalo Stampede Report

A small but strong kiwi contingent traveled to Bright, Victoria for this past weekend’s Buffalo Stampede Skyrunning event. The Buffalo was the Oceania Skyrunnng Championships in the 42km and 75km distances and as such attracted a…

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Jo Johansen pre Buffalo Ultra

Jo Johnasen is fired up and ready to go for the Buffalo Ultra this Saturday! In the last 13 months Jo has gone from unknown, to winning the Tarawera Ultra, dropping out of…

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Matt Bixley Pre Buffalo Stampede Ultra

Regulars to BCR will be well familiar with the weeman Matt Matt Bixley. This weekend Matt will line up in all 3 races at the Buffalo Stampede- here is his Pre Buffalo Stampede interview….

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