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The Barkley Marathons – I Quit

Matt Bixley tells us about his greatest failure- Quieting The Barkley Marathons. How do you write something about a race that continues to strive to remain a mystery, an enigma. I tapped out…

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The Goat Goes Bush Kaimai Preview

The Goat Goes Bush Kaimai Preview by Dennis de Monchy- The 2015 edition of the Kaimai Goat is happening this Saturday. This is the brother of the Goat Tongariro race  which is held at…

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Jo Johansen Hillary Ultra Report

Jo Johansen gives us her race report from race 2 in the Australia/New Zealand Sky Running Series- The Hillary Ultra. Its not just the toughness factor and the out of this world scenery…

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The Hillary Ultra- Chris Morrissy Report

Chris Morrissy shares his 2nd place finish at The Hillary 80km Ultra- At Tarawera I had decided to run my own race, ignore everyone else. Pretty much jog for 60km then hopefully begin to…

Mel Aitken Motatapu Marathon Report

Mel Aitken gives us her run down from the 2015 Motatapu Marathon that took place this past Saturday is wet conditions. Having run the Motatapu in 2012 and coming second with a fairly…

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2015 Motatapu Adventure Run Race Report

Motatapu Adventure Run race report from Grant Guise- The 2015 Motatapu Adventure Run was just that- an Adventure! Standing in the dark at Glendhu Bay, in what can only be described as pissing…

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Whitney Dagg SMMM Race Report

 After a long injury lay off with injury, Whitney Dagg gives us her race report on her come back race- the Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon. It was a last minute decision to give…

Motatapu Off Road Event

The inaugural Motatapu Event was held in 2005, offering a mountain bike or marathon option, linking Glendhu Bay and Arrowtown, and attracted 1,000 participants. Now over 4,000 people take part in five different…

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Guest Post- Richard Houghton TuM Race Report

 Richard Houghton gives us his Tarawera Ultra race experience and how his first 100km race played out. Background: Many years ago when I ran my first marathon; Auckland 1994, I chased a time…

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LONG HILLY DUSK TILL DAWN 2015

8 hours on a 3km loop track starting at 10pm as a fundraiser for Mal Law’s High 5O? It took about a second to hit the link and get in my entry. This…

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