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Jean Beaumont UTMB Race Report

Jean Beaumont is arguably the leading New Zealand female 100mile runner, with wins at Naseby and a slick 26hr45 at the 2012 Northburn100, where she was 15mins off winning overall! At the end…

Wouter Hamelinck climbing during the 2nd lap. Photo: Northburn Facebook.

Northburn 100- 2014 Recap

Above- post race interview with Northburn 50km winner and course record holder, Sage Canaday. The Northburn 100 took place this weekend in amazing and very ” un-Northburn” like weather. While in the past…

Ruby Muir on her way to owning the 2012 Kepler. Photo: Graham Dainty

Kepler Challenge 2013- Women’s Race Preview

The women’s race at this year’s Kepler Challenge is set to be a cracker, with the only damper being that a few of the girls may not have had the best lead up to the race. A mixture…

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Great Naseby Water Race Preview

This weekend will see the 7th running of the Great Naseby Water Race, taking place on the gravel roads, old water races and single tracks on the outskirts of the small historic Otago…

Northburn100 2012

Northburn 100 this weekend, held on Northburn Station just outside Cromwell, seemed to have a bit of everything. The race itself is crazy hard, with the 100mile having over 8000 vertical meters of…

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