When Gerry first told me about the Ultra Interval Challenge, I was very excited as this sort of thing is right up my alley. It is a worldwide initiative where everybody started at the exact same time, irrespective of where you are in the world. In NZ our starting time was 10am on 23 July. The idea was to run 10km every three hours over a 24-hour period. Therefore 8x10km, totalling 80km. Our initial intention was to turn it into a wee event, by having a base camp with supplies, access to toilets, etc, and hopefully, manage to lure some friends into joining, but then we got busy with other stuff and all but forget about the challenge. Continue reading
Month: July 2016
Where to start?
At 5:30am the alarm went off. It is Norsewood to Takapau day. As I lay there cursing the moment of truth, I could hear the wind noisily swaying the gum trees in front of our cottage. And then the first big drops of rain started to patter on the roof. Continue reading
Tauhara Half Marathon
3 July 2016
Distance: 21.1km
Time: 2:48.56
After four days on the road travelling to Auckland, back down to Wellington and back to Palmy the night before the Tauhara, I was a little reluctant to get up at 4am to travel to Taupo for this event. It was just all becoming a little too much. But, we were entered, and events usually cheer me up, so despite no running (and a lot of sitting!) for four days, we took to the road once again to see what this event was all about. Continue reading
Wellington Shoe Clinic Half Marathon
Date: 26 June 2016
Distance: 21.1km
Time: 2:12.48
Previous: 2014, 2015
Wellington is just one of those events – the ones you do because everybody does. And, well, FOMO (fear of missing out). And since the major spot prize usually entails free entry and a trip to a big international marathon (this year it was the Paris marathon), we decided to do the event and be in for the lucky draw. Why not? At the very least, it forces one to do your weekend long run, which might otherwise have fallen by the wayside. Continue reading