The Perfect End to a Perfect Week
It’s almost 3 days since I crossed the line at the Kepler Challenge having completed the last stage of my Mizone 7in7 Challenge in just a shade over 10 hours. I had thought that by now I would be able to order my thoughts on a momentous week, but it seems adrenalin and endorphins are [...]
I did it ….
360 km’s, 66 hours of running and it’s done. I cannot begin to describe how elated I feel. Thankyou all for your support – I’m off to celebrate now, but when it has all sunk in I will let you all in on the final day, but for now here’s a photo that sums up [...]
We're almost there… only one to go
It was a day of beautiful running and beautiful company, Rob, Alastair and I spent the night at the start of the Milford Track at the Glade Lodge and were woken with banana caramel porridge – which set us up for a 7am start. The weather was glorious as we headed up the McKinnon Pass [...]
5 down and two to go….
Can you believe it, I’ve knocked off day 5 – Seven and a half hours and The Routeburn is done and that leaves the Milford Track and the Kepler Challenge. I now feel I am so close to finishing the daunting task I set out to complete. Today was a cracker – The Routeburn is [...]
12 hours and 45 minutes
Well the crux of the whole “7 in 7″ is done – The Heaphy Track – the longest and possibly the hardest track of them all has been conquered. My support runner Jeff and I set off in the dark at 3.45 am this morning – much to the annoyance of our hut mates , [...]
Day three, some solid km's under my feet
Today was a day of highs and a few lows … the lack of sleep last night meant today was mentally tough, and the first couple of hours running in the pouring rain certainly didn’t help . The 51.9 km track of the Abel Tasman is deceiving – most think it is the easiest of [...]
