Yesterday I completed the Tararua Mountain Race – my fourth. The route this year was from Holdsworth to Kaitoke which is usually a three day tramp. My watch measured the course at 39.26 kilometres with some decent ascent and descent … Continued
It is not all beer and sausages – Part Eleven Yesterday I finished the Tararua Mountain Race. This was over the southern crossing route from Kaitoke to Otaki Forks. This route has 2250 metres of climbing over its 37km. It is … Continued
It is not all beer and sausages – Part Nine A Misty Southern Crossing A group of us decided to complete the Southern Crossing as day trip as part of our training for the Tararua Mountain Race in … Continued
It is not about beer and sausages – Part Six Yesterday I competed in the Tararua Mountain Race. I don’t consider this a race, although those nearer the front do. It is an event for those of at the … Continued
It is not all beer and sausages – Part Four Yesterday I went on a training run in the hills. Three of us ran from Kaitoke, north of Upper Hutt, to the Waiohine Gorge road end, inland from Greytown. … Continued
It’s not all beer and sausages Yesterday I competed in the Tararua Mountain Race. This is a race across the Southern Crossing route, usually a long two day, or three day tramp. There was 2250m of vertical climbing … Continued