POETRY IN MOTION- SILK ROAD MOUNTAIN RACE

POETRY IN MOTION- SILK ROAD MOUNTAIN RACE

TO BE IN THIS LAND I FEEL IVE BEEN  BEFORE AN EASE, A RESONANCE, I RAISE MY HAND, IN THIS MAGICAL LAND OF LORE.   I TURN THE PEDALS AND ESCAPE THE CITY HUSTLE I AM FREE I RISE INTO THE CLOUDS   HIGHER AND HIGHER THE MOUNTAINS HUMBLE ME MY MIND, NO LONGER...
TUATARA 1000, SOUTH ISLAND, NZ 2022

TUATARA 1000, SOUTH ISLAND, NZ 2022

I arrived back in Gore after 4 am on my third night of the Tuatara 1000, there was nobody around, and the streets were so quiet, that I took some moments to take it in. It had been a long day since 5 am after leaving Taieri Mouth campground on the windswept east...
TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU  2022

TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU 2022

  Sunday 23rd January 2022 and it was time to start my second Tour Te Waipounamu. I had no hesitation in signing up for edition 2, I was fully committed and was happy with how my training had gone this time. The evening before, Brian Alder, race creator and race...
MEGAGRIND 2021

MEGAGRIND 2021

It was somewhat of a last minute decision to enter the MegaGrind, things lined up and I had the green light 7 days before the start. I purchased some expensive airfares from Christchurch to Rotorua and got organised to ride somewhere new. Even packing my bike in my...
24 HOUR SOLO HALLOWEEN HOWLER 2021

24 HOUR SOLO HALLOWEEN HOWLER 2021

When I heard that Heath from St James Mountain Sports Events was going to organise a 24-hour mountain bike race, I was in immediately. I have done lots of 6,10 and 12HR races but never 24 hrs, so I was keen to give it a go. Having done plenty of long endurance Ultra...
SOUTH : THE TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU STORY

SOUTH : THE TOUR TE WAIPOUNAMU STORY

A film by Rob Dawson documenting the inaugural Tour Te Waipounamu Bikepacking race held in February 2021. Get to experience just a little of what the racers did, out there in the wilderness of the South Island of Aotearoa. ShareClick to share on Facebook (Opens in new...