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Trail Running Races

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Old Ghost Ultra 2024: Pain, Rain and plenty of (vert) Gain!
Wow! What a day. A brutal, beautiful, sufferfest that I fear I will think is a good idea to repeat next year. (I am editing this just 2 days after I wrote the first draft and I am already feeling excited...
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Old Ghost Ultra: Overcoming fear and adversity to reach 85 kilometres
Old Ghost Ultra Begins It’s 5:55 am and I am on the start line for Old Ghost Ultra (OGU) after a build-up of 18 months. Finally, I was here. It hadn’t been easy getting to this point, COVID had been...
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Runner running on a grassy track with an unreadable race number on her leg. There is a group of runners behind her.
100 kilometres at Krayzie Backyard Ultra (KMBU)
Getting Krayzie at the Krayzie midwinter backyard ultra was epic. I never knew it could be so much fun and so challenging to run in circles all day.
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Ultra Running: Stripping back the fear unlocks your true potential
Ultra running was once my big hairy audacious goal., now its a way of life. This is my journey of how I discovered the power of self-belief by pushing boundaries in ways I didn't think were possible.
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Hiking

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Boyle Flat Hut Adventure: 2 days of hiking bliss
Exploring part of the St James trail for an overnight stay at Boyle Flat hut. Includes two ladies hiking, a threat of rain, ankle deep mud, wet firewood and much hilarity.
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Hiking Goat Pass: Embracing a winter challenge in New Zealand's back country
A days account of a winter hiking trip with Christchurch Tramping Club to Goat Pass from Otira to Arthurs Pass.
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