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25 Mar 2024
Tanks on E but the soul is full!
The Soul Runner @ Riverhead ReLaps
18 Mar 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธFree Peeks In Dunedin
"Luckily I still had just enough legs!"
11 Mar 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธTararua Mountain Race Rises From The Ashes
"But this race was a powerful specimen!"
4 Mar 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธMotatapu Results & 2 Jaffa's go for a long stroll
"...youโll be wanting a change of undies!โ
26 Feb 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธA French Yorkshire Dude See's an Old Ghost & Runs ...
โProbably my best win to date. It means a lot to get your name on the winners trophy of an event like Old Ghost!!โ
19 Feb 2024
Tarawera & Shotover Moonlight Results
"The out and back added extra vert in the race and being in the back half of the course was pretty soul destroying for some.โ
12 Feb 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธGlenn Sutton, Like a Pig in ...
"The chill from a heavy late summer dew cooled us for the first mile of rough suddling"
5 Feb 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธTussock Traverse Result, Worst Run Ever Is Back
โMy phone battery goes completely dead following the call and I am fully relying on a helicopter arriving.โ
29 Jan 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธJumbo Holdsworth Results, Mission Corner & More
โThe plan wasnโt to start at 1:30 am after a full day of work on Friday, a 4.5-hour drive from Wellington...โ
23 Jan 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธThe Goat Results, Revenant Recap
โHonestly the most difficult race Iโve ever done and probably the most rewarding.โ
22 Jan 2024
The Tararua Mountain Race (Free Preview)
"I will never forget my second time, hamstrings cramping so badly I had to"
22 Jan 2024
Dr. Tripp, The Man, The Myth, The Legend
"I limited myself to 4 Cookie Times in a 10 hour shift and only 6 for a 15 hour shift"
15 Jan 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธAotearoa Ultramarathon Runners Spontaneously Combust
"He just stood there with his chopper out, chatting to me about the run I was doing"
14 Jan 2024
Neil Smith's Race @ Aotearoa 101KM
8 Jan 2024
๐๐โโ๏ธ2024, Let's Do This
โI've had this idea to run the length of NZ for some time. It seemed insane (and still does at times), but the more I have battled away, the more the mountain seem worst run ever quote"
18 Dec 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธTrail Running NZ 2023, The Year That Was
"Yeah nah, it was a run of 2 halves. Started steady and gave it the jandel at the end. Trail running was the winner on the day"
11 Dec 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธThe Wild(ish),Crush The Cargill & The Valley Ultra
"Are you local, have you run these trails before... your pace is a little hot?!"
4 Dec 2023
Kepler Challenge: Jones & Morgan too strong
โYea, some good close racing going on. A bit like how my first Kepler played out. But deeper competition and faster times."
27 Nov 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธRussian Hacker Robs Haunschmidt of WAI2K 25K title
โ...my foot landed wrong, and my foot just collapsed"
20 Nov 2023
Munters gonna munt, Hillbillys gonna' billy?
โIf I was to tell my younger self that I would grow up to become a munter and get to run all these munter races, I think heโd be proud.โ
13 Nov 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธThe intel machine is smoking...
โStill shocked at how the legs kept on giving, right to the end..."
6 Nov 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธ21 addicts run 105km for Undies
"1 very happy guy who was so nervous and really wondered if this Undulator thing was possible"
30 Oct 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธRiver-Run, Mt Somers & Kidnappers
โTrees witness the tear, Humiliation whispers near, Wind brings cheeks so bare."
24 Oct 2023
๐๐โโ๏ธRocky Point Results & Big's Backyard
"That 3rd fireball shot is really starting to feel like a bad idea.โ