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The North Face: Further
The North Face brings us a new doco on the first Haitian to run the length of Haiti Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Naomi Whitehead – Journey to Godzone 2016, The Ups and Downs of an Adventure Racer and the Black Dog…
Niomi Whitehead journey to Godzone 2016 Read Post
- adventure, adventure race, depression, godzone, mental health, Nelson, racing
- 28 Jun 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Emily Wilson – Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge 2016
In the second week of May I had the privilege of speaking to some of the countries promising young adventurers at the Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge held at the Hillary Outdoors Centre near Tongariro National Park. The last time I was there, nearly a decade ago, I was competing myself in the... Read Post
- adventure, challenge, hillary outdoors, learning, youth
- 01 Jun 2016
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Salomon Introduces Updated Wings Flyte 2 and Sense Pro 2 Trail Shoes
Salomon is constantly thriving to create progressive outdoor gear with the latest lightweight technologies, to enable athletes to push themselves to go further and faster. Whether running a beaten track or attacking those technical hills Salomon has a shoe suitable for all types of runners. Salomon... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Andrew Sloan
Since racing Challenge Wanaka in late Feb which took a fair bit of sting out of the body, I backed that up with the Motatapu Xterra Tri 2 weeks later. This was a fantastic day out but it really was quite tough doing this just 2 weeks after a full iron distance race, but as […] Read Post
- andrew sloan, athlete blog, Bike, blogs, contact epic, hawea, motatapu, trail, wanaka
- 09 May 2016
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We Love You Mum!!
Behind every individual is a Mum that's seen it all. The highs and the lows, the laughter and the tears, without our Mum's we wouldn't be the people we are today. We asked our team to share some thoughts on the special women that bought them into the world and inspired them to be the best that they... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Hamish Fleming – Baise Adventure Race, China 2016
“Your ticket is void”. Not the words you want to hear when trying to check in for an international flight… I looked to my left to see my team mate Sam Manson was having similar issues… Not good. Marcel and Simone had checked in with no issues at all and had even commented that it was almost... Read Post
- adventure, athlete blogs, china, hamish fleming, marcel hagener, multisport, racing, sam manson, simone maier
- 27 Apr 2016
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Spring Challenge Gear Essentials
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin While Franklin may not have been referring to the Spring Challenge Adventure Race, his words ring true regardless. Preparation is key and in discussion with the event organisers and our own sales team, we’ve put... Read Post
- checklist, gear, recommendation, recommended, spring challenge
- 26 Apr 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Isla Smith – Godzone Highs and Lows
Isla Smith Godzone Adventure Recap - The Highs & Lows Read Post
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WIN a Spring Challenge North Island entry!
EVERYONE LIKES GOOD NEWS YEAH?! Well, we’ve got something even better, exciting news! After ten hugely successful years in the South Island, the sell-out Torpedo7 Spring Challenge women’s adventure race is being launched in the North Island. It’s going to be held in the Rotorua region... Read Post
- adventure, Bike, female, girl, multisport, race, rafting, run, spring challenge, women
- 15 Apr 2016