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Athlete Blogs: Latham Fairhall – Training Tips
Some days you just don’t feel it….. There are always going to be hard days, the days where training is a struggle. Often those days are influenced by external circumstances but there are also those days where the sun is shining and you can’t be stuffed. That’s the dark hole that... Read Post
- advice, athlete blog, Bike, biking, help, latham fairhall, motivation, running, tips, training
- 12 Apr 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Mary Gray
It’s come to end of another awesome summer with heaps of great times to look back on! Most recently was winning the Motatapu Xterra which was my first off road triathlon and first race of that length. I wasn’t sure what to expect or how I would handle the race but I am pretty happy […] Read Post
- athlete blog, Bike, mary gray, run, triathlon
- 12 Apr 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Pete Smallfield
If you had asked me 12 months ago what I would have been up to for the summer of 2015/16, I can guarantee I would have told you of my plans to return to the Coast to Coast and put in the performance I wanted to deliver in February of 2015. I remember sitting in […] Read Post
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Photo Blog: Johny Cook – Crankworx Recap
Just shy of a month ago, mountain biking’s biggest show hit our shores and while the hangover took a while to wear off, we’re already starting to look forward to the big show next year. With a gang of photographers capturing the excitement from on the ground, and for the benefit of... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Trevor Voyce – Athlete Burnout and the Art of Saying No
The topic of burnout is all too common these days. Most often we hear about it in the workplace – long hours, plenty of stress, 5/8 x stuff all sleep are all guilty ingredients for this modern day ailment. Back in my grandfathers day burn out was most likely a close cousin of burn off,... Read Post
- advice, athlete, athlete blog, burnout, motivation, strength, training
- 01 Apr 2016
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Torpedo7 Spring Challenge 2016
April 1st, the 91st day of the year and April Fools Day. But this isn’t a prank! Entries to the Torpedo7 Spring Challenges open this Friday April 1st, 2016. This is a big year for the event with the 10th South Island edition being run plus the launch of the inaugural North Island version. For... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Hamish Fleming – Te Anau 8 Hour Enduro
The Te Anau Enduro was a new race this year, consisting of mtb, kayak and run laps, approximately 25min in length (at the start of the day). The goal was to complete as many laps as possible in the 8hrs allowed, with the catch being that if you completed 3 different laps (eg run, bike, kayak) in a... Read Post
- athletes, Bike, blog, kayak, multisport, race report, run, T7 Athlete, te anua
- 23 Mar 2016
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Godzone 2016 – Team Next Generation
Aside from our Torpedo7 Adventure Race Team, we’re stoked to support our number of our athletes as they take on the Godzone Adventure Race in a couple of weeks time. Team Next Generation is one such team and can lay claim to having the youngest combined age of any team entered in the race.... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Isla Smith – Coast to Coast 2016
To compete in New Zealand’s largest multisport race, the Coast to Coast, is a goal I have had since getting involved in this sport a few years back. The past six months have seen me focus my training toward the two day event, seen as the launch pad for many athletes before tackling the what... Read Post
- adventure, coast to coast, multisport, race
- 02 Mar 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Fiona Dowling – Coast to Coast: Longest Day 2016
After a below mediocre race in 2015 which left me feeling dissatisfied crossing the line I immediately knew that I would return to the start line of the Coast to Coast Longest Day in 2016. And so as winter drew to a close and spring arrived I entered another summer of rocks, rivers, roads and... Read Post