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Athlete Blogs: Hamish Flemming – Coast to Coast 2017
Sponsored Athlete Hamish Flemming took on Coast to Coast 2017 - The Longest Day. It's a tough race where athletes cover the same distance as the two-day event, but with the goal of completing 243kms of terrain in just one day. This is the ultimate Challenge and requires not only good fitness and... Read Post
- adventure race, coast to coast, cycle, East Coast, kayak, Multi-Sport, run, south island, west coast
- 24 Feb 2017
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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
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Athlete Blogs: Danial Bremner – Journey to Coast to Coast
In August 2015 I decided it was time to get an entry in for the Coast to Coast. It would be a good excuse to do some extra training and everyone I bumped into who knew I was a Multisporter would ask me if I had done the coast. Putting the entry in for any […] Read Post
- athlete, athletes, coast to coast, multisport, race
- 22 Feb 2016
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Coast to Coast Looms as most Competitive in Years
This years Coast to Coast looms as one of the most competitive in years with Whakatane multisport athlete Sam Clark and Nelson’s Elina Ussher the leading contenders for one day honours. Read Post
- coast to coast, events
- 11 Feb 2016
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New era beckons for Coast to Coast
The 2016 Coast to Coast will be supported by a new naming rights sponsor as Speight’s passes the baton along after a 32 year union. Organisers of the iconic event are upbeat about involving new brands, saying it has been a ‘fantastic relationship that has served both the event and the... Read Post
- coast to coast
- 16 Jun 2015
- James Mulcahy
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Happy early Coast to Coast winner
Winning the Giant Road bike as a spot prize leading up to the Coast to Coast was great surprise for Ian Fraser from Christchurch, and it has him even more excited about the event this weekend. “There is a real buzz around the event this year with the new categories opening the event up to... Read Post
- coast to coast, events
- 11 Feb 2015
- James Mulcahy