Inspiring videos of Jez Bragg's run of Te Araroa
New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail traverses some of the country's most stunning terrain.British ultra runner Jez Bragg, who I have posted about before, ran it in 53 days and was blown away by the...
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7 nights until the Hillary
Today's trot in Riverhead Forest was my last weekend training run before attempting the Hillary Trail next Sunday.I've been tailing off my training's intensity for the last two weeks to prepare for...
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Slow and steady
Two sleeps left before the Hillary Tonight I have been thinking about mantras.Not the religious kind, but the type of mantra that will help me get through running the Hillary Trail this Sunday.Once I...
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Best day. Ever.
Credit: Shaun Collins Some days are full of the unexpected. Running the Hillary Trail was one such day.I did it in 16 hours and 10 minutes. But more importantly, I enjoyed it every minute of it.I went...
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Running less to run more
I want to be running in the hills when I'm 70 Yesterday I went for the first run since completing the Hillary Trail and it felt good to be moving again. I had a big break to allow my body to fully...
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Ohakune-Ruapehu adventure
Breathing mountain air and drinking mountain water on Mt Ruapehu yesterday did more than refresh me.It uplifted my soul.Juliana, Darren Gamble and I were doing a short trail run from Mountain Road. It...
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New adventures on the horizon
Lake Waikaremoana Winter is coming and with it comes the tendency to hide inside from the elements.But as Mal Law wrote in the latest issue of NZ Trail Runner this doesn't achieve much other than the...
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Zen and the Art of Running - book review
In the sky, there is no distinction between east and west. People create distinctions in their own minds and believe them to be true. - BuddhaAs a Zen Buddhism student, running for me is an extention...
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Waikaremoana and the Children of the Mist
Lake Waikaremoana with the Panekiri Range in the distance On Friday morning me and three other trail-loving-runners are gapping the city and making haste to Lake Waikaremoana.The next day we’ll run the...
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Heavenly bliss in Waikaremoana, but the toughest day ever
Credit: www.meadnorton.com Darkness was falling in the forest and an icy wind whipped around me.As I moved forward as fast as my aching legs could carry me, I became aware I hadn't seen an orange track...
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