Tagged: New Zealand

Surfing The Bar, Whangamata 1

Surfing ‘Da Bar’, Crazy Golf and Kawhia – New Zealand Day 12

It was the day of the K2 race around Coramandel today. I’d found out a little bit about it now. It was a 200km hard core hilly bike race around the Coramandel Peninsula. The start location and route change from year to year and with the hot sun and the hilly route this years looked...

Sunrise at Mercury Bay 1

Hot Water Beach and a Leamington – New Zealand Day 11

Friday October 26th and at last I think we’re over the Jetlag as I woke up at a normal time of around 6am. I left Anna and Morgan sleeping and headed off for a stroll along the beach of Mercury Bay whilst watching the sun rise. It was a gorgeous still day with no one...

Waitangi River Run 1

Mangrove Swamps and a Long Long Drive – New Zealand Day 10

I awoke fairly early in our idyllic campsite on the banks of the Waitangi River, just as it was getting light in fact. I got into my running kit and headed off for a nice easy jog along the Waitangi River Trail. The trail crosses the Haruru Falls and follows the river for a while...

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Kauri Trees and Waterfalls – New Zealand Day 9

It was now Wednesday 24th October and we were awake early so made an early start. Through the Jungle After a breakfast of coffee and cereal in the camper we packed up and headed north along a gravel road to Waipoua Forest. The road itself was pretty interesting, a gravel track cutting through forest clad...

Our Route North 0

Northward Bound – New Zealand Day 8

With the race over it was now time to relax and enjoy myself and of course bask in the glory of competing in a World Championship Triathlon. Facebook was filling up with messages of congratulations and Anna, Morgan and myself were all now looking forward to two weeks touring around New Zealand in a camper...

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Race Day – New Zealand Day 7

I’ve already written a full race report from the 2012 ITU Age Group Triathlon World Championships, so won’t go over it all again here, but the race went well. It was mad to be competing at such a high level and on such a big stage but I loved it. I had a bit of...

Big Screen Viewing 0

One Day to Go – New Zealand Day 6

Sunday 21st October – Crikey, is it really Sunday already, that means tomorrow is race day – Time for the panic and nerves to start kicking in. I still hadn’t slept properly and was waking up at 1am, which gave me plenty of time to lie in bed, worrying about the race ahead. There was...

Ferry to Rangitoto 1

Rangitoto and the Sky Tower – New Zealand Day 5

Auckland was in full triathlon mode today and the place was alive. Triathletes everywhere, most of them getting in some last minute training so the streets were full of runners and cyclists. I hadn’t run for the past 10 weeks or so due to a suspected stress fracture and wasn’t about to start running now...

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Bike and Swim Recce – New Zealand Day 4

Day four of our trip and we were now settling into Auckland. We aren’t really ‘City People’ but Auckland was growing on us. The CBD is very compact with skyscrapers everywhere and an amazing skyline. Getting around was easy and the whole place was buzzing with the energy of the ITU Triathlon World Championships. The...

Hotel Room View 1

ITU Triathlon World Champs Opening Ceremony – New Zealand Day 3

Finally after 2 full days of travelling we touched down in Auckland at around 1pm and now it was time to get through passport control, customs and biosecurity. Being an island that has been separated from elsewhere for the past 100 million years or so, the flora and fauna of New Zealand has a high percentage...