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Choosing the Velothon Sunshine Coast as my main event for 2017 was an awesome decision, for so many reasons. The past five months have been filled with fun, satisfaction, adventures and gratitude, and I am still buzzing from the whole experience. The Challenge was Superb! Having never completed a stage race before this was an […]

So I will apologise now for the lengthy gaps between blogs,  I have no real excuse.  I had a good few weeks of training, although this weekend has definitely been the best, but I’ll get to that.  I think when I left off I was still recovering from a chest infection and we were about […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? At the moment, Mt cook classic, South Island Masters and maybe Abel Tasman Challenge – still deciding. Oh, and club cycle races! What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? Bitten by the bug I’m afraid. What is your background and how […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Training for a number of running and triathlon events on the way to Ironman New Zealand in March 2017. My goal is to learn about the three disciplines involved and the techniques and training required to produce my personal best performance. I think that […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Tarawera – 50km trail run on the North Island in November and Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon in Queenstown in February 2017. My goal first and foremost to have FUN and secondly to finish both races comfortably while giving it my all! What it is […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Huka Challenge MTB in Nov and C2C Longest Day in Feb are the main aims this year What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? Attempted the Huka Challenge a couple of years ago but event got shortened due to string winds […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Lots of events! Mt Cook, South Island Masters, Boulder Bay Classic, QT Half Marathon, Le Race and Graperide. What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? These are all just fun days out for me and give structure to my routine adventures […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Christchurch half marathon. Goal is a sub 1:30 in 2017 What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? I’m competing with myself, I reckon that I’ve got some room to improve – it’s a stretch goal for me but worth giving it […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Abel Tasman Cycle Challenge (yet to decide), Ride the Rakaia, Le Race. What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? Personal Goals.  It’s there to be done and improved upon What is your background and how did you get into your sport? […]

A cheeky Friday afternoon ride makes me feel good Last week I was fortunate enough to be a part of a presentation delivered by Rowena Palmer Morgan.  You may know Rowena as she has been a part of our CP team for some time and is a regular at our CP group rides.  Rowena is a […]