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Athlete Blogs: Dougal Allan – Challenge Wanaka 2016
Improvement keeps me excited. After 6x Coast to Coast races I had stopped seeing it, so it was time to move on. The plan for the 2014 summer was to chill a bit and enjoy a summer not spent training for Coast. That was when the seed was planted. Mike Jones from Clif Bar, SmartWool, […] Read Post
- athlete blog, Bike, challenge, challenge wanaka, Lake Wanaka, race, run, swim, T7 Athlete, tri
- 24 Feb 2016
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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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Sam Clark grabs first Coast to Coast win
Sam Clark backed up his pre-race confidence to run away from the field to claim his first Coast to Coast men’s World Championship longest day title today. Clark, who was second behind three-time defending champion Braden Currie last year, went into the 33 kilometre mountain run with 15... Read Post
- 16 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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The North Face – Mountain Athletics
The way athletes are preparing for expeditions and competitions has evolved over the past few years. In addition to just spending time in the outdoors, athletes are doing a lot more activity specific and very focused training to prepare for their big mission. The North Face Mountain Athletics... Read Post
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Happy Holidays!!
What a year it’s been… As everyone prepares to head off to the beach, to their favourite campground, or just to be with those close to them, we can’t help but look back and reflect on what’s been a truly epic year. We’ve grown a lot since our merger between Torpedo7... Read Post
- 24 Dec 2015
- James Mulcahy
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All Black legend Richie McCaw to race at 2016 Godzone with Cure Kids team
It has been announced today that the most capped test rugby player of all time and All Black legend Richie McCaw, who led the All Blacks to two world cup victories will be competing in the 2016 GODZone adventure race Read Post
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Torpedo7 Athlete update – Winter 2015
We're proud to be supporting some great athletes, read on to hear what they've been up to over the past couple of months. Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Sam Manson – 2015 Wulong Mountain Quest
Recently Sam Manson, Marcel Hagener, Hamish Fleming and Simone Maier took on one of the largest adventure races in the world, the Wulong Mountain Quest. Read on to hear how four kiwis flying the Torpedo7 colours laid down a convincing performance to take the win in this epic race. Words by Sam... Read Post
- adventure, china, hamish fleming, marcel hagener, multisport, race, sam manson, simone maier, torpedo7, wulong
- 07 Oct 2015
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Athlete Blogs: Fiona Dowling – Spring Challenge 2015
It might be the 'Spring' Challenge but 6am sure felt like I should have still been tucked up in bed! With over 1,200 women participating (awesome!!) even the 9hr wave start was looking busy. With participants lining up on the beach of Lake Hawea in clusters of 3, wetsuits adorned, you might think... Read Post