Kathmandu Coast to Coast Multisport Race across New Zealand. Hints and tips for race day. Run, Bike, Kayak: West to East Coast South Island.

A brief account of some training for Coast to Coast with trips to Arthur's Pass in the South and the Rangitikei Grade 2 river in the North.

Coast to Coast dreams, learning how to kayak and the transition from triathlon to multisport.

Summitting Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, Tongariro, Taranaki in the North Island, self supported in 3 days. Matemateaonga Trail, Whanganui River.

Where do I start... The Matemateaonga Track... Rideable or non rideable on a mountain bike..? I think its pertinent to give a few...

‘The WUU2K (pronounced 'Woo-Too-Kay') or 'Wellington Urban Ultra 2K', is a trail-running endurance event around the hills that surround...

‘Godzone Pure is the ultimate expedition adventure racing experience, with unsupported teams travelling approximately 530km across New...

The Ruapehu Express. A new event taking in ‘an exhilarating descent down the Tukino Road' and traversing clockwise around the mountain...

The West and East Matukituki valleys are an hours drive from Wanaka. They are the starting point for many walks and climbs in the Mount...

Discipline: Walk/Run/MTB Said to be Rotorua’s longest MTB trail, ‘generally wide and well formed’ (DoC). Dual purpose track, can be...

During our last recce trip to Mount Ruapehu we were unable to summit the peak we had intended to, due to the ice and snow in the glacier....

As I lie here having eaten a whole packet of salt and vinegar crisps, a share bag just for me (a race tradition ever since doing my first...

RedBull Defiance (RBD) a two day multisport race in Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand. The course was created by Braden Currie a...

Last weekend we packed up the van and took a trip to the mountains. This was to be a recce trip for our big adventure in February...

I recall an interview I did with someone a few years back after winning The Outlaw triathlon 2016, and setting a new course record (which...

In early 2018, Ali and I raced as a team at Redbull Defiance: a 2 day multisport race in Wanaka, involving kayaking, mountain biking and...

We left the first blog post on a bit of a cliff hanger, about another reason how Approach came to life and how we had to get our butts...

My new favourite trail run- The Raglan Karioi Trail, 24km, 1800m ascent/descent, off road trails, farmland, unsealed road, ropes/chains,...

Approach started off as a silly idea over a couple of low carb beers, myself getting carried away whilst Liz being the rational filter...