GODZone is widely considered one of the best expedition-style adventure races in the world. The annual event takes place in different areas of New Zealand with teams being required to kayak, hike, bike, raft and navigate their way through the dense wilderness. The...
We caught up with Simone Maier, local legend and tri-athlete/multi-sport extraordinaire, to gain some insider knowledge on how to prepare for this year’s race-season. With 9 years of tri experience, 7 Challenge Wanaka competitions, and a Coast To Coast 2021 win under...
Before the end of 2020, we were lucky enough to welcome Commonwealth Games athlete and future Olympian, Ellesse Andrews to our Racers Edge family. As a Wanaka local herself, Ellesse was exposed to the local mountain bike tracks from a very young age which kick started...
Check out Taane Bayce-Horsley, a Racers Edge sponsored athlete, shredding up the New Zealand enduro and downhill mountain bike tracks! There are some epic mountain biking trails in and around Wanaka. Bring your own bike down to explore, or rent a mountain bike from...
Andy did it, he completed the 2.5km swim around Ruby Island! Conditions weren’t favourable with wind creating choppy white capped waves. The brave Andy continued on when others would have given up and I am very proud of him for finishing. Below is a post-race overview...
With less than 1 week to go until our 2.5km swim challenge ‘The Ruby’, we are tracking well towards making our goal of completing the event. Andy has been putting a lot of effort into gettinghimself into the lake as often as he can and with a variety of people. This...
Everyone deals with swimming in cold temperatures differently, so it seems. It depends on a number of factors, one of which is the amount of body fat a person has. Being on the leaner side my body tends to shut down when the water temperatures are low. For me this...
Our journey has been continuing on towards our goal of swimming The Ruby, a 2.5 km swim around Ruby island, Lake Wanaka in January 2019. Up until now Andy and I have ticked off a number of important milestones. We have discovered together just how buoyant a triathlon...
Written by Andy Millard Kristy had always pencilled in the start of November to introduce me to the lake. The spring weather however forgot that we were waiting for the lake to heat up a little. Although the water temperature did get up to about 15 degrees a couple of...
One of the highlights in my swimming journey so far has been the pull buoy. This handy little swimming aid acts like a comfort blanket for me, I feel relaxed when using it and can swim long (for me) distances without any real issues. I still find once I need to leave...