Wanaka Skyline Challenge and Hillend Gutbuster Race Photos!!

If anyone has any more photos feel free to email them to me and I’ll chuck them up.

Wanaka Skyline Challenge and Hillend Gutbuster Report

The weather was crap. No other way to describe it really. Sure, we didn’t have any problems with sun burn and dehydration but we didn’t really expect to get so close to hypothermia for some competitors!!

It’s days like this you really appreciate good gear (all those wearing macpac feel free to sing their praises) and minimum gear requirements! Comments from the top were “I was wearing all my kit and it was still bloody cold!” A big thanks too to Horleys and Annies for helping to keep the energy levels up on such a demanding day.

The low cloud (and maybe a marker or two missing) made keeping to the track quite a challenge along the top of the Skyline between Roy and Alpha but luckily everybody made it home eventually.

The gut buster course proved to be particularly gut busting going up and then for some competitors even more soul destroying coming down- although it was a shorter course than the Skyline Challenge it was no less a massive effort for all those who took place.

Ed and Terry were glad to see virtually all those who pre-entered turn up and pit themselves against ‘challenging’ courses on a good day but real adventure races on a day like we had today.

You should all be well pleased with yourselves for completing your distances! And didn’t those Export 33′s go down well afterwards- thanks very much to the export guys and also to 93b who supplied the yummy filled rolls (next year we’ll ask for a couple of vegetarian ones among them too).

A huge thanks to all the ‘volunteers’ (friends dragged in) who not only tramped up to mountain tops but also stood around in the rain and cold for hours! Events couldn’t happen without you and we whole heartedly appreciate it.

Please add your comments below- we know basically all of you got spot prizes so please make a comment and tell us if they’re any good. How’s that shave gel you all got in the race packs? I use the ‘Aloe Hydrate’ flavour and would have to say it is genuinely good stuff. (Sorry to the ladies- next year we’ll hassle more sponsors for product you can use too!) And how cool are those self charge torches/cell phone chargers… depending on feedback we’ll try to get more of the stuff you like and less of the stuff you don’t. Thanks very much. Terry and Ed

Race T-shirts now available for Wanaka Skyline Challenge

Race T-shirts

This womens fitted raglan QUICKDRY tee is a slimmer fit through the body and sleeves and allows your body to breathe and move.

> 150gsm 100% polyester quickdry

> Detailed piping

> Shaped for female fit

> Raglan sleeve

> Crew neck

> Double stitching

Sizes Available: 8-22.

Mens: Features front and back contrast piping for a sportier style and a raglan sleeve to complete the ‘sports-look’, this tee captures the essence of an active lifestyle.

> 150gsm 100% polyester quickdry

> Detailed piping

> Raglan sleeve

> Crew neck

> Double stitching

Mens sizes s-xxxxxxxL (I don’t expect we’ll need many xxxxL’s!!)

 

Price is $30 if ordered by 17th Feb. To be collected on the day. $35 if ordered after 17th Feb. and will be posted out to you. Please email us with size or use the form below:

Sizes

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Wanaka Skyline Challenge 2009

Entry forms are now online for the Wanaka Skyline Challenge on the 21st February 2009. You can enter online and pay securely using your Credit Card or Paypal account. Alternatively you can download an Entry Form and pay by Cheque.

The Wanaka Skyline Challenge - 1340m vertical climb. (1620m above sea level) Definately not for the faint hearted, the Wanaka Skyline Challenge will start in the middle of Wanaka and follow the Millenuim Track to Slaughter House Creek, then head West to the Mt Roy track. After summiting Mt Roy the course continues to Mt Alpha. From here the course heads east to Hillend then zig-zags down the Hillend face coming out onto Studholme Rd. From here it is a leisurely jaunt down Mt. Aspiring Rd. back to the finish at Pemboke Park.

For more information please visit the Wanaka Skyline Challenge web page.

Click to Enter Online Now or Download an Entry Form