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All done in 8 hours 15 I think. Managed to pass 10 people in the last technical roots and massive downhill. Love dat shit! Unfortunately it was only one ultra runner and the rest were 32 course runners.

I started going to get between 8 and 9 hours so pretty happy with that effort for my first race greater than 50km.

Now I need to get beer and keep moving before I seize!!

Fastest on the day by 25 mins was Andrew Turnbull in a very impressive 7 hours 2mins. His first decent length ultra too.

First lady doing the 32km course just went past me. Didn’t recognize her sorry but it wasn’t ruby muir who is was expecting.

Couple of 32km course guys have come past. Chris morrisey was first. Showing off by running up a hill as I trudged. Then 5 mins back was Darren Ashmore.

Could have done with more water on this leg. Starting to cramp  !

Lucky I’m coming up to 32 kn to go which is an aid station. And my food bag is there, with pizza! It’s also where the traditional 32km Kauri Run starts. But it doesn’t start for 1 hour so I guess they will come through me. That should help.

20 km done. Gone out too fast much…hmmm.. Average heart rate at 160. I reckon!

A good 15mins ahead of my fastest estimate out of 4 different scenarios.

4 fella’s in front including young mr Andre turnbull and a cheeky 60 year old dude. Jipers!

Let them get away around a corner and sklpped back into my pace.

A 6am start and just under 30 people have just started the first ever Kauri Ultra.

An uneventful trip up from Coromandel with Barbarella, Mal Law and Vicki Woolley. Another stunning trip along the windy gravel road to the top of the coromandel and around to Fletcher’s bay which is the start. We all stayed in a backpackers there and it was lots of serious race faces on. Not much yibba yabba so off the bed at 9pm. Probably asleep at 10.30pm once excitement allowed!

My body was super eager for its punishment to start ….so woke at 3.30pm and couldn’t get back to sleep. Never mind.

So we’re started now. Let the fun begin!!

Car packed and leaving for the Kauri Run Ultra. Running 70km on the trails from the top of Coromandel peninsula to Coromandel City! Excited much?!