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Southern Traverse on sabbatical |
| There will be no expedition style Southern Traverse in 2009, however we are still looking at staging a 24/8hrs version down in Queenstown in the Spring. Watch out for more news! |
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FATHERLY SUPPORT |
| It’s not often a father has to choose between two daughters but Tom Clark had to make the call on which support crew to join – with daughter Sonya racing in the Powered by Velvet team and Sarah competing in the Icebreaker R & R Sport team. How did he decide? Simple – Sonya asked first!”
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FAMILIAR FACES |
| A Southern Traverse wouldn’t be the same without Jenny Day and Bryan Otty – the event’s longest serving volunteer officials. They’ve been parked up in their camper van at several transition areas and the coffee’s always brewing – a welcome oasis for anyone in need- particularly after a cold paddle!
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WAYNE’S WORLD |
| Long time Southern Traverse management member Wayne Allen almost opted to spend the night in the hills on Friday after struggling to find a route out in the fog from his checkpoint on the mountain trek in the Maukuratawhai. He eventually emerged from the gloom –“after taking three and a half hours to get out compared to two hours going in!”
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BRING HOME THE BACON |
| The Icebreaker R & R Sports team has two new support crew who have been spoiling them rotten! The team arrived in to the transition area from the Mt Garfield trek to the smell of frying bacon! Guess who is likely to be invited to be on the permanent support team!
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Note on Leaderboard |
| The leaderboard is a reflection of the placings of teams, rather than the actual times they have been through checkpoints. This is due to the added penalties of day one and the stop and start nature of this year race. Final results will be posted in a downloadable pdf form later on. |
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Canadian Adventurer |
| Canadian Heather Edward has joined the volunteer crew this year – after hunting on the net for an adventure racing team in the Blenheim region where she is currently working as a teacher. “I came across the Southern Traverse and saw they were looking for volunteers so here I am and loving it! But I’m still looking for racers in Blenheim to train with.
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Didymo Beware! |
| Southern Traverse is doing its bit to stop the spread of didymo and competitors are having to be disinfected after any river crossings. “It’s all part of the environmental care code we support, “ says race director Geoff Hunt. “Just like our mantra ‘good planets are hard to find, don’t blow it.’”
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Route finding choices |
| Although Icebreaker R&R Sport and Powered by Velvet went their own way on today's orienteering leg, there was only 7 minutes to separate them at TA3. Maybe the 7 mn it took Icebreaker R&R Sport to find water in a creek out of their preferred route... |
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Texting in AR, not a trend to follow |
| One of the key instructions from the race director before the race was “no texting while you are on your bikes” |
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Race Start at 9am tomorrow! |
| The 2008 Fairydown Southern Traverse is ready to start tomorrow in Hanmer Springs. Come and check the results page regularly for more... |
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New Naming Right sponsor |
Fairydown has joined the Southern Traverse family and we are very excited about the news!
Just click on the latest press release for more information |
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