A perfect clear blue‑sky morning greeted athletes at Groom Creek, Maitai for Race 1 of the Shoe Clinic MTB Duathlon Series, where 27 competitors took on the hilly new course — our first time racing at this location.
We wrapped up the open‑water swim season this morning with Race 4 of the Rylock Windows & Doors 5km Challenge, the final and most demanding event in this year’s series.
That’s a wrap on this season’s Thursday Night Rylock Windows & Doors Swim Series.
To my fellow pruney people, that they say is a wrap good people! Points will be tallied, protests (inevitably) will be lodged, and chocolate will be awarded, And just like that, it’s done for another season.
Neoprene lovers of Nelson (and beyond) unite! as our last blast of summer is upon us and we have that one last chance to grab a whole years’ worth of smug bragging rights over our colleagues, work friends, family, and random stranger foolish enough to make eye contact at the supermarket!
This morning’s Ironman Challenge was treated to beautiful conditions. Under a clear blue sky, swimmers set off at 9am with the tide pushing in toward high at 9:27am.