The Coast to Coast is THE multisport race to take part in. It attracts masochistic multisport athletes from all over the world who traverse 243km (about 150 miles) by bike, foot and kayak to journey from the west coast to the east coast of NZ's South Island. Everyone who finishes the race gets a medal and a hard-earned can of beer.
The top one-day competitors typically finish in the 11-to-12 hour range. The finish line is in a beachside suburb of Christchurch city, where I happen to live, so I'd be crazy not to miss it. Especially as I run a multisport website... however I don't move in such exalted circles as to obtain a media pass, so I just turned up and found a spot alongside the finishing chute. It's the first time I've witnessed this and it was quite inspirational to see what these people had achieved in finishing. This year the course was altered due to bad weather in the mountains, and this took about 90 minutes off the elite finishing times. I've split the photos into two galleries due to the quantity. I think there are 30 photos in total. <http://www.multisport.net.nz/photos/705-2010-02-13-speights-coast-to-coast-photos-1.html> <http://www.multisport.net.nz/photos/706-2010-02-13-speights-coast-to-coast-photos-2.html> The photos look like they're out of order because the athletes are started at different times depending on which section they're in (2-day individual, 2-day team, or 1-day individual). Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
