The day before Challenge Wanaka. I have my Contact Sprint Tri race and I was so nervous! The lake was freezing, 14 degrees, We had an email the day before saying that neoprene swim caps were going to be compulsory for the Challenge race the next day.Neoprene swim caps are made out of wetsuit material and keep your head heaps warmer. As we lined up at the start I say only a few competitors had [...]

Challenge Wanaka has been rated in the top 10 long distance scenic triathlons of the world. I’d definitely agree. Not that I did the race myself! I came here to do the Wanaka Contact Triathlon the day before Challenge Wanaka. My partner Scott did the Lake Wanaka Half. Scott is from Owaka and loads of people came from there to compete this year, including his dad Keith who competed in the swim. The Full Challenge [...]