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The Volcanoes Challenge

I’ve been looking out for some races to do now that the Run Auckland Series has finished. Aaron steered me towards this one: The Volcanoes Challenge!

This event has some conventional races such as a 5K and a 10K but the option that caught my eye is a bit more unconventional.

I’m thinking of doing the Volcano Challenge:

The signature event is the original Volcanoes Challenge which involves participants running or walking from One Tree Hill to and up the nominated volcanoes and checking in at the points on 5 of Auckland’s oldest and most popular volcanic sites – One Tree Hill, Mt Eden, Auckland Domain, Mt Hobson and Mt St Johns.

This race has no pre-set course, its up to you which way you go to get to the 5 check points and it’s the quickest route wins.

This sounds like a lot of fun and some quite hard work too.  Basically you have to run to, and then up, 5 different volcanoes that are scattered around Auckland.  There is no set route although they do provide you with a suggested route that is about 18 or so kilometers long.  I reckon I could shave a km or two off that with some crafty navigation.

I won’t be in this to win but more to just have fun.  I’m going to treat this as a gentle long walk/run for week 04 of my half-marathon training program.  I’ll be sure to take my camera along and get photos of all the volcanoes. :)

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