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30 ISSUE FORTYnine • 2009<br />
Multisport<br />
Speight’s<br />
Coast to<br />
Coast 2009<br />
by Rob Howarth<br />
Despite a global recession the Speight’s<br />
Coast to Coast attracted a huge field for<br />
the 27 th anniversary event on 13/14 th Feb.<br />
Conditions were the toughest for many<br />
years with a bitterly cold southerly and<br />
very low water in the Waimakariri River.<br />
Congratulations to Auckland’s Gordon Walker who won<br />
the Longest Day competition keeping the Cantabs quiet for<br />
another year!<br />
Congratulations also to Luke Chapman who came 3 rd behind Walker,<br />
Luke was a surprise medallist who is based in Nelson. His Mum and<br />
Dad, however, are North Shore Clubbies who live on<br />
Whangaparaoa, which makes Luke one of our own!!!<br />
For those of you who don’t know, the race consists of:<br />
A 3km run from Kumara Beach followed by a 55km<br />
road cycle.<br />
A 33km mountain run over Goat Pass (Arthurs Pass<br />
National Park).<br />
A 15km road cycle followed by a 67 km <strong>Kayak</strong> leg<br />
down the grade 2 Waimakariri River.<br />
And fi nally a 70km road cycle to Sumner beach in Christchurch.<br />
The event can be run individually over one or two days and there is also<br />
a 2 person team two day event.<br />
This iconic kiwi multisport event attracts athletes from all walks of<br />
life and with over 30 North Shore clubbies competing this year Rob
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