North Canterbury News: July 08, 2021
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Socially-minded running group<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Asociallyminded evening running<br />
group with afondness for craft beer is<br />
provingpopular in Rangiora.<br />
The Good Trotrunningclub assembles<br />
at the GoodDrop in Durham St every<br />
Thursday evening at 6pm.<br />
They don highvisibilityvestsand<br />
head lamps before setting off on agroup<br />
run along the pavements around<br />
Rangiora township beforereturning to<br />
the craft beer and cider fillery for abeer<br />
and aburger from the ALT Kitchen next<br />
door.<br />
‘‘The goal of the club is to improveour<br />
runninginasocial and friendly<br />
environment.Everyone is welcome,’’<br />
organiser Jo Ramsay, who is also the<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>AthleticClub’s coach,<br />
says.<br />
The idea for the clubcame fromJo’s<br />
partner, Chris Van Rensburg, who is new<br />
to running and wanted to see a‘‘fun<br />
runninggroup’’ established in Rangiora.<br />
Jo set about designing agood training<br />
module thatwould be suitable for<br />
runnersofall fitness levels.<br />
She came up with an hourlong run<br />
done in four segments, which enables<br />
each runner to run as fast or as slow as<br />
they want to and it is not competitive.<br />
The emphasisisonsociabilityand<br />
everyone in the clubsupports each<br />
other.<br />
One of the regular runners, Fernside’s<br />
NatashaMitchell, who has run in the<br />
New York City Marathontwice,says the<br />
Good Trot clubconsists of a‘‘really great<br />
group of people’’ at all fitness levels, but<br />
anyone consideringjoiningdoes not<br />
have to feel intimidated because<br />
everyone is helpful, friendly and<br />
supportive.<br />
AGood Trot Facebook pagehas been<br />
established to promotethe run, which<br />
Fun run ... Members of ‘‘The Good Trot’’ running group before setting off from the Good<br />
Drop Craft Beer Fillery in Rangiora for their Thursday evening run recently.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
began 10 weeks ago, and the number of<br />
runnerscontinues to grow as word<br />
spreadsabout the initiative.<br />
The Good Drop’s ownerDave Wilmott,<br />
who is also akeen runner and has taken<br />
part in the Thursday night social run,<br />
says everyone is awinner in the group.<br />
‘‘It is all about staying healthy,<br />
achieving awork/lifebalance, making<br />
new friends, socialising and supporting<br />
each other,’’hesays.<br />
Cheers ... Natasha Mitchell, of Fernside,<br />
enjoying aglass of beer at the Good Drop<br />
Craft Beer Fillery, in Rangiora, after an<br />
evening run with ‘‘The Good Trot’’ running<br />
group on Thursday evening last week.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
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School teams<br />
for Coast race<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> 8, <strong>2021</strong><br />
High schools around New Zealand have<br />
one last chance to enter the soldout<br />
Kathmandu Coast to Coast, with entries<br />
to the Kathmandu Coast to Coast<br />
Academy now open until <strong>July</strong> 30.<br />
The academy, which is in its 5th year,<br />
aims to support young people in their<br />
quest to compete in New Zealand’s<br />
longest running multisport event and<br />
potentially spark alove for the outdoors.<br />
Along with aschools’ team entry into<br />
the 2022 event, academy winners will<br />
also receive Kathmandu gear up to the<br />
value of $1000, Coast to Coast branded<br />
team kit, coaching from an elite<br />
multisport athlete, assistance towards a<br />
grade two kayak certificate and the use of<br />
aBarracuda enigma kayak.<br />
The threeperson team entry is made<br />
up of one cyclist, who has the honour of<br />
starting the race in Kumara on the<br />
rugged West Coast as well as the final<br />
ride into the finish line at New Brighton<br />
Beach, one mountain runner, who<br />
tackles the challenging 32km Goat Pass,<br />
and one kayaker, who paddles 70km of<br />
the Waimakariri River.<br />
‘‘This part of the event is really exciting<br />
for us,’’ race director Glen Currie says.<br />
‘‘Gaining an entry into the Kathmandu<br />
Academy can often be the catalyst to<br />
young people starting areal love affair<br />
with adventure and the outdoors and<br />
we’re really delighted to be able to be<br />
part of that journey with them.’’<br />
Local <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> student teams<br />
have entered the iconic race in recent<br />
years.<br />
The prize is also available to schools<br />
that have already gained entry to the<br />
soldout event, Mr Currie says.<br />
‘‘The more creative entry the better.’’<br />
To enter, go to: https://www.<br />
coasttocoast.co.nz/kathmanduacademy.<br />
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