From their website
The Speight's Coast to Coast traverses the South Island of New Zealand from Kumara Beach on the Tasman Sea to Sumner Beach on the Pacific Ocean. Over either two days (individuals or two person teams) or the one-day event (individuals only), competitors cycle 140 kms (three stages of 55km, 15 km and 70 km), run 36 km (including a 33 km mountain stage that crosses the Southern Alps) and kayak 67kms of the grade two Waimakariri River through the Grand Canyon of New Zealand, the Waimakariri Gorge.
And after all this they still have the energy to crack open a very well deserved Speight's – New Zealand’s finest beer.
The closest I thought I would ever get to this great Southern Crossing is cracking a Speights Beer with my Dad after helping him dig holes in his gargantuan gardens. That was until I heard about The Northern Crossing.
- Run One - Hokianga South Head to Opononi (8 km)
- Kayak - Opononi to Rawene (18 km or a contingency triangular buoy course)
- Cycle One - Opononi to Waipapa (81 km) (for non-kayakers)
- Cycle Two - Rawene to Waipapa (74 km) (for kayakers)
- Run Two - Waipapa to Kerikeri Basin (8 km)
I may not ever to the Southern Crossing; The Coast to Coast, and I may have missed this years Northern Crossing, but all going well I'm definitely keen for next years event.
What an amazing country that we can cross from one side to the other under our own steam in less than a day. Enjoying all the spectacular views and scenery New Zealand has to offer.
I'm keen!
Any other mad people out there wanna give it a crack with me next year? One whole year to train!!??
