Saturday, Janary 19th was Challenge Wanaka, the Ironman distance triathlon race held here in Wanaka. It was the second year they have put on the race and it was wonderful! For all you who don’t know what the race is, well, it’s a 3.8k swim, 180k road bike, and 42.2k run (a marathon). You can enter either as an individual and do the whole thing by yourself, or as a team and split up the events. My work, Racers Edge was one of the sponsors so all leading up to the event we were busy setting up, preparing, helping out the athletes, etc. Also, our manager Merryn was doing the race by herself, so we were all excited for her! It was a busy week, but definitely worth it. On race day, I got up around
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