Kaweka challenge
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The Kaweka Challenge is an annual group of races held in the Kaweka Range
s, New Zealand
, since 1991, consisting of five running courses and one duathlon. The Kaweka Challenge is the highest endurance race run in New Zealand. In 2005 the event attracted 395 competitors.
The current course record for the 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) event, set in 2007, is held by George Christison with a time of 05:13:29.
The start and finish line of every course is held at the bottom of the hill named Kuripapango. For each course the first challenge is reaching the summit of the hill—a steep climb of 750 metres (2,460.6 ft).
Kaweka Range
The Kaweka Range of mountains is located in inland Hawke's Bay in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It forms part of the mountainous spine of the North Island which runs from Wellington to East Cape, including the Tararua and Ruahine ranges.The range lies between the city of Napier, to the...
s, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, since 1991, consisting of five running courses and one duathlon. The Kaweka Challenge is the highest endurance race run in New Zealand. In 2005 the event attracted 395 competitors.
The current course record for the 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) event, set in 2007, is held by George Christison with a time of 05:13:29.
The start and finish line of every course is held at the bottom of the hill named Kuripapango. For each course the first challenge is reaching the summit of the hill—a steep climb of 750 metres (2,460.6 ft).