Hillary Challenge Video 2018
The first half of the video documents the adventure racing training season.
The second half of the video documents the 5-day Hillary Challenge 2018. The 8-person Hillary Challenge team is chosen from the adventure racing squad.
0:00-0:20. The opening video is Oak's friend, Jason, running on the north crater of Tongariro. Jason's trademark, ripped-up shorts flap around his legs.
Many of the videos and time lapses were taken by Mike, who is one of the parents who can actually keep up with the squad on their training expeditions (Go, Mike!). The time lapse that Mike took at 2:33-2:37 is my favourite.
0:45 Jason drinks from a stream. Jason is wearing more trademark gear: his Milo cap with Nathan Fa'avae's autograph.
At 1:12 A girl points excitedly behind her. She's pointing out the rugby star, Richie McCaw, who took up expedition racing after retiring from rugby.
At 1:40 you'll see local coach and legend, Nick Collins, trying to learn 'the Floss' from Georgia. At 65+ years, he's another one of the adults who can keep up with the squad. His curly blond hair can be spotted in throughout this video.
In the Utah desert, where I was raised, the lower elevations are brown and the higher elevations are green. On the north island of New Zealand it's the opposite - the lower elevations are green and the higher elevations are brown.
2:48. Look for Oak, Noah and Mercy.
Hillary Challenge:
3:11 - 4:44 . The first two days of the Hillary Challenge are initiatives, each lasting 1 hour. The initiatives are physically and mentally demanding, and always race the team against the clock.
4:44 - 5:35. The third and fourth days consist of an overnight expedition-rogaine. Teams are given a map with checkpoints. The teams have 2 days to reach as many of the checkpoints as possible. The navigation is off-trail. Our team covered 60 km in the 2 days, which was more than any other team. Although this is the most photo-worthy segment of the Challenge, it is also the segment with the fewest photos because there is no access for coaches or parents.
5:35 - 6:23. The fifth day is a 50km multi-sport race: paddling, running, biking and navigation.
6:43 - 7:08. The tag at the end of the video features rare footage of the elusive Phil Hewlett, who is the team's coach and the mastermind behind many years of success in New Plymouth adventure racing.
Finally, one more shout-out to to the great partnership between Jason and Oak:
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