Category Archives: Great runs

Taranaki Up, Down & Around

Posted on February 28, 2014 by malcolmlaw

THE ‘TUDA’ – a training mission for the High Five-0 Challenge  Our pre-mission plan was simple enough – go up, come down, run around. The ‘up’ being an ascent of the North Island’s second-highest peak, Taranaki; the ‘down’, well hopefully … Continue reading →

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Running the Old Ghost Road

Posted on February 18, 2014 by malcolmlaw

Guest blog by Vicki Wooley “This track is suitable for fit and experienced trampers only”.  Vicki Quinn and I exchanged smug glances over steaming cups of tea in the Mokihinui Forks Hut.  Track builders Pete and Bill were taking a … Continue reading →

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2013 – The Year of the Streak

Posted on January 5, 2014 by malcolmlaw

From an unpromising start 2013 turned out to be a great year on the trails for me. I started as I don’t like to, with no real Big Goals in place, but a few days in I realised that I’d … Continue reading →

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Tamed by the Hillary

Posted on December 30, 2013 by malcolmlaw

It’s midnight and I’m slumped on the side of the Te Henga track, overlooking the wild west coast. I’m exhausted. I don’t want to eat. I don’t want to drink. The air is cool but my body radiates an intense … Continue reading →

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To the Pinnacles and Beyond

Posted on November 6, 2013 by malcolmlaw

Training for the High Five-0 Challenge is proving to be the perfect excuse for some long days nosing around in previously unexplored areas of the country. I’ve decided it was time I started sharing some of these wee adventures, so … Continue reading →

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A Tongariro Epic!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by malcolmlaw

Since returning from the UK in July, after the brutal assault on body and mind that was CoastPathRun, I have little by little been returning to fitness and starting to look ahead to more great running adventures. Ticking away at … Continue reading →

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Round The Mountain

Posted on April 17, 2012 by malcolmlaw

The text arrived as I was driving out to the Waitakeres to attempt my PB on the Hillary Trail last weekend. I was focused on other things but still it got me excited. It came from my good friend Barb … Continue reading →

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Putting it all on the line

Posted on April 3, 2012 by malcolmlaw

This Friday I’ll be running the rough, tough, physically demanding 75 km long Hillary Trail and I’m a bag of nerves. I’m the kind of nervous that I usually am only before a big race – and yet this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Never Stop Exploring

Posted on March 27, 2012 by malcolmlaw

Today I thought I’d do something a little different. I was about to head out west for yet another few hours of trail bashing in the Waitakeres when I thought to myself “time for a change”. Instead I headed over … Continue reading →

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The Longest Week

Posted on March 5, 2012 by malcolmlaw

Last week was to have been the inaugural Running Wild ‘Top of the South’ trail running tour. Months of planning and preparation had gone into this. I was massively excited about it, as was my co-guide Frosty. We were all … Continue reading →

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