Later than ever – a review of 2018

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Tough but exciting day in the high altitude of #tenerife...

ASOM 2019 in Oostende - de Stad aan Zee from June 28 - 3...

Experience report about my high altitude camp in Kenya

Enjoying the sunny conditions on Gran Canaria with Koove...

Heute habe ich meinen Renneinstand gegeben im 2019. Vor ...

A few map samples from our o-travel.com training camp in...

Sunrise, not the telephone provider??... #trainingcamp #...

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Hakuna Matata Kenia

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Back home, but almost as warm and sunny as it was in Spa...

Might the Jungfrau-Marathon be a season highlight for yo...

Mzungu in Matatu

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The Art of Tapering

My fourth ultra went off with a bang, a satisfying redemption after Kepler Challenge in December where I was unavoidably under-trained and Tarawera Ultra last year where I was disappoin ...
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Tarawera Ultra 50km

Woohoo! My first ultramarathon victory! And in no other event than the Tarawera Ultramarathon! This stunning 50km has been my target since the start of October with a 19 week build starting after ...
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Revenant 2019

Jeansie and I spotted Revenant not long after the event was released. Long distance, navigation based and self supported had us curious, and since neither of us was able to race an expedition adventur ...
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Back to the sport that started my shoulder problems. It'...

Back to the sport that started my shoulder problems. Its been 4 months since my second shoulder reconstruction and the rehabilitation seems to be going perfectly! 40km of winter wonderland at Langlau ...
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My first 5-Day Fast

How do you think your energy levels would be after 5 days of only eating one salad per day? The answer might be surprising. This is a follow up to yesterday’s post on fasting, so make sure y ...
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Fasting

After being obsessed with eating as much as possible for my entire athletic career, I’m now having a change of heart. I’ve never tracked calories, but I’ve always eaten a ...
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That was a close race! Only 7 seconds behind the winner @rune...

That was a close race! Only 7 seconds behind the winner @runesson_johan A nice way to end the week. Next stop ?? #nononsense #nzorienteering #historicalroadorienteering
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Back in the game! A win in both the prologue and WRE today. A...

Back in the game! A win in both the prologue and WRE today. A big surprise for me and a great feeling after what has felt like a long last two months. #historicalroadorienteering #comebackstronger #no ...
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The number of chins I have in this photo sums up my last few ...

The number of chins I have in this photo sums up my last few months quite well... Fantastic to be running again, even if it was just cautiously. #historicalroadorienteering
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First race of the Guangzhou Historical Road orienteering cham...

First race of the Guangzhou Historical Road orienteering champs starts tomorrow from 9am. Today I ran again for the first time in 12 weeks Both a great and a terrible feeling! Everything has gone to ...
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Honoured to be nominated alongside 17 New Zealand sports supe...

Honoured to be nominated alongside 17 New Zealand sports superstars for the Sportsman of the year award at the upcoming Halberg Awards. Thanks again to all those who have supported my journey to where ...
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Kepler Challenge v2

Last year’s Kepler Challenge was my first ultra distance race. I was well prepared, all went smoothly on the day and I came away with 3rd place. I’ve done one more ultra since then ...
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Wim Hof Breathing

Wim Hof is this dude who 30 odd years ago discovered some true biohacks. Unlike those who confuse healthy behaviours with biohacks, he has actually developed a technique for modulating the autono ...
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My thoughts on course of the year. A big thanks to all the p...

My thoughts on course of the year. A big thanks to all the people working behind the scenes to make events possible. From mapping, to course planning, to the running of the competition itself. Make s ...
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Perfect Flow

Perfect Flow is my project over the next year. It is my pursuit of optimum well-being and performance for myself and for others. It is also me just being me and doing what I like to do. On the enduran ...
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Cross Training for Running

Those who have followed me for any length of time would be familiar with my approach to cross training. Cycling has been a big part of my training diet since I got serious about running. Early on, it ...
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Fat as Fuel

My first experience with training fat burning was when I started training for ultra running last year, leading up to Kepler specifically. The plan was to incorporate some long runs into my programme t ...
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Time for a Change

In 2012 I made a push from the robotics side of mechatronics engineering to medical devices and had one job in mind, product development engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. It looked to be ...
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A little disappointed with the result from yesterday's wo...

A little disappointed with the result from yesterdays world cup sprint. Like many others I made a route choice mistake on the long leg costing 30 seconds. But thats just a part of the game. I finished ...
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My favourite world cup terrain yet! It was an exciting day st...

My favourite world cup terrain yet! It was an exciting day starting in castle ruins and racing through beautiful sandstones. I had a great race but took the wrong route on the long leg, costing almost ...
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Another average day today. I made a big mistake early in the ...

Another average day today. I made a big mistake early in the course and it was difficult to pick up time after that. Toby and Lizzie finished well and our team came 19th. Tomorrow we move into the fo ...
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The day started well but ended quickly for me. 1st = in the q...

The day started well but ended quickly for me. 1st = in the qualifier but knocked out in the quarter final after choosing a route through an area of forest that turned out to be not as open as I thoug ...
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Arrived in Prague for the OWC 2018. This seasons finale. Tom...

Arrived in Prague for the OWC 2018. This seasons finale. Tomorrow the new Knock-out Sprint format will make its debut in the World Cup. Live TV can be followed here https://www.wcup.cz/en/live Quali ...
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My attempt at a RAW100 video. Except I am not Brandon Semenuk...

My attempt at a RAW100 video. Except I am not Brandon Semenuk, and its 120 seconds not 100. A super fun day exploring my new playground and enjoying the final week of being active before shoulder surg ...
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Finishing my weekend in Denmark on a high with a win in the E...

Finishing my weekend in Denmark on a high with a win in the Euromeeting Sprint today. Yesterday, the Knock-Out sprint formats were tested once again. I worked my way through the three tough qualifica ...
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Nice opportunity to run a mile against some strong runners in...

Nice opportunity to run a mile against some strong runners in Wiener Neustadt yesterday. It had been 6 years since my last and I lacked a lot of speed after halfway, but finished in 6th position. 1st ...
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Trek Checkpoint – 2 months of exploring

New Zealand is lucky to have a huge network of back roads. Narrow, largely gravel roads criss-cross hills and valleys all around rural areas. Add to these access tracks through conservation land as we ...
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Do what you love and love what you do. A different approach t...

Do what you love and love what you do. A different approach taken for this weekends World Cup Round in Norway. With the focus on enjoying the beautiful places that orienteering takes me and the amazi ...
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When cross country meets orienteering....Tim is feeling prett...

When cross country meets orienteering....Tim is feeling pretty smashed after the Long, Prologue & Pursuit.... After a tough day yesterday and a shaky start in the prologue this morning, Tim wa ...
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Tim has made a big mistake and given his mother editing right...

Tim has made a big mistake and given his mother editing rights to his athlete page Officially I am only his spell checker but when he is too busy I will write a few posts on his behalf. Watch out Tim ...
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WOC 2018

The last weeks have marked somewhat of a come back to international orienteering in which I have competed in my third World Orienteering Championships (WOC). After running in 2014 and 2015, during whi ...
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Whangamata 12 hour Adventure Race

The 2018 Whangamata Adventure Race took place from a base in Opoutere, not far north of Whangamata. The 12 hour race included 5 stages in a loops format from the start finish. Our team, Ataraxia, incl ...
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My woc week is over. Yesterdays relay was a nice way to finis...

My woc week is over. Yesterdays relay was a nice way to finish what has been a fantastic week. I was a little disappointed with my run yesterday, loosing one minute in a forking and another on the lon ...
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A little clip from the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Champi...

A little clip from the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia sprint created by the #ogang with some alternative commentary. These guys have had a huge influence on my orienteering ...
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Steps Forward

There have been countless times over the last years, months and weeks that Ive wanted to write publicly about the health issues Ive been experiencing. But Ive held off, firstly as I havent felt ready, ...
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Too many mistakes in yesterdays middle distance to fight for ...

Too many mistakes in yesterdays middle distance to fight for a top result. I started well and felt great physically. But three large mistakes dropped me from the top 10 into 30th position in the finis ...
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Another awesome day in Latvia ?? Laura had a great run finish...

Another awesome day in Latvia ?? Laura had a great run finishing in 14th position. I tried to hang on to a flying Kris Jones but the pace was too hot towards the end of the course ? Stoked to run the ...
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Shout out to my big sister Laura, wouldn't be in this pos...

Shout out to my big sister Laura, wouldnt be in this position if it wasnt for her! She brought our family into orienteering when we were 10 and 12 years old and we have been hooked ever since! Ive bee ...
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Packrafting the Whirinaki River

The Whirinaki River is a one of the main rivers draining Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Forest Park around 1 hour east of Rotorua. It is fed by a watershed the extends south and east from the Gala ...
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Indescribable. 2nd place at the Nokian Tyres World Orienteeri...

Indescribable. 2nd place at the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia. It was a tight battle all the way with Koovee suunnistus team mate Daniel Hubmann. An unreal feeling to be st ...
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Bringing Back Lizzie

After 6 months of a tough new training regime, I’m ready to unveil my new look…Photo cred to Lisa; Who took a photography class, with a certificate and everything. So how she managed not ...
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Updating the Trek Superfly

I have been on a Trek Superfly since back in early 2011 (check an early write up of the bike here). My current Superfly is the 9.8 SL version and the spec was still largely stock and based on the 2014 ...
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Starting your race right

  You’ve made it to race day, breakfast has been eaten, you’ve parked up at the event. Walking to the arena, bags in hand, you think “I hope I have a good run to ...
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Navigating with ‘stepping stones’

Everyday we have situations where we use a process to get things done. From tying our shoes laces to driving a car, we all follow step by step processes to complete a task. Sport is no different & ...
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Route planning in rogaining

Roagaining, or score events, add some different challenges from traditional orienteering. Not only do you have to find the controls, but you have to decided which order to collect them. Planning a goo ...
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