Day 1 - Cape Reinga to Kaitaia
...and there off....
We headed out early for the coach ride up to the very northern tip of North Island, Cape Reinga. On arrival we headed across to the lighthouse for a bit of a photo-shoot and take in the stunning scenary.
Everyone was resplendant in their new Epic Camp kit, and right next to signpost with London being about 10 000 miles away!! There are some great photos of the Cape, so ill upload those on another day.
The 20km (reads as 20, but i think nearer to 23km) run consisted of a couple of hills, haha...in fact they were massive, a bit more like the Lake District in the UK, but incredible to look at. The run was split between a first 13km warm-up on asphalt and then a 10km race for the second section to sort out the jerseys and get the Day 1 points on the board.
It was pretty tough run as the sun was heating us up a treat and humidity around 70%, although that somehow didnt stop us from going a bit faster when the camera crew were about - gotta look fast for those bits!!!
There's some seriously talented athletes on this camp, knocking out some pretty impressive times!! I'll come back to that as the camp continues, as ill introduce some of the guys/girls. The camp is brilliantly organised and the support crew amazing :) even with a mobile aid station on the run section for water!
A quick stop for lunch and then 90km on the bike, which had a very nice tailwind for the majority, enabling us to hit and sustain a very tasty 40+ kph for reasonable periods of time, no real climbs as such, but Healthy kiwi rollers. The ride was split again into 2 sections, with an initial 60km section and then finishing off with a 30km Time Trial back to the hotel, with everyone starting 30secs apart. A fraction dehydrated by this point, made it pretty tough going.
Total riding for the day, no records for the riding (but a fair way to go), so playing the tactical game and making sure I get to week 2 (south Island) in good shape. Hoping to use the first week to build fitness and strength and then see what happens in the second week (Gordo - dont read that bit, as im giving away my secrets!! hehe...)
No data for the run unfortunately, as my watch battery has run out of juice - doh!
Ride Data though as follows;
Distance 89.19km
Energy used: 3240cals (probably about the same for the run!)
Avg Cadence: 84rpm
Max Speed: 76kph
Total Ride time: 3hrs 2mins
Catch up tomorrow for Day 2
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Sounds awesome Lee. No cake references yet, that must feature in tomorrows adventure ;-) x
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing lee I can't wait to see the photo's and yes I want to hear about the cake as well. x
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ReplyDeleteThat bike pace sounds alright but I guess you did have that litle run beforehand to mix things up, rather you than me ;o) Ian and I popped out on the bikes for an hour this morning, half of the roads had ice on still (12pm) and the temp was about 0.5 degrees, I lost feeling in two of my fingers until a hill got the blood pumping a bit.
ReplyDeleteShow us the photo's! I want to see the epic kit. Can you get spares? In XL please.
Lee sounds like an awesome way to start the journey, the scenery will get even better when you hit the south island. Al
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