About Poppy So you haven’t started training yet? Don’t panic there is still plenty of time. With around 3 months to go until the North Island Spirited Women event and the days getting longer and warmer, now is the perfect time to put a plan in place for your summer preparation. Some critical areas to tick off … Read more
Training your adventure racing skill set is a lifelong process. There will always be opportunity for improvement, even for the best adventure racers. Racing itself is a great way to improve your skills, but there are some minimum requirements you should have before attempting a race. How many can you tick off? Orienteering – The … Read more
Everyone has heard of the 80/20 rule right? Well I believe that adventure racing is 80% mental and 20% physical. Once you have learnt the physical skills of navigation, kayaking, mountain biking and you have a decent level of fitness of course, then the teams that are going to do well are the teams … Read more
Everyone seems to have the same challenge when it comes to adventure racing- finding enough time to train! If you are a mum with small children or children with a myriad of after school activities, or are working or maybe even both or all three (eeek), you will know exactly what I’m talking about! “How … Read more