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For the first time, Ōrewa Beach will be the venue for the Ultimate Athlete obstacle course event.
The event has been held twice in Mount Maunganui, but this year will be also held in Ōrewa, on Saturday, December 3.
The challenges focus on fun, endurance and strength. They include wall climbing, carrying sandbags, swinging on monkey bars and crawling over and over nets. The course is on terrain that includes sand, trail and grass.
Co-organiser Gav Foster says obstacles course racing is fast growing in popularity because it combines functional fitness and fun.
Gav says the plan had been to start in Ōrewa last year, but Covid-19 prevented that.
“So we’re pumped to be finally coming,” he says.
He says the event is for all levels, from basic fitness to elite athletes.
There are distances for kids, 3km, 6km and 10km, team and individual.
This year for the first time participants can also compete to raise funds for a cause of their choice.
Info and registration: www.ultimateathlete.co.nz/
There is also a givealittle page for the event https://givealittle.co.nz/event/ultimateathlete2022
