SOME RACES just seem to prompt an instant “yes”, and Ultra NZ’s inaugural 71km Coastal Ultra was one of them. Wild views through the Catlins along the bottom coast of the South Island on otherwise inaccessible private land? Go on then.
Thus, here we are – hundreds of runners on a bus in the dark, poised for adventure. I’m trying to French plait in the dark. Our sunrise beach start is buoyant as the pack is released, tearing joyous and ragtag towards the first stream crossing just a short
