WELCOME TO THE
OTAGO PENINSULA CHALLENGE
The Otago Peninsula Lions, in conjunction with Mountain Biking Otago and Athletics Otago are proud to bring you the Otago Peninsula Challenge.
SORRY ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED
The 2012 entries are close, hope you got your entry in on time. If you have not entered there is always next year.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone having a great time out there. The forcast is looking Ok, not too hot this year. Enjoy the views and the event and we hope to see you smiling on the course or at the finish.
To keep up to date visit this website often as we will be posting news and the latest info as it comes to hand.
Go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDQlB_bWGI for a very cool video clip of the Long Course Mountian Bike, awesome scenery and MTBing.
EVENT OPTIONS
Short Walk: 12km
Long Walk: 16km
Short Run: 14.8km
Long Run: 23km
Short MTB: 23km
Long MTB: 43km
Team MTB: 43km
Crossing through 10 private properties, this is your once a year chance to take a walk, run or ride down The Wild Side of the Otago Peninsula. With some of the most spectacular scenery in the country, this is not an opportunity to be missed.
All entrants get to traverse the famous Cape Saunders, one of the most scenic parts of the Peninsula. There is even a short boat ride across Papanui Inlet for the walkers.
All profit will be returned to the Otago Peninsula Community. Past beneficiaries include: The Otago Coastguard, Yellow Eyed Penguin Trust, Vauxhall Yacht Club, Tautuku Fishing club and Portobello Kindergarten.
A good level of fitness is required for the run and mountain bike courses. We recommend that you do some hill training. We also recommend a 'good' level of fitness for the Walk, which is a 'social' course, so you can really enjoy yourself. For safety reasons, there will be course cut off times, please check this our website's Competitor Information page and your race packs for further details.
Once again there will be PARKING available this year, at Natures Wonders. PLEASE NOTE THAT DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT THE FINISH AREA - THIS IS A WILDLIFE RESERVE AND A WORKING FARM. See How to get to the start/finish information.
MUCH OF THE LAND IS PRIVATELY OWNED. ANYONE FOUND USING THE LAND OUTSIDE THE EVENT ARE LIKELY TO BE PROSECUTED. Please respect the generosity of the landowners.
Date: Sunday 29th January 2012
Entries Close: Wednesday January 25th 2012
Late Entry Fee of $10 after: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Add in: All proceeds returned to the Otago Peninsula Community
Entries limited to 1000
Photo Credit: Rachel McNeill - McNeill Imagery