Wayne Parsons

Feb 9, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Wayne Parsons

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportOther SportThe men’s world championship of multisport silverware is heading over the Ditch for the first time in 32 years. Tasmanian Alex Hunt completed the podium set with a stunning victory at the Coast to Coast on Saturday. Hunt, who was having his seventh crack at the title and was third in 2023 and second last year, had started to think victory was never going to come his way.

Feb 9, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Wayne Parsons

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportOther SportIt was third time lucky for Deborah Lynch when she won the open women’s title in the Coast to Coast’s Longest Day on Saturday. Lynch (32), a former New Zealand triathlon representative from Porirua, had been prominent in her first two cracks at the title but luck had not gone her way. She made a pact with father Mike to come back in a tandem team with him should she win the title.

Feb 7, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Wayne Parsons

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportOther SportIt was game on in the race for honours on the first day of the two-day individual women's race at the Coast to Coast yesterday. Canterbury's Emily Trevail had a stunning run on the 33km alpine stage to take a 21min lead over training partner Courtney Hawke. Both women are coached by multisport legend Flavio Vianna. "We have a pretty good coach in our corner," Trevail said.

Feb 5, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Wayne Parsons

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportOther SportA battle for the ages awaits Wanaka-based multisport athlete Hamish Elliott when he lines up in the Coast-to-Coast on Saturday morning. Elliott, 30, stormed his way to victory in the Longest Day last year after snatching a handy 7min lead off the 33km alpine run up Deception Valley and over Goat Pass to Klondyke.

Feb 5, 2025 | odt.co.nz | Wayne Parsons

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportOther SportSimone Maier knows she has a target on her back as she aims to win an unprecedented sixth world championship of multisport Longest Day title at the Coast to Coast on Saturday. The 243km shore-to-shore journey is deeply embedded in Maier’s DNA.