http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:18:20 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/23219/2017-Event/ 2017 Event As the dust settles on the inaugural Whitehorse Big Easy we would like to thank everyone who made this event possible. The amazing support that we received really highlighted what an amazing community spirit we have in Waimate. No one ever said no to requests for assistance, sponsorship, or time, with offers of help coming in thick and fast. The breakdown of the funding distribution is as follows (total $22,872.50)North Otago Asthma Society - $522.50KidsCan - $1,000South Canterbu... Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:58:04 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post23219 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16873/Roger-David/ Roger and David have left their run right to the end, joining just 40 hours before the race!! They are no easy beats however....... Roger has run the course both forwards and backwards, so kind of knows what he's up to. David has been laid off running at the moment, so is now a "reluctant" mountain biker. He has however seen the new course layout (and wasn't put off), so we're excited to see what he can produce! You can donate here The "Whitehorse Challenge" is an event where teams of two com... Fri, 07 Apr 2017 20:32:09 +1200 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16873 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16318/Dave-Tim/ Dave (running) and Tim (biking) join the challenge from Mike Greer Homes in Christchurch. Dave lost a bet, and having already pawned the children he really had no other option. We're told his hobbies include stamp collecting, chess, and scrap booking the Royal Family photos. Life of the party we're sure! With hobbies like this you wouldn't normally predict that his main running experience was evading the police in Ashburton (during his delinquent days). Tim meanwhile decided the biking was a go... Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:08:50 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16318 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16295/Ants-Nick/ Anthony and Nick join the Challenge after a bit of dutch courage, plus some casual arm twisting (we're told the internet and drinking don't mix). Ants is the lead culprit. Having bought a bike for Christmas he's finally decided he better act on his good intentions and get fit so he can keep up with his son in years to come. Apparently life as a desk jockey and avid sports viewer (on TV) doesn't achieve the same outcomes! Nick meanwhile fondly remembers his glory days of running at school. While ... Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:11:22 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16295 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16265/St-Pats-enters-the-team-challenge/ Stepping up to represent the mighty St. Pats are Gareth and Chavo. Gareth is taking on the bike leg, mainly because he's a good bugger and really couldn't think of an excuse not to. He's also putting a shout out to borrow a bike for the day – apparently he doesn't think the 10 year old heavy framed beast with no suspension will put him in for a good showing. We're sure that a solid diet of donuts will have him in peak shape come April. Chavo meanwhile is one of those sneakily fit runners likel... Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:29:07 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16265 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16249/Team-Racing-with-GasRachel-Sumo/ After losing their playground in the Porthills Rachel and Sumo have been looking for some great trails in different parts of the South Island (enter the Whitehorse!). Rachel has a history of hunting out unique running challenges, including a marathon along the Great Wall of China, and through a South African Game Park! She claims to be a plodder, hoping to finish with funds raised and a smile, but we'll see what happens when the competition strikes. It sounds like Sumo has been whipped into the ... Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:26:46 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16249 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16110/Tim-Brett/ After a long period sitting on the fence, Tim and Brett have finally decided to take the plunge and enter a team. Brett, a local stock agent, is described by his friends as a "shit at golf, pool, and darts", but they did concede he can ride a bike (he likes to ride around lakes i.e Taupo for fun). Training hasn't been going brilliantly as he thinks he's done more brewery tours than bike rides in the past couple of months, but we're sure those historic events will pull him through. Tim on the oth... Sun, 05 Mar 2017 16:25:59 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16110 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/16023/Team-NRG/ A Rotary Club has accepted the Waimate challenge and joined the race! Leon (running) and Aydan (biking) are members of the Next Rotary Generation (NRG) Club Invercargill which has the scary claim of having an average age of 28, and 80% female membership – not your typical Rotary club! The club is always up for a challenge and decided they were crazy enough to step up and support this Rotarian cause. They are especially keen to support Kidscan (one of our dedicated charities) in their fundraisi... Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:13:14 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post16023 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/15930/Team-Waimate-HighBuck%E2%80%99n%E2%80%99Simo/ Stop the press people, the High School are now in the running. With very able representation from head boy Daniel Buckingham, and the mighty, esteemed, and revered teacher Matthew Simonsen they could be considered hot favourites. Daniel will certainly be one to watch on the bike – having helped make most of the track we're expecting him to know the course better than the Jamaicans in Cool Runnings (p.s if you're young enough not to have seen this great 1993 movie we'd highly suggest you watch ... Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:21:11 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post15930 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/post/15861/Team-Crazy-Mountain-Warriors/ With hobbies like climbing Mt. Cook for fun, it's no wonder we've nicknamed Lucie and Alan's team crazy! And that's just the warm-up act – Lucie is about to compete in GodZone, a mental 7 day event, covering 450km, with a vertical climb of 10km (all with only 2 hours sleep per night)!!! The only glimmering hope for the rest of the competitors is that there is a strong possibility that she may be incapable of actually walking afterwards……. Alan is no slouch in the Mountain Bike department e... Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:13:49 +1300 http://www.whitehorsebigeasy.co.nz/blog/#post15861