I went to New Zealand in late June/early July after being invited to a conference there. Had a great time looking round nd doing the parachute jumping, white water rafting and bungy jumping that NZ is famous for.
For some reason I also signed up for the Wellington Harbour city marathon. I was very nervous the night before this race and I don`t know why. It was my tenth one and it went quite well. We started out quite early, before dawn so I go to see the sun rise on the way round :-)
This is an out and back course and also included a half marathon and 10km option which was annoying on the way back when you got overtaken by people just doing the half. The scenery was fantastic on the way out of Wellington, just one fantastic bay and stretch of coastline after another. I ran with my head permanently facing left on the way out but avoided this on the way back (after a near miss with several other runners and a lamp post).
A very enjoyable race overall and afterwards I had an excuse to go to a great vegan cafe I found in Wellington and stuff myself on their great food and sweets :-)
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