10 Mar 2021

First GODZone expedition racers close to finish line

From First Up, 5:52 am on 10 March 2021

Spare a thought if you're still lying in bed this morning for the competitors yet to finish this year's GODZone endurance race. If you haven't heard of it, the world's largest expedition race involves teams of four mountainbiking, trekking and paddling 666 kilometres taking anywhere from four days to a week to finish. And as you can imagine, it's non-stop so there isn't a lot of time to sleep. This year's event is based in Rotorua where 47 teams are taking part. Nathan Rarere spoke with race director Warren Bates.