Anxiety in the Rapids to Publication
Making the turn towards the town of Murchinson, the Buller River came into view for the first time in about nine months. The previous April, I’d just finished mountain biking…
My background in triathlon has set the stage for my enjoyment of multi-sport adventures. When ultra running became very popular, I tried my hand at the sport but found that I didn’t enjoy running for that length of time like I thought I ‘should’ and my waning interest in competition left me without many events to train for.
I realised that I was more interested in solo or small group self-made expeditions, often involving two or three of the sports in triathlon. Since I love crossing lakes and swimming rivers, and with few to no events involving swims that take as long or longer than the riding and running, I began making 3-4 day triathlons, often combined with camping.
A self-made triathlon can be a river or lake swim on one day, a backcountry mountain bike ride for a few days and a mountain run or fast pack for another day or two.
Sometimes it’ll be a swim first followed by a cycle tour. Sometimes it’ll be a swim/run, and other times cycling and running without a swim.
The trail and hut network in New Zealand and the plethora of beautiful lakes, rivers and ocean swimming venues make it possible for an almost never-ending selection of adventures to choose from for many years to come.
Making the turn towards the town of Murchinson, the Buller River came into view for the first time in about nine months. The previous April, I’d just finished mountain biking…
First published by Tansy Boggon March 3 2020, Joyful Eating Nutrition It was a whirlwind of a week supporting my husband, Rob, as he swam the 256 km length of…
A Deleted Chapter from my Upcoming Book - Downriver Nomad: A Triathlete's Adventures and Adversity Into the Rapids Akaroa Harbour Swim Akaroa Harbour Swim After coming home from an adventure…
I’ve now read the incredible book, “The Art of Resilience” by Ross Edgely. For those unfamiliar with him, in 2018, he spent 2018 days at sea and became the first…