Trail runner ‘runs the beast’ twice in one go

August 2011

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August 2011

Trail runner Shaun Collins ran the 70km Hillary Trail in each direction in less than 30 hours. Photo: Josh Gale
For ordinary mortals the 70km Hillary Trail in the Waitakere Ranges takes between three to four days to complete. Trail runner Shaun Collins “ran the beast” twice in 29 and a half hours during its wettest season without properly training for it. Just before the trail first opened in January 2010, Collins and his friend […]
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