The Fitness Zone

aquathlon

Swimming spectacle

Nelson traditionally faces an exodus of athletic talent in the second weekend of February.

Listen to your inner music

PETER GIBBS - © Fairfax NZ News

If the summer's sports events were a symphony, many Nelson athletes would be past the allegro and the adagio and be building into the scherzo. I'm feeling a little as if I'm into the rondo at the moment.

Southern challenge awaits

PETER GIBBS - © Fairfax NZ News

We arrived in Wanaka on Monday, passing a few cyclists as we drove the final leg in from Tarras.

Measuring up to a challenge

PETER GIBBS - © Fairfax NZ News

Tomorrow I'm on holiday. On Sunday we'll be in Pegasus, just north of Christchurch, where I'll race in a Triathlon New Zealand race over the sprint distance.

Loving the thrill of competition

PETER GIBBS PETERG@NELSONMAIL.CO.NZ - © Fairfax NZ News

If you're of the baby boomer generation, you probably never saw your parents competing in organised sport. Most sporty types "retired" some time in their 20s.

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