The Wairua Winter Warrior Team Relay Challenge will feature a unique trophy. Hand carved by local master carver Mark Davis using native timber, taken from the land where the race is held, the tiaha showcases the Maori heritage and values which inform the Wairua Warrior series of events. The
Nelson is making a name for itself as a hotbed for obstacle course racing with half of the country’s entire qualifying field for the world championships coming from the region, the Nelson Weekly reports. “In 2015 and 2016 there was only one New Zealander [who]
We’re starting a new series titled Faces at the Races. Not as in-depth as ORNZ’s full interviews, Faces at the Races aims to provide snapshots of the runners out-there participating in “the fastest growing sport in history”. The first post in the series brings two snippets from runners at
Nelson Mail reports: A damp start to the day made racing conditions perfect for the Wairua Warrior obstacle course race near Nelson, which drew close to 600 participants. Wairua Warriors Obstacle Racing Club president Greg Witika said the growth of the event held at Happy
Brakken Kraker, a professional obstacle racing athlete from the US, and his wife recently spent a few days in Nelson, New Zealand. In the first time that a member of the Spartan Pro Team has raced in New Zealand, Brakken competed in the Wairua Warrior,
Crawling through the mud under barbwire, scaling three metre high walls, and carrying 35-kilogram sand bags, sounds like something out of an army training camp right? Well, this extreme form of exercise is no longer just for soldiers. “Obstacle racing” is a new sport growing
OCR is New Zealand just stepped up a notch as the Wairua Warrior, New Zealand’s first OCR World Championship qualifier race, took place on March 25th in Nelson. The results from the Wairua Warrior are in! Wairua Warrior Top 10 Elite Males Brakken Kraker Ethan Helliwell
This article was originally published on the Obstacle Method in April 2016. Being bound in a wheel chair did not stop David Trotter from conquering the Wairua Warrior race in Nelson on April 9th. Last year he sat on the side lines, this year he
This article has been adapted from the original published in Kiwi Trail Runner magazine Oct/Nov 2015 under the title ‘Scaling The Wall’. Wairua Warriors Something special is happening in Nelson. Walking into the Wairua Body Coaching System studio is like walking into a fitness lover’s playground.
This article was originally published in 2015 on the previous Obstacle Racers NZ site. As the OCR community grows in New Zealand coming this April is the Wairua Warrior, an event organised by New Zealand’s first obstacle racing club – the Wairua Warriors. What is