‘‘She’ll be my moral support for sure.’’Rob Lewis, 29, who’s originally from the UK, will also be out for redemption after having ‘‘a terrible experience’’ during Tarawera’s 100km run last year. He’s also twice run 100km in the Arrowtown Backyard Ultra but never a 100-miler. She’s hoping for under 30 hours and has a local pacer, Dave Pearson, who’s done the run before. Rogers says she and these other runners train with the Arrowtown Ice Breakers Run Club who meet for long runs around Arrowtown every Sunday. Legend has it it got its name when on one freezing day runners had to smash ice to get off the hill.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2026 15:18 UTC