Earlier this week, we told you about our Merrell Alpha Pack adventurers jetting off to New Zealand to take part in the GODZone adventure. This grueling 300-mile-plus, multi-discipline race takes in the mountainous Kaikoura region of New Zealand’s southern island.
Athletes are told the exact route hours before the beginning of the race, and then have to navigate their route which takes in trekking, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, fixed ropes and a host of other optional disciplines. The eventual winners are expected to finish the adventure in three to four days, but competitors are given up to seven days to make it, giving them plenty of time to take in the region’s stunning scenery and explore.
It’s up to each mixed gender team of four to decide the route to take, when to rest and when to power on through. So who’s representing Team Merrell at GODZone? Let’s meet the Alphas flying the Merrell Flag in the South Pacific.
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