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Moturoa Backyard Ultra 2026
OMG, what on earth was that?
Both ends at once?
Is that possible?
Yep. Apparently it's a thing that can happen to runners deep in the dark depths of a race. In the past, whenever I'd heard rumours of this curious affliction, I'd reacted with smug arrogance and thought, That will never happen to me.
Hadani Woodruff
Sep 16


Dead Cow Gully 2025
Dead Cow Gully 2025 – Race Report A couple of weeks ago a bunch of us Kiwis crossed the ditch to Ozzy to have a crack at the DCG Backyard...
Hadani Woodruff
Jul 11, 2025


Race Report - Krayzie Midwinter Backyard Ultra 2024
THE COURSE KMBU is made up of meandering pine forest trails, a 1 km stretch of undulating sand dunes and finishes with a winding...
Hadani Woodruff
Jul 7, 2024


Race Report - Riverhead ReLaps Backyard Ultra 2024
Leaning back in a creaky chair I rest my throbbing feet on a chilly bin while Anna shovels dripping chicken noodles into my mouth. I...
Hadani Woodruff
Mar 23, 2024


Race Report - Arrowtown Backyard Ultra 2023
'What the HELL am I doing here??' I asked myself at 4am whilst running in the cold night with half a marmite sandwich hanging from my...
Hadani Woodruff
Nov 11, 2023


Race Report - Hanmer Old Forest 100
Shortly after I started running, I kept hearing about this crazy thing called ‘doing a miler’. I didn’t really know what it was except...
Hadani Woodruff
Apr 29, 2023


Race Report - Revenant Ultra Adventure Run 2023
As written for Wildthings Trail Directory, February 2023 I thought this event was going to be hard. I didn’t realise it would be THAT...
Hadani Woodruff
Jan 19, 2023


Race Report - Crush the Cargill 2021
This report was written for the Valley Voice Community Newspaper, November 2023 "CTC seemed like the most perfect running event ever! I...
Hadani Woodruff
Dec 1, 2021
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