1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Ashburton Lake's set to be a buzz with something called 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: the Mirror Summer Challenge this weekend, and helping pull it 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: all together is Jody Morning. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 2: Good Morning Order. 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: So I've heard of the Spring Challenge before, and I 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: think that's been held in various spots down south. Is 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: this something similar? 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? So the Mayor Summer Challenge is the smaller sister 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: event of the Mayor Spring Challenge, and this year we're 10 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: in as Burton. We have announced it is at Lake 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: Clearwater as the base. So we start finished at Lake 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: Clearwater and I'm actually ringing in from there. So it's 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: a beautiful day here and the course looking stunning. 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: Oh it's off in the way if things are a 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: little bit dicey in town, you've got a vista out there. 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: What was it meant to be? 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 2: Can? 18 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: I ask? Was it meant to be at Lake Hood? 19 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: But then you had to change plans because of the 20 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: health warning? 21 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: No? No, we were always here. We Yeah. So the 22 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: course has always kept a secret until the week before 23 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 2: because we don't want people, you know, I mean a 24 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: lot of people guess that was possibly going to be 25 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 2: in this area. But it just keeps a little bit 26 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: of secrecy and that they don't actually get their maps 27 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:14,279 Speaker 2: tall Friday, and then we have two hundred and thirty 28 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: women out there doing the three hour for beginner's, six 29 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: hour for intermediate, and then the nine hour for the 30 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: really fit girl. So different courses. 31 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: The orientation sort of thing. 32 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you kayak, bike and hike, but you also 33 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: have to navigate your way through a course. 34 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: Gotcha. Have we got some defending champs coming back to 35 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: keep their breaking rights. 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: No, there's lots of different people. In fact, one of 37 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 2: the things that we do have this well, what I 38 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: really like is there's basically if you can ride a bike, 39 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: you can do this event the three hour seat at 40 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: a beginner level, and there's lots of friends and families 41 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: and different things. Sophie Hart, who has just recently won 42 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: Godzone and she's one three world tight, is actually doing 43 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: it with her daughter, so that's really exciting one So no, no, 44 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: well her daughter is nine, so I'm taking on the 45 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: three hour, So it's it's really exciting that you know, 46 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: it's for everybody and just getting people into the events 47 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: and things. Our Mural Spring Challenge in September will actually 48 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: celebrate twenty years, so we're really excited about that. That's 49 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 2: in Hamner Springs. 50 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: Oh sweet, that's pretty accessible for locals here too. I 51 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: imagine you're going to have a few local teams are 52 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: lining up for this. Is it a first for the 53 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: Ashburton area? Yes? 54 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, we like to move around every year we 55 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 2: go somewhere different and I really enjoyed being here. It's 56 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: a beautiful course and it's stunning up here. 57 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: Right on. So does this get underway tomorrow? 58 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: It actually starts. The registration is down in Ashburton tomorrow, 59 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: but then the race is Saturday. 60 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,839 Speaker 1: God. Yeah, said that it's going to be a big one. 61 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: And can people because I mean you're going to have 62 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: the tourist bands rolling through as per standard anyway, but 63 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: can people come and catch a glimpse of what's going on? 64 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, totally totally if people are interested that the start 65 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: the morning's kind of the kayaking and then they head 66 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 2: off on their bike and then finish can start finishing 67 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: from lunchtime onwards. Depending there's two different start ways. So yeah, 68 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: there will definitely be some action down here and we'll 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 2: welcome some supporters. 70 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: You're enjoying the cell phone reception up there there? Yeah, 71 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: that's good, better than what we have in town most 72 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: of the time and not. 73 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah yeah, so yeah, we're just hoping that the 74 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 2: weather stays just like that a couple of days ago 75 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: there with a good. 76 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: Snow, I know, right, strapen for every possibility. Now I'll 77 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: knock on wood because it is looking pretty tidy for 78 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: the mirrorl Summer Challenge and to everybody involved in that 79 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: on set today in joy and Taken, what is no 80 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: doubt going to be staying to rain around out Ashburton Lakes.