With a fantastic 6 teams entered in 2023, it was a very impressive showing from the Mt Pleasant School Adventure Race Squad members that took part in the South Island Secondary Schools Adventure Race Champs on Saturday 15 April.

This event, doubling as the Kaikoura Adventure race, was held on and around the coast to the south of Kaikoura, finishing at Conway Flat community hall. The weather on the day was thankfully dry, but after a very wet week leading into the event the ground conditions were extremely wet and muddy. Our students showed incredible courage, grit, determination, and team work to push through some extremely trying conditions to the finish. A remarkable effort from the following teams.

Congratulations to:

Team MPS Tuis – 5th in 3Hr Secondary Schools Junior Grade finishing in just over 4.4 hours with 1400 points.

Arna T

Emily J

Lucia DG

Zara S

Team MPS Paeraki Jetplane Society – 7th in 3Hr Secondary Schools Junior Grade finishing in just over 4.25 hours with 1100 points.

Mahé L

Archie C

Milly L

Emmie J

Team MPS Year 8 Boys – 5th in 3Hr Secondary Schools Open Grade finishing in just over 5 hours with 1600 points.

Matthew C

Gabriel M

Team MPS LOHM Rangers – 26th in 3Hr Public Event Category finishing in just over 3.40 hours with 1600 points.

Oscar E

Louis A

Team MPS Pink Fluffy Unicorns – 35th in 3Hr Public Event Category finishing in 4.40 hours with 1600 points.

Leo L

Elsa L

Angus S

Ollie C

Team MPS Big Cheesy – 40th in 3Hr Public Event Category finishing in just over 4 hours with 1500 points.

Lila G

Connor M

Asher J

Thank you to the Kaikoura Adventure Race crew for a fantastic event and to Andrew Spencer, Jo Fissenden, Biddy Harnett-Getz and Briar Kinney for the fantastic photos.

Thank you also to our support runners, Ian Edmonds, Genevieve Leech and Cathy Moran that did a fantastic job shadowing our Year 5/6 teams out on course.

Thank you to all the parents that made it to Kaikoura to take more photos and to help and support the teams and thank you also to Mt Pleasant School for believing in us enough to let us get amongst it. The students did Te Kura o Paeraki – Mt Pleasant School proud on the South Island stage!! Next stop the Crazy Kea Adventure Race in August. Bring it on!!