Throughout the 9th and 10th of February, our Rangers Team battled through one of the toughest endurance races on the sporting calendar.

Held every February, the Coast to Coast race starts on the West Coast, at Kumara Beach and traverses the width of the South Island, crossing the main divide and finishing this year on the East Coast at the Pier on New Brighton Beach in Christchurch.

Competitors leave on foot from the black sands and lush windswept landscapes on the West Coast, running 2.2km inland to their waiting bikes. They then follow the Taramakau River to the foothills of the Southern Alps where they switch their bikes for runners and the first true test of the course.

The 30.5km run is mainly off-trail with the rocky riverbed often the only direct line up the valley. Competitors encounter multiple river crossings with frigid crystal clear water and an elevation gain of nearly 800m on their way to Goat Pass and the start of the descent.

Jessy Moffatt had a wonderful weekend away with the Rangers team and she and the coaching team felt very proud of the courage, determination, tenacity and pride shown by our athletes. 

"They show great mana within the school and the community and we know they will continue to shine. Go well Rangers crew 2023!"