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Stroke & Stride Race Report #3 12/12/12

Thursday, 13 December 2012, 2:24 pm | Stroke and Stride

With that date the final race of 2012 was always going to be special however when Auckland laid on a stunning summer’s day it was as if Christmas had arrived early for the Stroke & Stride competitors. The sunshine dial was set to maximum and with ... More >>

Stroke & Stride Race #1

Thursday, 15 November 2012, 2:52 pm | Stroke and Stride

14 NOVEMBER 2012 MISSION BAY – AUCKLAND – NEW ZEALAND RACE REPORT The first Stroke & Stride of the season is held in Auckland in the spring and that means it is likely to be windy, especially in the afternoon and especially at the beach. Therefore ... More >>

Stroke and Stride - 24 Oct 2012

Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 2:51 pm | Stroke and Stride

The 24th edition of the Stroke & Stride Series will commence in November with the first event in the eight race series. The world's most popular swimrun series is held each fortnight at Auckland's Mission Bay through the summer months with events ... More >>

Race report: 2XU Stroke & Stride 7/3/2012

Friday, 9 March 2012, 10:52 am | Stroke and Stride

March’s Race #7 is the penultimate event in the Series and our less than average summer weather conditions finally caught up with the 2XU Stroke & Stride. Evening rain was what they had forecast for the beach at Mission Bay and that was exactly ... More >>

Stroke And Stride Race Report

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 1:32 pm | Stroke and Stride

Race #8 is the final and deciding event in the 2XU sponsored Stroke & Stride Series and to spice it up even further it also doubles as the 19th running of the annual New Zealand Swimrun Championship. More >>

Stroke & Stride Series

Friday, 4 March 2011, 12:46 pm | Stroke and Stride

RACE REPORT The 2XU Stroke & Stride Series now extends into its fifth month. While winning of these races is no easy thing; to win the series involves not only a generous dose of talent and speed but also determination and resolve. An athlete ... More >>

Stroke and Stride Race Report

Friday, 18 February 2011, 7:57 pm | Stroke and Stride

2XU STROKE & STRIDE RACE #6 16 FEBRUARY 2011 ST HELIERS BAY – AUCKLAND – NEW ZEALAND RACE REPORT The race distances at these events are much like the tides, forever changing. By the time we get to race #6 in the 2XU Stroke & Stride Series ... More >>

Young Out-Of-Towners The Two To Beat

Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 10:18 am | Stroke and Stride

Defending Series Champion Simone Ackermann of Whangarei goes for her three-peat this summer In Auckland's 2XU Stroke & Stride. Twenty year old Ackermann may be young in years but is vastly experienced at Stroke & Stride having hardly missed a ... More >>

Stroke & Stride Race Report

Friday, 12 March 2010, 11:52 am | Stroke and Stride

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Stroke & Stride Race #4 Report

Thursday, 14 January 2010, 4:34 pm | Stroke and Stride

Twenty years ago this week the world’s first ever Stroke & Stride event was held in Auckland New Zealand.The first event of 2010 in the 2XU Stroke & Stride Series was held at photogenic St Heliers Bay. More >>

Stroke And Stride Race Report

Thursday, 19 November 2009, 2:44 pm | Stroke and Stride

RACE REPORT It would be being charitable and also highly accurate to describe the spring weather in Auckland as changeable.  The forecast for Race #2 in the 2XU Stroke & Stride Series was extreme with three figure wind speeds, thunder storms and ... More >>

Crunch Time At Stroke & Stride

Monday, 23 March 2009, 12:19 pm | Stroke and Stride

This Wednesday the 2009 New Zealand Swimrun Championships will take place at Mission Bay, Auckland to decide the 2XU Compression Stroke & Stride Series. World Champion, current New Zealand Swimrun Champion and perennial Stroke & Stride title holder Brent ... More >>

2XU Compression Stroke & Stride Race #7

Thursday, 12 March 2009, 9:35 am | Stroke and Stride

Compression Stroke & Stride Race #7 is the last chance for competitors to consolidate their points before the decisive finale in a fortnight¹s time. With 35 knots of breeze forecast we were fortunate that the majority of the swim course was conducted ... More >>

Stroke And Stride Race Report

Thursday, 26 February 2009, 9:49 am | Stroke and Stride

Stroke And Stride Race Report By the time Race #6 rolls around those that back their running prowess over anything they may lack in the swimming department are now in their element. Never does the run get any longer or the swim any shorter than this ... More >>

2xu Compression Stroke & Stride Race #5

Thursday, 12 February 2009, 2:13 pm | Stroke and Stride

The fifth event in the 2XU Compression Stroke & Stride saw the Series shift to the wide-open spaces of Mission Bay for the first time this summer. The other change of note was that perhaps our quota of blue sky days was used up in the first half ... More >>

2XU Compression Stroke And Stride

Saturday, 24 January 2009, 1:12 pm | Stroke and Stride

The weather forecast told us to expect a delicious summer’s afternoon and they got that exactly correct for our first event of 2009.  The fourth race in the 2XU Compression Stroke & Stride was a repeat of the distances from the previous race ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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