TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – KEELY BUCKINGHAM Keely is based in Southland and is a new mum to Baby Hudson who is currently 8 months old. Prior to having Hudson, Keely has completed the Coast to Coast, Taupo 70.3 and Challenge Wanaka to name a few. Recently we started building back into running with a couple […]

TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – KIM VARGO Kim Vargo has been with TeamCPNZ for 8 years and is our specialist Strength Coach. In this episode of 'Quick Connect' we profile Kim and talk all things strength training for endurance athletes and how you can use strength training to develop your race day performance. https://www.teamcp.co.nz/technique-coaching/strength-conditioning/getting-started/ CP MEDIA […]

TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – GRANT BOYD Grant Boyd has just completed the Hawaii 70.3 and leading into that completed a full-on training week with John Newsom’s Epic Camp Lite. We catch up with Grant about his background, how he prepared and what it meant to cross the finish line of the Ironman 70.3 event. Well […]

TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – RACHEL BAKER Rachel Baker has recently completed the Kaikoura Adventure race where her and her Team Gearshop finished on top of the podium winning the premier 48hr race. Rachel is still only young but it feels like she has been around the adventure racing world for a long time with Multiple […]

TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – MO TOPHAM In this episode of TeamCPNZ Quick Connect, we catch up with Mo Topham. Mo is fresh off the 13th Annual Westpac Chopper Bike Ride. Riding from Queenstown to Invercargill – all 235kms. Mo fills us in on her experience. This years ride was aptly named the 'Million Dollar Ride' […]

Season 4 Episode 1 of the WHAKA 100 Podcast is all about the COUNTDOWN to WHAKA 100, 2024. We are excited to bring you the first podcast for the 2024 Whaka 100 Season. Whaka 100 is the southern hemisphere's largest and toughest one day MTB event, and New Zealand's largest cycling event. It's where the […]

Team CP NZ Connect- Ep 8 – FLYNN GOODGER Flynn has been working with Team CP since 2020 when as a 19 year old he took on his first Coast to Coast individual event – the starting point for most to get into adventure racing and exploring in the outdoors. He has continued to push […]

For the final Podcast for this Mackenzie season we catch up with The Mackenzie Race Director Kerry Uren. We talk to Kerry about the success of the day around Lake Tekapo last weekend and what is in store for 2025, with the race date announced also announced for 2025. Alice Brice also fills us in […]

Team CP NZ Connect- Ep 7 – OSKA BAYNES on “fast shoes” – CP Media Live When, Who, Which event and How Long are all questions that we put to Oska as we deep dive into your “light, bouncy, fast, maybe carbon plated race day shoes”. CP MEDIA Richard Greer – @ric.greer https://www.teamcp.co.nz @teamcpnz https://www.facebook.com/teamcpnz […]

We are joined by Race Director, Kerry Uren for all the finer details of race day. Think start times, drop bags and mandatory gear requirements. We are also joined by Craig 'The Wool Guy' Smith from DEVOLD. DEVOLD is the principal sponsor of THE MACKENZIE, and we chat with Craig about DEVOLD'S merino clothing..designed for […]