Whitehorse Challenge - Abandoned Husbands Team 1 (Craig & Ryan)

The Whitehorse Challenge is a charity event run by the Waimate Rotary Club as part of the Veterinary Centre Whitehorse Big Easy event. One member of each team completes a 26km mountainbike, and the other an 18km run in the stunning hills around Waimate. The added challenge for the teams is to raise $500, with funds this year being dispersed to local and regional charities.

The Abandoned Husbands Brew Club made the rash decision to enter a couple of teams while quite deep into a tasting session one night. The first team sees head brewer Craig take on the bike leg. After a near miss involving a slippery hill, an oncoming truck, and a little bit of gravel rash, Craig has mainly limited his biking to trips out to Waihao Downs school. However the allure of charity (and a few sessions of hypnotherapy) see him back in the saddle taking on the slopes of the Big Easy. Ryan again tests out the run leg. He'd love to claim a prestigious title such as head brewer, but unfortunately his love of bitter tasting beer doesn't have a strong marketing opportunity (even in the craft beer scene). After being banned from any further marathon's by his wife for a lack of actual training, he's hoping a self appointed title of Chief Team Runner will spur him into a hill running frenzy.