DCG 2025... BYU Race of the Decade ?? Part 2
2 July 2025We saw so many other great moments:
- Jane McAlpine, NZ Women's Record of 53 loops.
- Holly Ranson, Aust Womens Record of 61 loops
- NZ's Simon McLean ran like never before completing 90 & qualifying for Individual World Champs at "Bigs".
- Michael Harvey (Sams dad) running 4 loops with Sam
- Paul Maxwell of Dunedin NZ overcoming achilles issues early to fight on to 50.
- Josh Hastie of CHCH NZ running on sore knee saw how it would go through 12, no worse so kept going to 37.
- Jonathan Ash of Wollongong hit his first 100. Super nice fellow along with crew chief and wife Caroline. They sat & chatted with us Thurs night at Nanango RSL with Sam Harvey.
- Running alongside legends of the sport such as Harvey Lewis USA current world champ (93 loops), Jennifer Russo USA (new PB 74), Oriol Antoli Spain (new PB, 102), Merjin Gerts Belgium (4 x 100+, 102), Michitaro Mizuno Japan (new PB 94)
One of the 87 runners/crew - new BYU world record for No. runners 24 hrs/100 miles/160km
- Meeting Michitaro & Hiroto on Fri recce. Everytime saw them on course they enthusiastically called "Chaddo Desu"..........had to cheer them on after I'd finished. - A documentary team filmed them with drones, men of ATVs etc
- Running with super bloke Joshua Tao from Singapore who completed 72 at Bigs in 2023.
AND So much more!
We learnt alot watching the best in the world so can't wait to go long at our next BYU.
