The race with no end: Mud, blood and heartbreak at running's most brutal event
The Riverhead Backyard ReLaps Ultra is the most brutal race in New Zealand, with entrants running till they drop, and only one person is left standing. It’s a race with no end. Entrants have to keep running until they simply can’t go on, until they drop, until there’s only one person left standing. Mike White was at last weekend’s Riverhead Backyard ReLaps Ultra and watched heroics and heartbreak unfold in the most brutal race imaginable. Mike White/Stuff Jub Bryant rests between laps, a cup of Coke in one hand, a boiled potato in the other. Bryant had never run more than 100km, but c...
Source: stuff.co.nz