3,000 km / 66 days
Running Te Araroa
On 11 November 2019, Lucy set off to run the length of New Zealand. She finished in 66 days, 7 hours and 8 minutes.
The trail demanded much more than running. There were river crossings, dense forests, remote huts, road sections and mountain passes where progress slowed to a careful walk.
The North Island began with a 69 km day on Ninety Mile Beach and taught the central lesson of the journey: stop thinking about the full 3,000 km and focus on the next meeting point.
The South Island brought the Richmond Ranges, Nelson Lakes, Waiau Pass and the fear of being alone. It also brought the most beautiful single track of the journey and a growing confidence that difficult moments would pass.
Lucy reached Bluff after 66 days, 7 hours and 8 minutes, more than eleven days inside the previous record.
