Extreme enduro athletes might have slogged it out on a 161km course in the Northburn 100-mile event at the weekend, but the youngsters’ adventure course was "the real jewel" of the event, organiser Terry Davis said. "It was very multi-terrain," Mr Davis’ eldest son, Matthew Davis (12), who did the course, confirmed. Frenchman Martin Kern, of Auckland, won the 161km category. Those who completed the 161km category received a special Northburn 100 miler belt buckle in honour of the origins of the event, Mr Davis said. Then one year, one of the jockeys decided to run the event, without his horse, marking the beginning of 100-mile races internationally for runners, Mr Davis said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2017 17:03 UTC