A pedestrian in Great King St, Dunedin, casts a long shadow yesterday ahead of the shortest day, which is tomorrow. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENA bitterly cold ultramarathon run up and down Mt Cargill is still happening, but there will be no polar plunge tomorrow to celebrate the shortest day. The "Longest Shortest Day" running event — part of the Crush the Cargill World Festival of Running — started at 8pm yesterday and was expected to attract about 30 participants. Event organiser Steve Tripp said the final competitors in last year’s event had run 100km, and conditions in Bethune’s Gully had been extremely cold and wet. The event name was retained this year, and it still celebrated the shortest day, but it was likely to be over before the shortest day began.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 19, 2020 16:32 UTC